CAT SX - First photos

[jimmy]

Schumacher today showed the first photos of their new 1/10th scale 4WD electric buggy, the SX. The car is a high spec mix of carbon fibre and machined alloy and will be available in two versions on release.

One car designed around an optimal NiMh 4+2 cell layout - and the other around a stick LiPo battery, so the customer can choose which car will suit their needs the best. It should also mean racers can switch over some chassis components at a later date if they move from NiMh to LiPo racing rules.

Check out the full story on the Schumacher website here: http://www.racing-cars.com/main.asp?sitepages=cat_sx

[jimmy]

[Jonathan]

Nice.
ill be the first to say it...

Show me under the body !!!

[jimmy]

you'd think they might put new tyres on? lol

Looks great - not sure about the mix of purple and black anodising but it's a proto so who knows what it'll be like. The shock towers look like they'll take some abuse.

[ryan]

That looks cool, cant wait to see under the body
The rear end looks quite similar to the yokomo Bx.

[losixxx]

[quote=jimmy;103542]you'd think they might put new tyres on? lol

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they are new jimmy, just showing how bad the old mould is!!

same here ash think the bodyshell is a bit fugly, maybe its just the paint job??

[jimmy]

I wonder if there's a reason the front of the cockpit is so high and then slopes down? Maybe some gears are placed quite high up so need the clearance? Just a guess

[Pete@BMM]

Thats quick Jimmy!

You must have posted the second you had the mail!
I was just coming to pop the link up!

Pete

[sparrow.2]

The bits look brilliant and the two versions sond like a good idea but who stepped on the bodyshell

[trekkerkk]

cheers jimmy looks awsome,

trekkker

[jimmy]

DaHomie spotted it on the homepage just before they sent the email out! - so thanks to him

[Scouser]

From a purely aesthetic point of view, that is the coolest car on the market right now IMO! Awesome work Schumacher!

[jimmy]

I'm sure some will have a different view, but it's nice to see they didn't compromise the design to include LiPo but instead offer a lipo-specific car as well.

[ashleyb4]

Looks cool not sur eof the bodyshell.

A

[DCM]

I dunno what to say, I am neither whooooa, and I am not ewwww, I will admit that the shell is out of proportion and nothing a good paint job can't compensate for. But really, I don't see ANY problems why they couldn't take a naked pic or two either, to show layout and component positions though.

At least there are pics though.... hope they aren't using the same people that make the Mi3 driveshafts to make the SX driveshafts though!

[Kecky]

Don't know if this has been posted elsewhere but i've just got this off the MK-Racing web site:


The limited information on the spec that we have been given by Schumacher is as follows:
4wd transmission using 3 belts
Changable internal drive ratio's of 2.2:1 / 2.4:1 / 2.6:1
Motor rotates it the same direction as the wheels
Clamp type motor mount
Narrow chassis (approx 100mm wide) with 4/2 saddle pack slots
Carbon fibre chassis & towers
Alloy transmission cases Rev-lite wheels & Schumacher tyres




Lee, from the front the shocks do appear fairly short, but one of the other pics from the rear, makes them look a more normal length. We'll have to wait and see.....

[dancoog]

interesting it looks like there might be a molded chassis under that undertray the way the step is contoured. is it my imagination or can you see some stuff where the body and undertray meet at the front.. could just be a trick of the light.

[Lee]

Is it me or do the shocks look very short, especially the fronts, it might just be the colours breaking it up and playing tricks on my eyes.

I quite like the shell though, the wing looks odd, but the car looks cool, bit fat though

[HVAC25000]

Reminds me of a Tamiya, especially with the ugliest body I've ever seen. I hope to god that the body doesn't have to be that shape to clear gears or whatever, that way a new body can be made that doesn't look like a reject from Tyco (did you guys have Tyco over there?) in the 80s.


The car itself sure looks indestructible. Everything's incredibly thick. Shock towers, shock mounts, arms look thicker than normal to me, wing mounts, etc.


What is with the wing mounts? Are they just designed to be super adjustable and super strong?

[sparrow.2]

Originally Posted by HVAC25000

What is with the wing mounts? Are they just designed to be super adjustable and super strong?

No, they were designed in the eighties when the plastics were made of cheese. Seriously, those wing mounts have been on every Schumacher offroad car since the very first cat!

Why don't they bring back crashback front ends