2011 Avante re-release
 

Hi,

Tamiya is going to re-release the Avante. Avante has been like the teenage dream car. But i wondering if it is any good for today racing and track condition ?

Think it might be a fun car to drive at a vintage race level.
Nothing for "serious" competition though. To fragile, no slipper etc.

But it is one of the most beautiful buggys ever imo.

Have to agree with Fredrik, one the most beautiful cars ever made from Tamiya but nothing for serious todays offroad tracks. Surely not suitable for "hot" brushless motors and although they stiffended the car on some weak points i am sure it will NOT be bulletproof like for example a TRF511.

i thought one of the interesting thing about avante is a center diff. dunno if other car has a center diff.

Lazer ZX from 89 had center dif...

Puh, Tamiya was maybe first then? Avante was released march 1988.

Nope, Mugen Bulldog was first - it had front, rear, and centre ball diffs and was released in the first half of 1985 :)

Yeah, that had AWDS and motor under the spur gear?

Tamiyas first car with center diff was the Toyota Celica Gr. B from 1987. Correct me if I´m wrong.

Tamiya may have had the first but kyosho got it to work correctly on the ZX.

Before the Yankee Electra? :o

Anyway it was useless. In my Vanquish I had to block the center diff. No power under acceleration.

Yes correct Fredrick :thumbsup: And I think u are right about the Celica too - not too sure if it was released in late 87 or early 88, but I believe it was Tamiya's first car with a 3rd diff. It was Tamiya model no. 64, the Avante was no.72.

Sorry Welshy, not only did Tamiya not have it first but ALL companies that had 3rd diffs (either geared or ball type) prior to the Lazer got them to work quite fine - a few examples being the aforementioned Mugen Bulldog, Yankee Electra, Marui Samurai, Nichimo Exceed and Midships, RCL Incident, and i'm sure i've forgotten a few too ;)

Yes Jimmy, the Mugen beat it by a few months as far as I know, unless the Yankee Electra was released in your part of the world much earlier than anywhere else. I remember reading a review of the car by Alan Harman? I think it was in the old RCMC mag, maybe early 86 or late 85? Long time ago anyway :)

The Avante is gonna be reaching my shores way sooner than Feb 2011. Most likely within these couple of weeks or even earlier. Feel free to pm me and i will give you the details... :p

I'm looking forward to someone doing a build thread :thumbsup:

How's this? http://www.area52.cc/news/467-tamiya...ante-2011.html

:drool:

It would be interesting to know how the new Avante goes/handles.

seeing 1/8th and 1/12th scale came out before 1/10th there were quite a few 1/8th car's that had a third diff!!!

the avante will drive just like the original, smooth but not made race!! very heavy :eh?: