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Originally Posted by Origineelreclamebord
Nice car, but it seems to me as though they are heavily inspired by the Durango DEX210 (and perhaps the Durango brand/designs as a whole too). The aluminum plate and the side pods, the front kick up in the plate and the varying depth of the plate (DNX408 style), the reversible gearbox design, the centered saddle pack layout, front shock tower (cross/x-shape), mounting of the front upper arms, and I bet if you give me a manual you'd see many details in the structure sort of referring to other cars they took the ideas from.
You could say it's a rip off - and in a way that's a bit sad - But every brand does it. However, to me there's not much wrong with that unless it's to such an extent that manufacturers get of course, get blinded and stop innovating (because they are afraid to do something radical and new).
I think it's a clever move of Losi to pick up the ideas of the DEX210 quickly - as they are great ideas  |
If you read more about the design aspect of this car and how long it has been worked on you will see that they started over 18 months ago, when you search 'Durango 2wd' one of the first links is from redrc.net showing prototype pictures of the durango, this was posted on January 15th 2010. In early to mid 2009 there were team drivers testing prototype front ends that incorporated many of the designs used in the 22 as well as a custom longer chassis. The lead designer on the 22, Dan Hissam, is one of the smartest guys in the industry when it comes to the design aspect. so to say that TLR is a copy of the durango is a bit stretched...The chassis design is taken from the 8ight, and there are many more design influences that have taken place in the last 18-24 months.
I know you are not the only one saying this but it gets old after a while.