At the time the T1 was the most expensive touring car (out of their range) that Ttech put on the market. It came with alloy & carbon everything. The team drivers came to a point that the handling of the car at the rear was holding them back so, they came up with this "stand up shocks" mod. this mod was available to customers to purchase but didn't come as standard on the T1 (as far as memory serves).
I haven't seen this cheaper model you have pictured but it is a later model than the T1 I remember (the original) , further more, I'd be surprised if it was released as a T1 at all, as only the very bottom of the range came with plastic shock towers and plastic shocks.
Oh yes the plastic shock towers are much worse than the carbon as they snap in two in any serious crash, however they cost a fraction to make.
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