Schumacher have released the first pictures of the new Cat SX Competition 4WD Off-Road buggy that was announced at the recent Nurnberg Toy Fair. Scheduled in for an early summer release, the large amount of testing that has taken place will make it will be well worth the wait. The car shown in these pictures are still with some prototype parts and they hope to show some body off pictures next week. The car will be launched in two formats to enable the customer to choose which battery type they prefer, 4×2 NiMh or Lipo.









K078 - CAT SX 4WD Off-Road (4x2 NiMh)

K079 - CAT SX 4WD Off-Road (Lipo)

http://www.racing-cars.com/main.asp?sitepages=cat_sx

ooooohhhhh

i like

price?

OMG.....

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Andy it has rrp £349.99, but likely to be around 330 on release

wish they had gone for gun metal grey for the anodised bits imagine how sexy it would look then. sadly purple is looking tacky now, other than that i'm impressed!

was thinking that actually i was looking at my eb4 and savage and every bleedin thing is anodised purple and i think it just looks shite!!

quite like the look of something different for once!!!

not a bad price i did think it would be quite a lot more than that for some reason.

are there any reviews on how it drives yet?

Dont worry the rate you break things mate it wont take long to replace all those anodised bits :joker: :joker:

That car will handle like a dream you can just tell sometimes :clap: :clap: :clap:

apparently lot of development and testing has gone into it, it will be a good car, look forward to shots of the chassis

i'll tell you what mate your lucky i like you!! :machine_gun: :joker: :joker:

your precious new little motor might get a pasting from teh mighty savage if your not carefull!! :joker:

well if i can keep it running for long enough that is :joker: :joker:

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Be just my luck i completely write it off at the first bash it goes too :lol:

Thinking about it with that metal chassis and the height on ur savage i think i will keep away :D

na its not me you need to worry about its luke the phantom crasher!!

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And matt's mugen... as soon as thats on the move im coming off the track :joker:

yeah definatly i'm not getting anywhere near that thing even with the savage!!!


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:joker: might be good news for ya guys but the mugen i think has gotta sit this bash out as no room in the van

booo :crying: :crying:

but at the same time :banana: :banana:

Looking Nice.

I can see a few Nice Tweaks here and there away from the norm.

Be good to see it without the Body on.


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looks soooo schumacher and purple alloy just doesnt lend itself to many paint schemes in my eyes so good point matt

looks like a converted Mi3 from what i can see

Any body want to buy my wife she good at cleaning and ironing need to raise some dosh to buy this beautifull car lol :cool2:

I have no cash but i am prepared to trade 3 of my finest Iranian camels for her :lol:

i can trade 10 sheep :sheep2:

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ok the sgeep seem to be the best bet as dont know realy what to do with camels in hereford lol,ps she just saw this and laughed thank god. :D

Might pimp my mum if anyones interested lads?

looks kool as, Mat will by one for sure.

I don't like it to be honest, its just kinda ugly. Bad colour scheme to start off with, and something about general look of the buggy as a whole. It just doesn't seem to have that wow factor like the B44 does! :flower:

Just IMHO of course!

(Definately not worth even one camel!!! :joker: :joker: )

hey welcome back mate, hows things? :)

i'll let you have a look at my b44 when we meet up next mate :P

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Oh My God !!!!

Your Alive !!!!!

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Where you been mate ???

How's things ????

Long time no hear hows you :D

:D ha good lads :D

Bloody got another kid on the way so skint as ever which means no car racing grrrrrrrrrrrrrr. who would of thought nappies come before R/C?....sold all my cars and mi2 etc, all i has now is my original procat with no elecrtics or anything. Been taking my little man to a few race meets though, them 1/8 on roads are a amazing...

Got want of them cheap arse indoor electric helli's its been ace flying it at my son :D

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Shame you've had to Sell All your RC.

Know the feeling though when Little ones come along.


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ok guys here are the long awaited chassis pics, love the belt trans they have come up with, spot on schumacher fair play!!!




The first thing you notice about the car is the 3 belt drive train that is mounted very high in the car, above the battery and radio gear. This allows the motor to be mounted along the centre line and it is said to have an adjustable internal transmission ratio to optimise the car for brushed or brushless motors. Also according to the features list the motor rotates the same direction as the wheels which is said to create a car with superb jumping responsiveness and no torque steer effect, as is common with shaft drive cars.



Features
- 3 belt transmission with efficient low tension belts running on large size CNC machined pulleys.
- Adjustable internal transmission ratio (2.4, 2.6, or 2.8:1) to optimise ratio for brushed or brushless motors.
- Motor rotates the same direction as the wheels creating a car with superb jumping responsiveness and no torque steer effect as is common with shaft drive cars.
- Super free ball diffs with silicone nitride balls, pro spec thrust bearing, and lightened steel outputs.
- Strong steel universal joint driveshafts.
- Smooth twin pad slipper clutch with easy access adjustment.
- Unique clamp motor mount to fine tune weight distribution, and allow motor changes without affecting gear mesh.
- Industry standard wheel fittings.
- Eccentric bearing housings for adjustment of belt tension and diff height.
- Layshaft or front one way option. Overdrive front pulley option.
- Internal gear cover.



Chassis
- Optimum weight distribution with ‘4+2’ NiMh batteries or stick pack lipo layout.
- 2.5mm aerospace grade carbon fibre chassis and top deck.
- Horizontally split transmission housings for ease of maintenance and diff access.
- Ultra narrow chassis design to minimise grounding on roll.
- Rigid servo mount directly onto transmission housing for precise steering.
- Dirt protected with tight fitting body and undertray.
- O ring wing mount system to avoid crash damage.
- Purple titanium turnbuckles included.

Suspension
- Class leading suspension geometry with durable components and a huge range of adjustments to set up your CAT to any track conditions.
- Adjustable rear roll centres, inboard toe-in/toe-out, anti squat and track width.
- Adjustable front roll centres, inboard toe-in/toe-out, track width and rake angle.
- Pro spec shocks with titanium nitride shafts, CNC machined pistons with recessed ‘e’clips, threaded collars, twin O ring sealing and diaphragm volume compensation.
- Strong and rigid 4mm carbon fibre shock brackets.



http://www.racing-cars.com/main.asp?sitepages=cat_sx2

wow now that is what you call a quality buggy, ive never seen a 3 way belt like that before.. wow i cant fault anything on that at all :clap:

great price and model :drool:

Amazing ho in TC they Put a Lot of their Emphesis on having the Lowest CG of Anyone, this low, that low etc etc etc.

Then in this... They do the Complete Opposite...

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Oh, Well...

I suppose They Know Better !!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:


Does look pretty Sweet, even though it is PURPLE !!!!!!


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Im not one for buggys anyway really but if i was gonna get one it would be that :cool2:

russ your right though, purple was the wrong colour to use (on the shocks)..

I bet tim will say different tho :lol:

I don't know about weight, heaviest bits lowest makes sense, belts don't weigh much and if you run then down the middle need a much wider tub, more weight again, and what's everybody got against Purple :P

TOP BLOK FROM Schumacher BROUGHT THIS VERY CAR IN TO SHOP TODAY
ONE OFF ONLY THREE

so was it nice in the flesh :thumbs_up:

Yep, bet that got the blood pumping!! :thumbs_up:

THE CAR LOOK'S G8 :bling: :bling: :bling: