WTH? So much misinformation in this thread. Thank god I saw it!
First of all, that's my video. I know very well how to jump an RC. lol. That 'bump' in the dirt I was using is totally the wrong shape for jumping, and the crashes are there to show the durability of the product. Next time I will bring the ramp out, but I have a 2 seat sports car, so on the day, it wasn't possible. It does respond very well to throttle input in the air, but obviously you are limited by take off angle, which was awful on that piece of 'dirt'. If you look at my other videos you can see some outstanding jumps from the previous Thunderbolt, this one is even better.
US retail price is going to be $899 and distributors will be announced soon. The RTR in the US will be supplied with genuine CY26cc, and a 2.4Ghz OEM radio.
Half the blinking car is alloy, and the shocks are superb, you will have never seen a model before that represents so much value for money. It surpasses the ARTR FG by a mile and then some (lets not forget I am a big FG fan and owner). DC2 man, the diff housings are fine, I don't know what you are on about 'hard plastic'. They are also viscous sealed diffs with helical ring and pinions, and there are three of them, another first on an RTR at this scale.
This has more features than a racerunner evo, for half the price, and quality is on par if not better! At least this is supplied with a working fuel tank
Spare parts supply will not be an issue, and OEM CNC hop ups are already in production, as is the final spec of the car. Thing is though, most of the car is already alloy, don't know what hop ups you're gonna need.
Don't make any assumptions about this car, just cos its Chinese, Nutech are doing everything they can to separate themselves from that reputation, by not just making an excellent well specified car, but by standing by the products with parts and hop ups. Things they are a-changing...
Whoever said it was like an on-road... Strange statement, it's exactly like a 1/8th nitro buggy in it's fundamental design elements.
Finally, this is the single best handling RC out of the box I have ever driven in over 20 years in the hobby. In that vid, the engine needed retuning, we went from 75 degree days to 95 degree days in a matter of a week, although it was wearing only a stock can exhaust, and the filter was getting blocked with dust (while doing its job admirably), heat soak is a small problem, and why it appeared to run beter with the body off. I will cut out windscreen and windows to fix that.
Full review soon on RCU, and there is already a huge thread talking about the car there as well.
Sorry for the essay, felt a real need to set some things straight.
