Its come! A world champion winning buggy with a twist...
 

http://www.hotbodiesonline.com/kits/en/67535/

I just hope the molded chassis holds up, but I am sure its gone through its paces during testing. Thoughts?

I like the looks of it. but i wonder how the balance is.

and they have a 2200kv motor in a buggy- gotta love the overkill.

Mech brakes is an interesting feature. anyone plan on getting one?

I LIKE it. I think that will be my next rig! My old buggy has been discontinued and parts are getting harder to find.

2200kv in a buggy is perfect. I much rather that than the 2650. It ran so much cooler and seemed to have twice the power.

I love the look of this one. That body is sitting LOOWWWWW on the chassis. I'm not sure if I like the battery and motor on the same side. Seems off balance. Stock with Mechanical Brakes, im iffy on that as well. But this thing looks killer!!

Meh, I'm not feeling it. Sure, it sits low, but I don't like:

- Motor and battery on one side. Might be hard to balance that.

- Pinion is wayyy too close to the battery for my liking. A good lawn dart and your lipos will be pinion fodder.

- Spiral cut diffs. Puts too much thrust pressure on the bearings. Probably quieter, but who cares really.

- Molded chassis. I'll take the extra weight and durability of a good aluminum chassis anyday.

I like it, kind of.
Things I don't like:

Motor/battery on 1 side
Extra weight and rotating mass of mech brakes
Plastic chassis
Need long wires for motor-ESC and battery-ESC

The balance issue actually might not be such a big problem if they could use a smaller spur, which would allow the motor to sit closer to the centerline. It's already got truggy diffs, there's no need for a 50t spur! Heck my Jammin CRT has those spiral cut diffs with a 46t spur, same motor (2200), 5s Lipo, and a 13t pinion. In that buggy on 4s you might need to gear it with an 18t+ pinion which would really push the motor out.

Keep in mind that balance isn't just weight related, but is a combination of weight and the distance from the centerline. If they shifted the CD more toward the right of the buggy and used a 46t spur they could get the motor pretty close to the centerline, probably close enough to negate the battery being on the same side.

I wonder if the 50t spur was included because they intend to have the owner use mechanical brakes? Otherwise that 50t spur option is simply retarded IMO.

IMO they should have designed it to accommodate twin lipo packs.

It will. Just stack them on top of each other.:lol:

When is the truggy version coming out.

My work filters this site... "hotbodies" is a "sex" site... lol

140mm max battery length, same side of motor and close to the pinion? I don't like it...

Zippys won't fit!!

i will get it. if its around $300

I dont think it will be that cheap. I'm thinking around $400...

Nitro version is about $300, don't see why this wouldn't be about the same.

yeah plus its plastic. cheaper to make. now the nitro aluminum version is $320 and the plastic version is $400 i would rather have a rc-monster convert with a aluminum chassis and a layout for big lipos. it would not pay for hpi to make it more expensive than the nitro... my two cents
:rofl:

I race at Norcal Hobbies in Union City Ca and Both Josh Alton & his brother Jake have been running these alot the last few months. The car seems to work very well. I asked Josh about the chassis weight & he said it was NOT light. The other thing I worry about is the chassis wearing thin quickly.

skid plates:whistle:

skid plates limit suspension travel. metal chassis lasts whole racing season.

- dont like the layout. even with mechanical brakes it can be done much better

* only time will tell if the plastic chassis is ok

- without all the lightened parts will be very heavy

+ body looks cool

like my fully hopped up nitro D8 but if i ever need e-buggy D8 wont be my choice

I still haven't bought the D8 yet I ben wanting, and I was sad.
Now I'm happy I didn't because I will purchase this instead. Sometimes it pays to be a little bit of a slacker.

Only one problem with it:
Nitro D8 : $398.99
V8e : $595.00 :surprised:

For what extra? How can they charge nearly $200 more for a plastic chassis version of a car they already make?

I don't like it anyways, it uses a 50T spur, so that motor is well off the centreline, as is the battery. Also, how limited a battery choice do you want?!? Nice they've really thought long and hard about this one. 5 minute run times on 7.4V anyone? It's the only way that'll be balanced.

thats what I was thinking too when I saw it was limited to 140mm packs.

websense at work gives me the same message. had to wait to get home to check the car out.

anyways just good to see more electric 8th scales hitting the market.

The only thing I really like on this buggy is the radio box. Otherwise, I'm not sold on it. I would rather buy a D8 and then a Tekno conversion kit than one of these, even though I don't use mech. brakes. And besides- all RC cars, 1/8th scale and above, should have aluminum chassis!

they are hopped up on something :eyes:
600$ for plastic? hotbodies can shove it!
i will buy the nitro version and convert for $400

$595:surprised: I will keep my tekno D8!

I don't like that layout, we'll see how it works... The only thing i like about this car right now is the body, would be perfect for my "narrowed 808" project.

I like it. It is only $295.00 at rcplanet.com. I might pick one up just because it is so different and see how it lasts. My 5s 3300 packs are only 140mm long, so they should fit. I can get a good 15 minutes out of them with a Tekin 1550 truggy motor on 5s.

its mine...

ve8
 

anyone seen the version with motor brakes?

It is the same, just remove the mechanical brake parts.