The Fusion is a nice parking lot basher!! I have had one for several years and it has survived quite a bit of abuse. If you want to hop it up there are plenty of hop ups from Wolpack Radicals. His adjustable motor mounts are nice you can but a big block 28 on your Fusion with his mounts. And he makes adapters so you can use 1/8 scale tires on your Fusion too. If you have friends who have both of these cars asked them to let you drive them make a comparison between the 2 based on how well they handle and I bet you will chose the Fusion. Now over here in the states alot of guys are using the HPI cars for Landspeed Attemp Vehicles with some sucess using Wolfpack Radicals parts. So if you want a parking lot Basher I would go with the Fusion if you want a landspeed attemp vehicle I would go with the HPI .