LOL...Intech’s ER-12 2WD 1/10 Buggy.... Look familiar??

[OneKiwi]

Does this look like something we have seen before??

And a nice quote from Intech:
" the design team have focussed on not following the trends and other designs, opting to design the car from the ground up with the customer in mind "



more info
http://www.neobuggy.net/2013/07/26/i...2wd-110-buggy/

Were the designs sold or did these slip out the back door of the factory

[Alan - South West RC]

Although this looks a lot like a car we all know so well I do like some of the changes they have made (gear diff, shocks, steering rack etc). A link to the companies product page..............

http://www.intechracing.com/news_detail.asp?sn=96

[HarlowS]

lol I like this line ..... the design team have focussed on not following the trends and other designs, opting to design the car from the ground up

[Pacman]

I thought it was understood that it was based on the DEX210, rather than pretending it is something totally new?

http://www.msuk-forum.co.uk/topic/17...2wd-buggy-kit/

Maybe this is part of the reason why DEX210 kits are so cheap now.

[afun1979]

Originally Posted by HarlowS

lol I like this line ..... the design team have focussed on not following the trends and other designs, opting to design the car from the ground up

Lol, were they refering to their own design team though?
Looks like someone's bulk bought a load of 210's and selling them on...

[southern racer]

Maybe Team Durango have sold on the rights to the older Dex210 as they have a new platform on the way and want to both raise investment for newer developments and maximise the return on previous developments rather than just let that design be superceded internally?

Intech on the hand may be looking to enter the 2wd market and want an established, low risk, quick to market, solid platform as a basis for their first outing?

It does look like it might be connected to the Durango sales though..?

[Danosborne6661]

That's a hell of a car with all the alloy and carbon! Love that it comes with the alloy anti-squat mounts and all the alloy shock caps, lovely How much!

Perhaps Durango sold their design seeing as they're coming up with the DEX210 V2 soon? Or maybe they have a V2 coming out very soon because they've noticed this car!

[Northy]

Interesting they seem to have 'upgraded' some areas but not some other possible problems

I think its probably a vernier caliper copy....

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[hobbypros]

Originally Posted by HarlowS

lol I like this line ..... the design team have focussed on not following the trends and other designs, opting to design the car from the ground up

FYI. Neobuggy writes their own press releases and added that line. I have the original press release from Intech Racing, and that was not in there. So be careful when you read something on the internet, because it might now be 100% true.

[MattyBox]

Those who know me will know that I run the Intech Br6 nitro and E buggy's when the Br5 was first released people were saying the same thing, its an xray copy, yes it looked similar but was actually quite a bit different and then the Br6 came along which in my opinion is up there with any of the top brands and the build quality and wear rate is top notch. If you look at any 1/8 buggy you could say the same, is the agama based on a Losi, an s works on a mugen? The Br6 has the geometry of an agama, associated gearing, Losi hubs, kyosho engine mounting and Ackerman design, xray arms etc. You could say they have taken the best bits of the other brands and worked them in to their design.

The ER 12 does look like a Durango granted but if they have taken this as a platform and added designs from other brands to improve it then it should be a good performer. And if it is anywhere near as solid as the 1/8 cars then the plastics and wear rate should mean less cost replacing worn parts.

I am not up to speed with 1/10 to be honest but here is a list of parts included in the kit as standard so like the 1/8 I imagine it will be super competitive straight out the box.

The new ER-12 Pro Buggy from INTECH Racing raises the bar in the 2wd 1/10th scale buggy class. The ER-12 includes hundreds of dollars worth of high strength CNC Swiss 7075 Aluminum and light weight Carbon Fiber parts only available as aftermarket/option parts on all other brands of racing kits. INTECH Racing spared no expense to bring you the best 2wd racing kit right out of the box with out having to buy any hop-up parts to compete at the highest racing level - no RTR's here.

Features included:

Mid and Rear motor configurations with same 3 gear gearbox

CNC 7075 Aluminum hard anodized Chassis with 25' kick-up for a lower center of gravity and longer life

4mm Light weight carbon fiber graphite front & rear shock towers

Carbon Fiber ackerman steering plate for a precise zero slop steering rack

Carbon Fiber battery hold down strap

CNC Aluminum 12.5mm Big Bore threaded shocks with Bladders, CNC alum caps, CNC bottom caps, and CNC spring adjusting nuts

CNC 7075 Aluminum rear anti-squat and MM and RM toe suspension blocks

CNC Aluminum 12mm rear wheel hexes

CNC 7075 Aluminum Imperial size front axles

CNC Aluminum front inner camber link mounts

CNC Aluminum top gear shaft with dual slipper pad spur gear

CNC Aluminum rear chassis brace mount

CNC 7075 Aluminum rear axles

CNC 7075 Aluminum upper shock mounts

CNC Aluminum motor mount plate

CNC Aluminum Slipper Clutch plates

CNC Aluminum motor plate spacers

72mm Captured steel CVD's

Metal 4 Gear Differential for more durability and less maintenance

Ball Bearing steering bell cranks with CNC Aluminum top brace

Externally adjustable slipper clutch nut

Adjustable Caster from 15-35'

Adjustable Rear Toe from 1.5-4.5'

Adjustable wheel base from +/-11mm

Adjustable steering arms for forward or trailing +/-5mm

Adjustable battery location

Adjustable front & rear roll center

Front & Rear arm sweep for increased traction and lower center of gravity

Front chassis slot for weight additions when additional steering is needed

Plastic side guards to allow proper chassis flex for better traction and bump handling

Front and rear droop screw adjustments

Captured hinge pins throughout

Forward Cab body and high down-force lexan wing

87T Light weight spur gear

20T Steel top shaft gear

52T Diff gear

6x1.1mm, 6x1.2mm, and 6x1.3mm shock pistons

Light weight zero flex white front & rear wheels

Black alloy metric screws throughout

Metric ball bearings throughout

[mattr]

In summary, it's a 210 clone.

Maybe that's why durango have dropped their prices?