New teasers from AE. New Buggy coming soon?

[DavidB1126]

I say 2wd bc I don't see any front axles but most people say it's a 4wd bc you see a battery on the right and motor on the left.
Only time will tell. B7.1? (2wd) B74.3? (4wd) B84 (new 4wd series?)
Makes sense if it is a new 4wd as the B74.2 has been out since late 2022 and it's been out of stock.

 

[WickedFog]

I say 2wd bc I don't see any front axles but most people say it's a 4wd bc you see a battery on the right and motor on the left.
Only time will tell. B7.1? (2wd) B74.3? (4wd) B84 (new 4wd series?)
Makes sense if it is a new 4wd as the B74.2 has been out since late 2022 and it's been out of stock.
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Well they should have taken a little sandpaper to the molded edges of this housing. This makes whatever this buggy is look VERY cheap.

 

[ahr43]

Fingers crossed it's a 2WD. My grasstrack cars are stuck in a TRX rut and would like to break away with a newer kit. RR sway bar in the image, hurray!

Thanks for the heads up David. -AC

 

[c666187]

I say 2wd bc I don't see any front axles but most people say it's a 4wd bc you see a battery on the right and motor on the left.
Only time will tell. B7.1? (2wd) B74.3? (4wd) B84 (new 4wd series?)
Makes sense if it is a new 4wd as the B74.2 has been out since late 2022 and it's been out of stock.
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99% Certain that is 4wd...

 

[WickedFog]

99% Certain that is 4wd...

How can you tell?

 

[DavidB1126]

Well they should have taken a little sandpaper to the molded edges of this housing. This makes whatever this buggy is look VERY cheap.
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Makes sense why tons of people run for Xray I guess or higher quality brands

 

[DavidB1126]

Also I'd like to point out that D arm block. Guess they flipped it so it's more LCG?
Also it seems like that block and most likely they chassis is less wide than mine so that's why I was also thinking 2wd unless they're making this supposedly 4wd super light weight therefore a less wide chassis can support it.

Here's mine:

 

[DavidB1126]

Another teaser

Think it's 4wd. You see front axles

Although that front bulkhead and shock tower design looks like it's 2wd technology. Shock tower is like slanted while current 4wds are straight up/down and you see for how the shock tower is mounted it goes wide to like fit a body underneath it. All in all, new 4wd with 2wd technology?

But back to the front axles thing. Picture in this post you can see them but AEs pictures it's either a 2wd or they Photoshopped them out or something.

 

[RustyUs]

https://60years.associatedelectrics...ECsczqCGMYTr7-zvvA_aem_hkTHqwW-NQgtar_ot-Chxw

 

[DavidB1126]

That's pretty
Pretty expensive

 

[Suburban_Hooligan]

$640 for a 1/10 scale? omg, wtf.

 

[DavidB1126]

$640 for a 1/10 scale? omg, wtf.

Speed. I am speed

Better than Xray. Xray is (dirt) 660-685 (carpet) depending on version

And don't get me started in Tamiya TRF touring cars

This new B84 has a lot of plastic I see. Lightweight I guess means faster. Also I see a new redesigned rear chassis brace.
Also see the front steering it doesn't have the aluminum center piece like my .1 has shown here:

With that new steering design with less bracing hopefully it can still track straight.

 

[Suburban_Hooligan]

Speed. I am speed

Better than Xray. Xray is (dirt) 660-685 (carpet) depending on version

And don't get me started in Tamiya TRF touring cars

This new B84 has a lot of plastic I see. Lightweight I guess means faster. Also I see a new redesigned rear chassis brace.
Also see the front steering it doesn't have the aluminum center piece like my .1 has shown here:
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With that new steering design with less bracing hopefully it can still track straight.

i don't care if its 2001 Britney Spears and the $640 is for a lap dance. just no!

 

[c666187]

How can you gearboxes looked like all the b74 stuff.

Plus

https://60years.associatedelectrics...Gs42RsKkumZjQ05z3g_aem_IYiToHeYyHPvx9g8KyIgew

 

[luke66]

Wonder how much of this can be used on a B74.

Side profile is very interesting. Looks almost identical to a 2WD.

 

[DavidB1126]

New B84 thread here:

Thread 'Team Associated RC10B84 & RC10B84D 1/10 Scale 4WD Buggies'

Jun 11, 2025

Team Associated RC10B84 info can be found HERE.
Team Associated RC10B84D info can be found HERE.

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[sylentk]

Cool stuff! Thanks for posting. It does look fast.

I'll just take an old skool YZ-10 Yokomo. I'm sentimental like that Kyosho Lazer? HA. Would be interesting if someone did a compare. New stuff v Old stuff. Race stuff. And on dirt. Not clay, not carpet. loose as a goose. Gone are those days, I suppose.

That price point is a bit nuts. And it's a kit. Sooooo...uhhm? Insert thinking emoji here.

 

[CertifiedMike]

Cool stuff! Thanks for posting. It does look fast.

I'll just take an old skool YZ-10 Yokomo. I'm sentimental like that Kyosho Lazer? HA. Would be interesting if someone did a compare. New stuff v Old stuff. Race stuff. And on dirt. Not clay, not carpet. loose as a goose. Gone are those days, I suppose.

That price point is a bit nuts. And it's a kit. Sooooo...uhhm? Insert thinking emoji here.

I'll let you know how the Optima Mid does some day...
When the NEW Optima Mid comes out, I'll compare them.

This new B8 looks nice. I just wonder for how long the B7 will have parts support now.
Did the B7 have issues? Why replace so quickly? Seems quick to me at least.

 

[DavidB1126]

I'll let you know how the Optima Mid does some day...
When the NEW Optima Mid comes out, I'll compare them.

This new B8 looks nice. I just wonder for how long the B7 will have parts support now.
Did the B7 have issues? Why replace so quickly? Seems quick to me at least.

B7 is the 2wd buggy. That's still out, doing well and it's Xray's competitor lol. Previous line of the B6-B6.4
This is the new B84, previous line of the B74-B74.2 CE. (4wd Buggy)

Parts support shouldn't be an issue for popular parts bc I can still get arms hubs shock towers ect for my B74.1 (6 years old right now) although some parts like the main chassis has been discontinued so you could only find one used pre-owned or a shop has left over stock of it.

 

[CertifiedMike]

Ok... again, AE number and letter system confuses the hell out of me.
So the one its replacing isn't the one that was just released recently?
I'm gonna wait for my Mid and watch, confused and quietly.