New Losi Touring Car Spied
03-12-2004, 07:30 PM
#46
TRESFR-Nice try on taking that picture yesterday
We are always testing new stuff and Socal is a great place to test since that track is so demanding. There is no plans on coming out with a new car. Why should we....our existing car has been doing really well. Like I said, we are always testing and that is part of a car manufacturer of any type or scale. There are a lot of things tested that never make it to the hobby shop shelf. So have fun speculating all you want. Its fun to read!
We are always testing new stuff and Socal is a great place to test since that track is so demanding. There is no plans on coming out with a new car. Why should we....our existing car has been doing really well. Like I said, we are always testing and that is part of a car manufacturer of any type or scale. There are a lot of things tested that never make it to the hobby shop shelf. So have fun speculating all you want. Its fun to read!
03-12-2004, 07:44 PM
#47
So Todd, when I open my carpet track in San Diego, will you guys come down to test? 
I thought a lot about designing a TC with the battery down the middle; I really liked the Pro 3 concept before it came out but I think it was poorly executed. Having that large of a weight in the centerline should give the car incredibly quick transition from side-to-side -- the majority of the weight has less distance to travel -- but I wonder if there is a point where it's too fast. It always seemed like some of the Pro 3's flex problems came from that very problem: perhaps the chassis wanted to pivot quicker than the suspension could "catch up" to, causing more torsional flex than we'd normally see.
Then again, I never drove the car so I really have no idea. But I still think the battery-down-the-center is an interesting area to develop.
I thought a lot about designing a TC with the battery down the middle; I really liked the Pro 3 concept before it came out but I think it was poorly executed. Having that large of a weight in the centerline should give the car incredibly quick transition from side-to-side -- the majority of the weight has less distance to travel -- but I wonder if there is a point where it's too fast. It always seemed like some of the Pro 3's flex problems came from that very problem: perhaps the chassis wanted to pivot quicker than the suspension could "catch up" to, causing more torsional flex than we'd normally see.
Then again, I never drove the car so I really have no idea. But I still think the battery-down-the-center is an interesting area to develop.
03-12-2004, 07:50 PM
#48
I am a die hard Losi fans in Hong Kong.
all my friends said I need to change other shaft cars.
but I still stay on my Losi.
no matter what, if anyone have the latest phototype Losi, post here and share with me.
I looking for the new design Losi.....
Losi Forever ^_^
all my friends said I need to change other shaft cars.
but I still stay on my Losi.
no matter what, if anyone have the latest phototype Losi, post here and share with me.
I looking for the new design Losi.....
Losi Forever ^_^
03-12-2004, 08:02 PM
#49
u ask y would a new losi be comming out why should they it hasn't been that long since the G+ kit came out there not like tamyia making new kits everymonth....................? on the TC4 are we gonna see another shaft or are we trying out a belt this time? either way AE makes great kits that work out of the box but losi still is always making fast finishes
03-12-2004, 08:02 PM
#50
Tech Adept
Sure there are plans to release a new TC....
Plans to release an even better car in the distant future on a very non-specific date.
Haha...
I wonder if chevy is working on a new vette?
futureal. I've wondered the same thing. Would longer arms and camber links calm that down, if that's the case?
Always wanted to drive one of those kx-ones from Kyosho. Butt ugly, but the mass is so centralized.
Plans to release an even better car in the distant future on a very non-specific date.
Haha...
I wonder if chevy is working on a new vette?
futureal. I've wondered the same thing. Would longer arms and camber links calm that down, if that's the case?
Always wanted to drive one of those kx-ones from Kyosho. Butt ugly, but the mass is so centralized.
03-12-2004, 08:06 PM
#51
Originally posted by KKKWAN
I am a die hard Losi fans in Hong Kong.
all my friends said I need to change other shaft cars.
but I still stay on my Losi.
no matter what, if anyone have the latest phototype Losi, post here and share with me.
I looking for the new design Losi.....
Losi Forever ^_^
I am a die hard Losi fans in Hong Kong.
all my friends said I need to change other shaft cars.
but I still stay on my Losi.
no matter what, if anyone have the latest phototype Losi, post here and share with me.
I looking for the new design Losi.....
Losi Forever ^_^
03-12-2004, 08:11 PM
#52
Chevy is done with the new vette....it will be out in august, there are pics of it in the new motor trend
Duh!
Later EddieO
Duh!Later EddieO
03-12-2004, 08:18 PM
#53
Tech Elite
New Losi Touring Car Spied
Guys;
I hate to say it but the story IS True.
TL has been seen testing at local tracks with this new Car. No one has been able to get a close look at it without the Towel (literally) being thrown in (on it).
What I personally saw from a distance, was Belt drive, Double deck, woven Graphite Chassis. It also looked like they were testing with a Brushless Motor in it.
I hate to say it but the story IS True.
TL has been seen testing at local tracks with this new Car. No one has been able to get a close look at it without the Towel (literally) being thrown in (on it).
What I personally saw from a distance, was Belt drive, Double deck, woven Graphite Chassis. It also looked like they were testing with a Brushless Motor in it.
03-12-2004, 08:29 PM
#54
First, the new vette is ugly, i saw a quick pic of one, looks like dodge and chevy both thought the same way, the vipers ugly, the vettes ugly.
second: I used to run a pro3(hence my name), and the flex was unbeleiveable. The car was good on asphalt, but on carpet it just couldn't stay planted through the turns. Yes, so i guess the new losi will be like the pro 3 with the fibre chassis, but please have it be single belt, 2 belts suck, and make it easy to get the battery outa there, i hated that pro3, really.
Third: I bet the chassis won't end up being a flat fibre plate, thhats just for testing.
second: I used to run a pro3(hence my name), and the flex was unbeleiveable. The car was good on asphalt, but on carpet it just couldn't stay planted through the turns. Yes, so i guess the new losi will be like the pro 3 with the fibre chassis, but please have it be single belt, 2 belts suck, and make it easy to get the battery outa there, i hated that pro3, really.
Third: I bet the chassis won't end up being a flat fibre plate, thhats just for testing.
03-12-2004, 08:46 PM
#55
Tech Adept
I wonder if Hodge had to take any classes on dealing with the general rc public on issues like this.
03-12-2004, 08:50 PM
#56
Or like he was sat down in a little room, with only one light over his head, and was swarn to keep all secrets in the company. Sorry tood, i'll stop now, i had to do it at myt job too.
03-12-2004, 09:13 PM
#57
O kay, I haven't checked this post till now cause I was at SoCal yesterday, and yes I saw them testing it too. Didn't see that much in the way of details, but it did seem to handle well. Who knows if it means a new car, or just more R&D, but it did drive well.
03-12-2004, 10:40 PM
#58
What there too cheap to rent out a track for a few nights?
03-12-2004, 10:55 PM
#59
futureal-Are you serious about a carpet track???
03-12-2004, 11:14 PM
#60
Originally posted by Aaron Bomia
I wonder if Hodge had to take any classes on dealing with the general rc public on issues like this.
I wonder if Hodge had to take any classes on dealing with the general rc public on issues like this.
