WOW do we really need to continue this silly debate. It is NOT 1/8 scale. Maybe in size, but not in design. Period! I've seen quite a few TEN-T's and they aren't 1/8 scale either. This is merely a TEN-T buggy. When have you seen any true 1/8 scale buggy use a small block engine?
Losi calls it 1/8 scale because it is similar in size to a 1/8 scale buggy. But if we follow that logic, SC trucks should be called 1/8 scale as well.