CAT SX - First photos
 

Schumacher today showed the first photos of their new 1/10th scale 4WD electric buggy, the SX. The car is a high spec mix of carbon fibre and machined alloy and will be available in two versions on release.

One car designed around an optimal NiMh 4+2 cell layout - and the other around a stick LiPo battery, so the customer can choose which car will suit their needs the best. It should also mean racers can switch over some chassis components at a later date if they move from NiMh to LiPo racing rules.

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Nice.
ill be the first to say it...

Show me under the body !!! :D

you'd think they might put new tyres on? lol

Looks great - not sure about the mix of purple and black anodising but it's a proto so who knows what it'll be like. The shock towers look like they'll take some abuse.

Thats quick Jimmy!

You must have posted the second you had the mail!
I was just coming to pop the link up!

Pete

cheers jimmy looks awsome,

trekkker

That looks cool, cant wait to see under the body:thumbsup:
The rear end looks quite similar to the yokomo Bx.

The bits look brilliant and the two versions sond like a good idea but who stepped on the bodyshell :woot:

DaHomie spotted it on the homepage just before they sent the email out! - so thanks to him :thumbsup:

From a purely aesthetic point of view, that is the coolest car on the market right now IMO! Awesome work Schumacher!

Looks cool not sur eof the bodyshell.

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I'm sure some will have a different view, but it's nice to see they didn't compromise the design to include LiPo but instead offer a lipo-specific car as well.

Is there already a price indication?

[quote=jimmy;103542]you'd think they might put new tyres on? lol

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they are new jimmy, just showing how bad the old mould is!!:woot:

same here ash think the bodyshell is a bit fugly, maybe its just the paint job??

I told you it`s gonna be awesome :drool: now get yourself a pack of Kleenex next to your monitor before you get to see the drivetrain.
:thumbsup:
Cruise

I wonder if there's a reason the front of the cockpit is so high and then slopes down? Maybe some gears are placed quite high up so need the clearance? Just a guess

Did someone cut the shell out wrong at the bottom?! :confused:

The body shell is designed to only fit part way down the undertray.

aaaghhh check the wing mounts :(

Why?:confused:

That would sit very nicely alongside my Mi3 :thumbsup:

I like the Lipo idea, but it will be interesting to see what the differences are when the shell comes off next week, between that and the 4 & 2 configuration.

mmmmmmmmmmm looks nice loads of ally too shoch towers half ally half carbon fibre ,,, nice like the idea of 2 styles odf chassis too can t wait to see the inside mmm rear end looks like half an m i 3 set up ,,,, one word titanium ,,,, has it got any :o

Just looks a bit crazy like that :p

Is there a step in the undertray so the chassis is narrower than the shell?

No comment :)

I can see this having more hop-ups available than any other buggy, if the Mi3 is anything to go by :o

Thats a yes then :lol:

Im sorry but it looks horrible. Tho im sure it will be ok once it comes out for real. Well i hope it does anyway!

What about a decent shell, new tyres and a proper wing (what the hell is that thing) on the back at the moment..........

I think that looks amazing! I really like the look. Fantastic! :woot::thumbsup:

All being well the car will be making its public debut at Stotfold on Sunday.

Will I be sick when I see that to :confused:

come to batley instead Si, so I can get some pics :thumbsup:

is that your shell btw, or indeed, your car but with a different shell?

I already have my own shell. Bately dont have a national so bit far to travel. Need the track time down there as never raced there last year.

No but you will probably have to wipe something away.

Ha Ha! I think some of us on here know just what you mean :woot:

i think it looks freaking aw some
well done Schumacher

...maybe you should go to Stotfold, Jimmy ;-)

haha it's an idea int it. Not sure I've got a car ready for this weekend tho :o - imagine my disapointment when the SX doesn't turn up too!

This buggy is probably the most ugly of all the buggy I ever seen!!! :thumbdown::thumbdown::thumbdown::thumbdown:

the cockpit area / roof line is certainly a bit chubby - if it doesn't change then maybe some different window lines will help it. End of the day though the car itself looks great, shell or no shell.