MikeR

iTrader: (15)

Thank you TRF-G! You should post this on the HPI thread right away. you'll be a hero.

jenny

Is this the mirror version of that new Japanese sedan by Alex (except for the purple anodised parts)?

Usagi

well well well, the truth is out. The pro4 lives........... Save up uor pennies kids HPI has again released a car for you to send your money on.

TRF Germany

this is the HPI Prototyp driven by Atushi Hara at the LRP Touring Car Masters last weekend...i found the Picture on a german Rc Car Page...

regards

kitracer

man, you guys are good at getting pictures.

FYI, if this is similar to the "Alex" verison which uses very small spur gear, be very very careful. They strip very easily.

ME-student

i am very disappointed if HPI is coming out with a car like that.......
thanks for the picture though.. TRF Germany!

MarkA

iTrader: (21)

Hmmmm, I've seen that car before....

TC3 + IRS parts in pic below = Pro4???

Heck, if they sold if a good price, it could be a real winner, both literally and figuratively.

Usagi

A friend of mine saw the car resently and he said the same thing, its a tc3 type HPI car.

ernestf

iTrader: (2)

the new "pro4" is really a TC3-type car. but i cannot see it clearly from the pic below. is it open gear box or sealed gear box ???

David Galdo

iTrader: (15)

The gear box is open for now. I bet they seal it soon.

sosidge

Well to me the new car looks good.

Disappointed to see the loss of the centre batteries (don't forget that a Pro3 came sixth (I think) in the warm up race, so the car does have pace.

But I do have a soft spot for shaft drive, and to me that car looks like it drops the aspects of the TC3 I don't like i.e that odd steering geometry, and the wide offset of the batteries from the shaft, because of the ribs in the middle of the moulded chassis.

And hopefully it will be nice and light, unlike Tamiya's George Foreman-esque TB cars.

The Alex cars are not something I've seen over here.

newracer

just to stir the pot a little.......the name of the picture file is "falscherasso" I don't know german but could that be "false chassis?"........is this something HPI has leaked to satisfy curiosity but keep the real car secret?

Macky

Looks almost just like the Academy STR-4 Pro except everyting is on opposite sides of the car.

JesseT

More simply, it's just: "fraud Asso", "false Asso".

Darkseid

iTrader: (9)

Well if that is the new Pro-4, I'm glad to see HPI getting back to plate graphite chassis. They always made good cars that way and should have never gone the composite tub route.