Originally Posted by JLock

Pick the car that your LHS best supports or can get parts easily if they have to order stuff for you. All the current cars have their good and bad points but also choose the one that best fits your budget as well. Here is a list of the cars that are currently being raced in the US:

Xray NT1
Mugen MTX-4/4R
Serpent 720
Kyosho V one RRR (fill in the blank on version)
Team Magic G4
HPI R40
Hobao GPX 4