new 1/9 scale kyosho desert buggy

[germanrc10gt]

well they could have done this so much better... if they had used a little more metal instead of black plastics. with narrow front tires. and metal shock bodies. and a little more attention to detail regarding the looks of a desert buggy. they could have won a new customer but i guess they failed on this one. looks like a toy car to me, at least this is my first impression. it is all due to costs these days. thank you china for flooding the world markets with cheap crap and causing a price battle that no company can elude from. in the end we all go down. take a look for yourselves.

http://www.kyoshoamerica.com/cars/index.php?part_num=30856

[highwayracer]

History shows that kyosho will eventually release a "turbo" or hopped up version with all the goodies. I actually like the body and I think the wheels are giving it the cheap plastic look that you're speaking of.

[Lowgear]

Heres a thread on it: http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=13644

[highwayracer]

[uzzi]

Last I checked Kyosho was a Japanese company.

[germanrc10gt]

and where is their stuff made nowadays

[uzzi]

Perhaps.....its globalisation but to blame a country is wrong. It is the decision of the holding company where they are to be manufactured. After all there has to be a market for 'cheaper' products otherwise these products would not exist. Furthermore, it allows a cheaper entry into the r/c world for masses that do not necessarily see a Durango as even an option. Don't get me wrong I like a quality product like the next guy but I don't personally care where it is made as long as it is up to standard. There will always be a place for the enthusiast and one for the mass market.