SWORKZ RTR FOX44 4×4 1/10 Brushless Buggy

hmmmm, looks cool

Love the suspension. Not sure on the overall look

Looks ugly in a not cool way and the suspension design looks to me like it would collapse inboard with hard driving and it's putting a huge amount of strain on that single vertical mount location. Very odd... and..not much adjustments available...

 

It looks like a cheap Reely... and Reely's are really cheap... 

 Certainly looks different not my cup of tea though 

Certainly different.

 

I was trying to think of just what to say about it.

 

If it is competitive in the buggy racing environment, I can see those shocks filling up with dirt in no time - there again they could have covers on them.

 

Al.

Wow this looks super cool very interesting indeed but alas I'm all spent up on RC for this year maybe next  

I love innovation in the hobby, shame a few of the bigger boys can't follow suit  

Intriguing.  Shell totally spoils it though, they should have done a better job contouring it to match the cage and cover the sides.  It's obv not going to be a racer so is S-Workz moving into the rtr basher scene then?

Nice concept but they should have finished the shell all the way to the back.

I like this, though I'm really not sure exactly who they are aiming at. 

 

Its clearly not a racer - the battery position and the beadlock wheels show that, but the drivetrain and arms look like they do belong on a race car. The suspension will work, but not all that well so despite the off road appearance this isn't a big air machine - and those tyres also hint at tarmac more than hardcore off roading. 

Meanwhile the shell, whilst unique doesn't actually look much like a real off road buggy, so its not going for scaler looks. 

 

My best guess is this thing is an ideal 'car park basher' where the carpark in question isn't super smooth tarmac to suit an onroader. Thats a very niche market - especially as pretty much any conventional buggy will work there too. 

 

So nice idea, certainly different, but not sure its going to catch on. 

The shocks must be uber stiff as i see no cantilevers, that or this is a featherweight.

 

Found them for €269 somewhere, the exact link is in may last status.

 

Need to see an unboxing and it driving to make my mind up properly though.

 

 

Looks "Toy Grade" to me. 

I recon this will be pretty strong. deleting the shock towers mean all the force from one shock basically goes back into the supension on the other side.

 

What I cant work out however is is it TVP, traditional flat chassis or a mixture of both.

If both it may well be a bit of a heavyweight....

Discovered why its not a typical Sworks car. Its a re branded GV Cage x

http://speedhobbiesuae.com/index.php/rc-cars/rc-car-spare-parts/gv-models/gv-cage-x-1-10-rtr-brushless-4wd-buggy-standard-parts/gv-cage-x-1-10-rtr-brushless-4wd-buggy-wheels-tires.html

I had the 1/8 cage looked much better.

Edited December 1, 2016 by stretch

Being a rebrand has put me off this completely......