Originally Posted by
Jpm1
To me it looks similar to a hyper9e.... They were a great buggy in my opinion.
This may be stupid statement but if this narrower design is so awesome, why can't this narrow chassis and configuration become the new v5 conversion?,
It's only different braces,driveshafts etc, I mean the v4/v3 replaced the chassis anyway so why not use this design(narrow chassis) for the conversions aswell, it would suit those guys that are brand loyal or sponsored?
Cheers Justin.
It's similar and we've heard that about the V4 conversions as well. The major difference with the EB48 as far as layout is the weight distribution. The motor and center diff are further forward than on the Hyper 9. The battery is lower, we don't have any issues with the center shaft, and there are mud/side guards. The suspension package is probably the biggest difference however.
The V4 conversion is one of the reasons we made this car. We can't progress the layout of other cars much further without unique plastics for each one. That gets extremely expensive and doesn't make financial sense. We tried many things over the years, made dozens of different chassis, numerous layouts and iterations. And then we started asking ourselves, "Why sell a converted buggy when we can build a better one?" The EB48 represents everything we've learned about chassis design, metal parts design, plastic parts design, etc. So we did V4 as best we could and now the focus is on the EB48. We're still going to support the V4 platform and possibly expand it and improve on it. But if you want a ground up electric 1/8th buggy, we think the EB48 has a lot more to offer at this point.
A couple more things, the major companies won't let their drivers touch our products. There have been a couple exceptions, but 99% of the time, we got the shaft even though we were trying to help those companies. And I don't blame them. We're not angry about it, what other companies do is up to them so we don't have a leg to stand on if we start to criticize them.
So how do we get our own drivers? We make our own car. We establish our own identity and win over the customers and drivers with innovation, quality, and product support. There aren't too many designers on here fielding questions at 10pm and that exemplifies who we are. We want to be the best and we'll do what it takes to get there. It's a long road and we've been at it for a while, but I think we've achieved a lot in a short time. Launching this car is only the beginning of the next phase. We're going head to head with these companies and we think we can win.