S500 - pre production car
 

REDRC.net got the first shots of the new S500 4WD buggy from Serpent in their comprehensive report on the Nuremberg ToyFair 2008.


The new car is based on the original Durango concept - but reworked from the ground up by Gerd and the designers at Serpent.

The S500 features a flat pressed main chassis with machined screwed-on sides, which form a rather unique alloy 'tub' - providing both strength and weather sealing, negating the need for an undertray or top deck.
The rear of the chassis appears to have a plastic 'skid plate' to prevent the chassis from wearing on hard surfaces.

As we said last week - the new car widens toward the front to accomodate 'regular' sized electrics, and the servo sits under the steering.

http://www.redrc.net/wp-content/gall...CenterGear.jpg



http://www.redrc.net/wp-content/gall...0RearDrive.jpghttp://www.redrc.net/wp-content/gall...tS500Front.jpg

STUNNING!!!

That chassis looks awesome, and serpent quality.

I can see all the emails flying off to aero now to cancell the order:lol:

now that I LIKE!!! that is just awesome lateral thinking!!

Lipo
 

Hope you can get trakpowers new saddle pack Lipo's in there! If mr christopher had anything to do with it they will know doubt!

Looks intresting !

It seems like Ali chassis's are this years 'new black' :thumbsup::thumbsup:

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That looks tidy!

that looks well sweet, very tempting indeed

looks pretty good, seems to have put on a big of weight since the worlds though :eh?:

Lovin the quick release slipper unit:thumbsup:

and enclosed spur gear wow
loving it looks quality

very nice!!! :thumbsup: 10th 4wd are starting to look like 8th scale buggy's, chassis wise

Nice looking car.
But how does the steering work ?
Looking at the pictures the servo horn faces into the car and there is no signs of a linkage OR is the servo installed wrong ?

I think you need to look harder phil;)

second pic ;)

I see it now.:thumbsup:

Does anyone know if this is the final production car???

No, it isn't the finished production car

That'll be needed to change the cells then.

I can tell you from experience, removing the slipper to change the cells gets tedious..... :yawn:

And imagine if it popped open over the big jump at Batley!

You change the cells with the quick release drive shaft, NOT THE SLIPPER :woot:

so we might not get the alloy chassis :yawn: be plastic instead :thumbdown:

That looks bloody awesome!

Can they do one in blue? ta :D

No offence AERO but I have to admit This one look it the one to have.
Every thing looks like it's been engineered 3 times over.
No cheap compromise.

With all this Great Cars commin' out , I'm having a hard time decidin' witch one to go for.

Hats off to Serpent and their RD team for this. really looks like a threat.

No like I said its an alloy chassis with alloy side parts.. If this one is hand machined and formed because the production one isn't ready or that the plastics are spray painted black because they are some protoypes then you get the idea.
The final car will look like this. ;)

you could always have the anodic coating removed and all the parts re-anodised Bathy....

That chassis might look a bit minging if you anodised it anything but that 'raw' colour. well, after a couple of packs thru the car outdoors it would anyway

use some protetion Jimmy, put a car condom on it... roflol...

Perhaps a liberal coating of KY underneath it? :lol: that's the shame about such a lovely looking chassis, its gonna get abused. Oh well:drool:

Already suggested that to him lol.

but these are designed to be abused aren't they.... lol...

And if you can't get good feeling from the normal chassis condom, maybe go for ribbed :woot:

those cells look mighty close together :woot:
i presume there is a tray or something that will restrict forward movement of the rear set of cells in an impact or heavy landing???

nice looking car though

Wow, that looks very impressive!

Looks like the EP market is really heating up. I can't wait to see what this season brings in terms of results.

Too bad there isn't a worlds this year. Should mean a diverse Euros and Nationals series.

I personaly can't wait.
:thumbsup:

No Worlds? The s500 does look well made i have to say! Nice one

Even i like it :D

Oh well, looks like I'll be getting a divorce then! :lol:

That is simply stunning :thumbsup:

Their every two years.

:wub:wub:blush::drool:

Any release date ? Even unfounded rumors are OK :D

just what i was going to say!!! it would be nice to see more pics of the Aero so we can have a good look at them both. The S500 looks fab must say

Cheers mate!

car looks great but dont like the chassis now they have made it fatter !!
you dont gain anything from it so pointless to me ..