1/10th Touring Shootout!

[Team 17]

RC Car Action has issued the Annual Touring Car MAg. They test the top 10 cars in the following catagories:Assembly, Ease of maintenance, Adjustability, Transitional handling, Durability, Braking, & Acceleration. They rated each catagory on 1 to 10 scale. Here were the results started from the top car overall down to the last car.
Here's the catagories again in order they did each car:
Assembly
Maintenance
Adjustability
Durability
Acceleration
Handling
Braking

1) Kyosho FW-05R ($389)
9
10
9.5
9.5
9
10
9
Total 66 points

2) Mugen MTX-3 ($389)
9.5
8.5
9
9
9.5
9.5
10
Total 65 points

Tied) Associated TC3 Factory Team ($369)
10
8
9.5
9.5
9.5
9
9.5
Total 65 points

4) Serpent 710 ($390)
9
8.5
10
9
9.5
9.5
9
Total 64.5 points

5) Ofna LD3 Pro ($300 w/engine)
9
9.5
9.5
8
9.5
9
9
Total 63.5 points

6) HPI R40 ($279)
9
9
9
9.5
9
9
8.5
Total 63 points

Tied) Schumacher Fusion R12 ($329)
9.5
8.5
9
9
9
9
9
Total 63 points

Tied) GS Racing Vision Pro ($309)
8.5
8.5
10
9.5
9
8.5
9
Total 63 points

9) Trinity G4 ($376)
9.5
8.5
10
8.5
9
9
8
Total 62.5 points

10) STS Pro 10 ($240)
7.5
8.5
9
8.5
9
9
9
Total 60.5 points

Overall winner was the Kyosho FW-05R
Honerable mentions were: Mugen MTX-3 (3 votes), Serpent 710 (3 votes), HPI R40 (1 vote), & Associated TC3 (1 vote)

 

[Digital Liquid]

Good info. Nothing really scored lower than a 7.5 I wish the mags would be a little more biased when they are doing comparisons. Looking at 65 vs. 66 points doesn't really help you out when you are trying to decide on what car to get. But it's still somewhere to start.

 

[nemesis20]

those are pretty good prices.where can i get a mugen mtx3 for 389?

 

[Team 17]

The prices are without the engine. You can get a MTX-3 at nitrohouse.com for $364.99 again without the engine.

 

[710baby]

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