New Losi on the Horizon
 

Looks like Losi is doing a Traxxas, http://www.losi.com/. Any one care to speculate on what it might be. I'm hoping it will be an E-truggy, But its more likely to be this http://rcdriver.com/images/wallpaper/Cal-1024.jpg

well u can clearly see fuel tubing on the little muggy but you need to make motor mount find space for lipos and you are ready to go :)

If you move the curser through the image, It makes a woosh sound like a fast brushless going by. Not sure what to make of that

What is the one thing Losi hasn't made yet but has been making parts and bodies for recently?


Rock Crawler.

^^ true true, the same pattern for the 8ight buggy and 8T, there were tires before the cars. I guess we got 6 days now to guess

The lil mug looks cool, hopefully it is not based on the mlst gearboxes and diffs. Maybe losi has learned their lesson with the mlst.

i hope for them it's not another LST with a different set of wheels and body.. It wouldn't be the first time they pulled that truck

I'll guess its a brushless something from the noise on the website.

looks like 1/18 nitro truck

Might be a jet engine powered car as well, judging by the sound if played at ~160db..

Or a 15amp max draw vacum cleaner, with the mic inside the bag!

hang on, i am analyzing it right now..

I think it looks pretty cool. Could be some competetion for the crt.5

Now I want a jet powered 1/18th vacuum cleaner.

:yes: Yeah, that's a sucking device for sure. :yes:

Sounds a bit muffled though. Might be a cameraman that's dressed in an ant-eater costume with integrated camera/audible recording functionality, i have about the same sound in my ears when I'm wearing mine and my vacuum cleaner passes by at ~70 mph. (don't ask me why, he just enjoys doing that from time to time)

Still hard to judge if you don't know what reference to take for the sound pressure, but i think i am getting pretty close here

Perhaps we can ask them and use that as a future reference for analyzing that sound

I am interested where to get that ant-eater custome with integrated camera/mic functionality.

With luck, if its the LIL'mug, it will be 1/12 like the CRT.5. Be good competition and naturally tough

I think its safe to say its eletric. I just hope its not a XXXX or something like that...The B4's been out quite a while, and all they've done to the XXX is revamp it.

Maybe a monster truck to combat the E-Maxx? That would make me cancel my E-Maxx 16.8 backorder and buy Losi.

Why? Losi has as much experience in the electric monster truck market as kotex. Come to think of it, Losi has never sold a 4wd 10th scale mt, have they?

Why? Because it's the future of the hobby to have Brushless and Monster trucks are the best selling vehicle in all the hobby. They would make a ton of money if they had theres up for sale 1st and it would more than likely be stronger then Traxxas.

Lil Mug, isn't that cute, lol

But everyine knows about the lil muggy it won't be that surely. I'm hoping it will be a brushless 1/10th scale or bigger but I hate that losi trucks use sae screws. Losi has a brushless system out now. Is that in any of their RTRs yet?

you may be on to something Tim it might be all the xxx models brushless versions using losi's stuff and ditching novaks....??? And maybe they'll throw the lilmuggy out there too

that was my first thought, but i looked over thier stuff and noticed they already had a brushless truck, i didn't think it was worth the big unvielling. you know what would be sick is if they through two of thier new brushless systems on a dodge raminator that was released before traxxas does the twin vlx emaxx. that would really stick it to them:rofl:

I don't think its gonna be something small like throwing a brushless setup in a current vehicle or just revamping one, since they do that all the time anyway, which is stupid in my opinion. I don't think just because they release a LST with a Dodge body and red rims it will boost there sales incredibly. I think its something big. Like a new vehicle all together. Perhaps something to combat the B4, B44, New E-Maxx (doubt it), Revo, etc.

I still think it's a Brushless monster truck.

Look at what I found on Horizon Hobbies site

http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products...rodID=TRI10212
http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products...rodID=TRI10213

What of it? Thats nothing new...I don't see how that pertains to anything.

I guess I'll take a stab at it, how about a brushless 8ight Pro buggy. :yipi:

I'm just speculating but with Losi being in-bed with Horizon this may be conected. I've not seen the motors above till now.
Thanks for keeping an open mind and being so welcoming.

Its not a lil muggy. This was posted on another forum from Jason at rcdriver.

He could also be trying to throw us off though.

+1


Brushless MT

:whistle:


those trinity motors are a good price, come in 3 sizes, 4.5,5.5,6.5, and they have a built in fan
but i cant find any kv ratings

All I'm saying is that I don't see any connection whatsoever. There made by Trinity. Its just that Horizon is selling them. I'm sure Tower will be too. It wouldn't make any sense to use a Trinity motor when they have there own line of brushless ESCs and motors...

Tower does sell the trinity motors, plus they will not be tha good on a brushless mt. Keep in mind the kind of setup required to put "50 mph" on the box. Most people are not going to drop the extra cash to go electric if the speed is not there. The new emaxx was a bold step for traxxas, as large electric is still a small segment. The were wise and developed a rtr that was good for wet areas, and also had potential for brushless power. Many emaxx buyers will leave it stock and play in the snow, or just outdoors in mixed terain. Traxxas provided a vehicle that can satisfy two different types of driver, which is difficult these days.

It would be nice if losi brought out a brushless mt, but I do not think that the time is right yet. Plus it would be an all new platform (if it is 10th scale, or similar in size to the emaxx) and who is to say that it will be any good. The xxx series are great race vehicles, but not as sturdy as a rustler, or as upgradeable. I love my xxx-cr, but I do not bash it like my stampedes.

Losi is still more race bread and minded. A brushless monster would be incredibly unnexpected and down right ludacris for them. It would catch everyone off gaurd. As of now brushless is more bashing oriented because most racers are close minded like losi and don't like how we drop in brusless and its better all around than there all mighty nitro. Expect something unnexpected since they have pretty much done enough minis, bastard lsts and and zzz.

Ah yes, the damn mlst should be thrown away. Maybe losi is going to unviel a program where they buy back your useless mini lst and melt it down for scrap.

the idea of 1/8 electrics are rapidly expanding more than we all think it is especially now that novak has conversion kits. it wouldnt suprise me at all if they came out with an e-e8ight or an e-e8ight-T. whatever it is we are getting real close to finding out:party:

Be careful what you wish for! Though Losi has made the greatest mistake of loosing Gil Jr. to Kyosho America they keep making mistake after mistake by introducing another revamping of a Mini LST or T. The only good that came out of this was when Gil was still with Team Losi they managed to release the LST and the 8ight. Which by the way the name is now just LOSI. Horizon hobbies has managed to take a great company and destroy it because their is no one at the helm with inovative idea's which sooner or later if they keep heading on that path they might just be beaten by Duratrax. I wouldnt doubt it if the next release is another Mini only with a LOSI brushless setup. I hope I am wrong and LOSI has finally decided to get help with marketing and read into the industry. There is only 50+ RC websites that are linked to magazines for god's sake. And the phrase, "becareful what you wish for." well if you have not yet heard. The RC Pro Series will be allowing 1/10th and 1/8th brushless RC's to run in the same class with Nitro. I feel I may have to invest in Diapers and tissue paper. :diablo:

Is it this rustler vxl copy?

http://www.losi.com/Products/Feature...rodId=LOSB0101

lame.....