Rumour: Tamiya Audi Quattro Rally

I had the original of this and yeah it definitely needs some improvements as Andy said  

Fekkin awful! ?

 

J

I suspect it's going to be similar, or even the same as the Carson body

 

 

Although a rerelease of the original would be great.

Now thats a nice car!?

 

J

18 hours ago, TWINSET said:

To be announced at Nuremberg - Tamiya Audi Quattro Rally

They did one years ago, it was pretty dire

 

Fingers crossed for improvement ?

 

 

That reminds me of a "Lancia Martini" rally R/c car I had when I was maybe 12 or 13 years old back in the early 1990's. Not my picture below but it was the same car and you can see the chassis looks the same or at least similar to the one you posted...

 

I bought it used from a jumble sale but never got it working and in the end I think I sold it at a jumble sale myself.

Wish I'd have kept it now (along with tons of other R/c things I've sold. ?  

1 hour ago, GMballistic said:

?That reminds me of a "Lancia Martini" rally R/c car

 

The Lancia, Audi and the Opel Ascona were all similar looking - very out of scale and more 'monster buggy' than rally car.
 

 

The latest release of the Lancia was a lot more accurate

 

4 minutes ago, TWINSET said:

 

The Lancia, Audi and the Opel Ascona were all similar looking - very out of scale and more 'monster buggy' than rally car.
 

The latest release of the Lancia was a lot more accurate.

Yes exactly. 

The Lancia I had adorned a shelf in my bedroom just above my Tamiya Madcap for a long time but I never spent anytime on getting it fixed up and running. Thought about it years later after I'd sold it but at the time didn't even realise it too was a Tamiya. Just too young to notice the details of it I guess.  

I’d love the Opel Ascona being re-re’d. 

Ahh that brings back memories....?

 

TT-02 Chassis, so shouldn't be too expensive;

 

 

Edited January 30, 2019 by TWINSET

I think I'd have preferred one more like the original, better over rougher terrain, and... it just brings back so many memories!!!  From memory it was a Frog chassis?

I think they have found a warehouse full of Carson shells 

 

seriously though, what a let down! Was hoping for something different to that....

Wheels don't do it justice IMO

 

Available 4th August.

 

https://www.modelsport.co.uk/tamiya-audi-quattro-a2-rally-tt-02/rc-car-products/438664