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Originally Posted by terry.sc
Off road
XT
95 One
95 Pro
National
International
XK5
XK98
XK98 Mitcham
ETQ
P8
X10
XRS
X11
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Almost right Terry.... its actually goes :
Predator
Predator XT
95 One
95 Pro
National
International
XK5
XK98 Mitcham
ETQ
P8
X10
XRS
X11
X11-08 Lipo
These are the supposed 'retail' kits, i.e. the ones you could buy over the shop counter in the UK.
The first Predator launched at the end of '93 was just called... Predator.. the 'XT' was added to it in '94. Techincally the same car, but were sold & named differently.
There was only one XK98, it was never retail sold as anything other than the XK98 Mitcham.
And of course the X11 Lipo is a different beast to the original X11, more than enough to warrent it as another kit/version.
So thats 14 off-road Predators by the TTech/Team Xtreme timeline.
There have been other Factory Team Driver modified cars which turned into production cars, which is where sometimes confusion come apparent - like thinking there were different retail versions of the same car, like the XK98 & the XK98 Mitcham Edition which Terry mentions. The XK5 William Mitcham modified that eventually became the only retail XK98, the XK98 Mitcham Edition for example.
Other confusion reigns as some earlier cars were sold with different coloured anodized parts to use up stocks - a few XK5's were sold with Blue parts from the International/National parts stock for example. Same car, just different coloured anodizing.
There was also a fair amount of aftermarket stuff available too - Paul Worsley & DC Racing for example used to make modified aluminium parts like motor mounts and wheel hexes. Put it all on and suddenly people thought it was a different version !
There was the original part-alloy Predator that was seen in the first ever adverts also, boy id love to get my hands on that one...
And the car that was mentioned after the P8 was i believe talked about as the 'Predator GT', which eventually became the Predator X10. As has been said, a few test-bed cars were seen and reported on but nothing made it to retail badged as 'P9' or 'GT'.
There has been talk of a X11 XRS for a while now, but nothing has been commented or updated on that for a long time.
Im not sure, but i think that Team Xtreme later sold the first saddle-pack X11 as a modified kit later on with Big-Bores on instead of the standard shocks, i suppose technically that could be counted as a 3rd version of a retail X11 too, although i dont think it had a different name - more of a 'running update' or to use up stocks of existing parts ? Im sure they could confirm or deny that one. Havent put it in the list as im not 100% sure on it, or if its different enough to include it...
Im not up on the tourers, but what Terry has listed on them looks correct to me.