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Xray 4WD electric buggy?
Neobuggy got a photo of an apparent Xray prototype 4WD buggy from the EFRA Euros which is currently underway in Austria.
This is the first hard evidence we've seen of an Xray buggy after years of rumours. It's strange that the team have gone to a 4WD platform first when 2WD is the more popular choice world wide - but maybe there's a 2WD coming also. It's hard to get a real idea from a body-on photo but the buggy looks a little '8th' - with the beefy construction and big dampers. The wing and wheels look like Team Durango items whilst the body looks 'familiar' but I can't place it. No ideas on drivetrain yet but I'm sure we'll get some news soon. |
Posted by Mark Christopher:
http://www.neobuggy.net/modules/news...?storyid=12273 http://www.neobuggy.net/images/News/xray4wd.jpg |
http://www.oople.com/forums/showthre...442#post674442 (jimmy set me up as a news hound!!)
alloy chassis and layout similar to a b44, carbon flex top deck as tc. poss gear diffs :lol: |
Yokomo Bmax4 cab forward body! ;-)
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I will! I need to work out a way to make it easy for you to do - bear with me! :thumbsup: |
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It will be typical xray expensive will need to buy aload of expensive hop up parts to make it go right. Spares will be expensive and a new model out every two minutes.
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Plus it's not as if Xray cars are proving to be unbeatable in any of the classes they race in, results seem to be very ordinary at best. |
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plus their constant new chassis versions annoys a lot of racers in a similar way to football clubs releasing new replica kits every 6 months to fleece more cash out of people. Will be interesting to see how they get on in the offroad market which has swollen with models again after a few sparse years |
wow will i be the first to comment on the car itself? nice...
look beefy in the front, decent car :wub:thumbsup: |
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The other great thing Xray do to annoy everyone is bring out a new version of every kit every few weeks and the sheep still love to buy them. But we will see when club drivers start to try them.
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This car can only be a good thing for off road racing you can put money on the hardened tc racer will buy one and join us.
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Personally can't wait, loved the build and endurable of there touring cars.
Looks very 8th, guessing its going to be a shaft drive? |
I can only think that those who slag off the xray brand have never had one, coz anyone who has wouldn't.
They've set the standards while others catch up, almost every new idea comes from the Xray factory before others have even thought of it If your instruction manual has improved....Thank Xray If your laser etching on driveshafts and ARB is on there....Thank Xray If you've got a gear diff ....thank Xray and for anyone who has ever driven a serpent or Durango...Thank Xray My cars B4 and B44 and old Xray XB8 and soon to be XB10-4 |
i have owned an Xray before, hence why i will be steering well clear of this one. The cost of a pair of wishbones would probably bankrupt me. That's if they actually sell them as a pair, as opposed to individually like on my old touring car.
Gear Diffs? i'm pretty sure they were around LONG before X-ray were even started up! lazer etching on driveshafts? Who gives a toss, i'd rather have a plain pair at £10 less per pair! |
the original xrayt1 was based on a tamiya 414 the xray 05 was based on a tamiya 415 the xray t2 was based on the tamiya 415msx.
dont get me wrong the xrays are very good cars but to say they come up with all the new ideas doesnt ring true oh and serpent (s400) put the first oil filled gear diff in a modern tc. stu |
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here is the proof tamiyas came first:thumbsup:
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It looks a lot like a kyosho lazer to me
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xray did not do the 1st gear diff, by a long way Durango was not xray it was the serpent (i was a serpent driver when they released the prototype buggy wich was later sold to the company who own durango!) as i saw it at the serpent factory. serpent was not xray, the only tie was hudy supplied them thier spring steel parts and then Hudy company was formed. NOT xray please get your facts correct! and before you follow up, i have an xray 808, nt1,rx8,xb9 and t3 |
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I am happy about every new company in offroad. I can t be angry xray joins us but not a single car by xray was interesting (ok the M18 is special and not a bad car at all). All onroad cars are more or less ripoffs. If something better will come up they will bring a new buggy just copying the car that won the last worlds, not improve their own ideas.
I bet the final car will be a B44.1 with turned front shock tower and two own ideas they will remove in the 2013 version. And they will release 10 pics of prototype cars that look all strange but somehow they ended up with a car looking like an other sucessful car. Xray quality is ok and if you are a big fan of cut threads and logos on the parts it s you car. But durability and shock quality is not Tamiya or Kyosho quality. The B4 is now a very old car still getting new parts and most people like the car because of the support. That will never happen at xray nor will you get something new like the 511 back than. |
I'm excited to see this buggy also - I do hope it's not another JConcepts BJ4 Worlds though - I want to see something mad. Give me chain drive please :thumbsup:
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Brilliant! I heard the rumours a while ago! Notice my sig! Whohooooooooo!
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looks like an xb809 scaled down
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Centre diff as standard, anyone?
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I've been waiting this for years. This project has been on going for at least 5 to 10 years.
I Really don't mind about copying other cars - this is the company which has capability to do plastics RIGHT. After about 6 touring cars, two pan cars and one Cat SX and now running FS2, can't really wait to get to hands on a car which simply is right about details and loaded with quality. Hope they get it fast from the start! :thumbsup: It looks like a easy car to mechanic, for example Lazer is way too complex with so many screws only to get hands on the diff! Among many other things... |
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Great to finally see this project going somewhere, leaving rumor-land for good :) |
The xray t1 was an almost carbon copy of the corally c4,which was a carbon copy of the 414:thumbsup:
Oh And as regard to prices of say a driveshaft...Ansmann list the x4 driveshafts as £40 A pair!!! |
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5 - 10 years??! :eh?: Thats just ridiculous! Guessing the project was picked up and dropped a lot over that time! Either way, will be interesting to see just how revolutionary this car is... |
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@Jimmy: don t expect too much by xray. But with three companies coming with a car I guess at least one car will make you happy. JQ, TLR or Awesomatix.
edit: or serpent of corse |
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If you diss the xray touring cars as being of "normal" quality you certainly haven't tried one... they don't handle any different that the other top-dogs, but the quality is exquisite, both plastics and alloys are the finest in business, which means a LOT less maintenance and parts replacement, and that's why they're particularly adapted to MOST RC'ers and are the "sensible" choice... I challenge anyone to find a (ball) diff on the market that, when built right, will last as long as a xray diff before needing a rebuild... Parts are expensive, but they barely wear out compared to say a tamiya or a HB. I'm not a xray fanboi, and I run a lot of brands on my many cars without being stuck with one even within one category(AE in 10th OR 4WD, undecided on 2WD for this winter season, Mugen on 8th OR, xray on 10th DTM, ...) ... but when xray starts doing 10th scale offroads I'll buy one, maybe not the first car though, I'll wait for the first evolution (they need to do their teething like all the others ;) ) Same for Mugen, the day when Mugen does a 10th scale offroader, I'll get one... quality stuff :) Paul |
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it kinda reminds me of a bmax from yok,is it based on that car,are they using parts from yok at the front because the fr arms look like a bmax or maybe caster?
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but what i will say the fk05 was defiintly based on the world championship winning 415ms and the t2 was based on the 415 msx. the t2 deffintly was not as good as the 415msx i had one of david spashetts prototype 415 msx and that car was just amazing. i prefered it over the production car. all in all i think the 10th buggy will be very good ive heard good things about the 8th car. I certainly will keep in eye on it stu:thumbsup: |
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