i'm still not buying it. what bashes better than a 4wd? frankly 2wd vehicles are just plain hard to drive let alone on unprepared surfaces and in the grass they get stuck. they could easily offer it i sport version rtr and it's no more complicated than the rc18t is, just bigger parts, not more of them! also i don't know how much time you spend on forums but i'd say the vast majority of the folks on here, albeit just passing through or browsing are newbies or kids looking for basic info on what's cool or what esc to get or tires yada yada yada. associated is a small company and they like it that way. they obviously have more on their plate than they can handle now as is clearly obvious in their neglect of their cars redesigns. losi redesigns every few years associated takes a decade. they simply don't have the man power to put into another car. how old is the GT design? look associated is all i race, but their lack of a 4wd car toasts my @$$.