Details of the HPI Switch chassis:

http://www.rceasy.com/wp-content/upl...01-500x375.jpg

http://www.rceasy.com/wp-content/upl.../03/switch.jpg

Translated text:

Available : Mar 2009

A hot hatch is freely brandished by a light running of FWD. Even your sense of values also does the switch happily of SWITCH.

The novel mechanism condensed to the refined compact chassis offers you running that only the jump is excited. FWD model “Switch” that becomes first HPI adopts the bathtub chassis that the rigidity is very high though it is simple. Roll few, energetic running is achieved by installing all the heavy loads low. Moreover, the motor layout arranged in the reception desk midship makes them advance with [guigui] work and the machine of an enough reception desk load. Everyone can enjoy running easy though it is peculiar to FWD and quick regardless of the skill of driving. After it buys it, it can enjoy running at once because switch RTR is a full set completion model.

Switch RTR ABARTH 500 Specification

* The total length: 285mm
* The width: 162mm
* The total height: 65mm
* Wheelbase: 210mm or 225mm
* Gross load: 1080g

aarrghh ! google translation ! my eyees :)

As I posted in the Mini Cooper thread..


NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS..

Quite a few of the Asian shops are already advertising the HPI Switch FWD Mini kit (well actually it's a Fiat 500)

http://i410.photobucket.com/albums/p...i/Image097.jpg

But the word is that it is NOT actually released yet.. All HPI have told our source is that it will be out before the end of the month. Initially RTR only with the Fiat 500 shell. Toyota IQ and Alfa Mito to follow, and kit form - eventually...