fighttheban

hey heres the link to the new savage 5T http://www.hpieurope.com/kit-info.ph...=30108&lang=en from what i see HPIhave lengthened the XLand kept the same motor in. hmmm... interesting.

I'd like to hear what other people think about this newest truck but i personally think for the extra money, a petrol 5T would be much better.

open to discussion

TAKZILLA

first thing that comes to mind,a decent sized mid tank should of been a no brainer for HPIor a tool box would fit real nice in there

BudBud

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

You woulda thought they had learned their lesson already. I would love to know how many of these they get back in an average week! Glen

barrydidntknow

Wonder if they will have an xl5t conversion. Probably will be just like the conversion from x xl. Cant believe they ar sticking to the 5.9 POS engine.

bigwaltc

I'd like to put those wheel tires on my XL

BudBud

I agree, they really look nice and if they are lightweight, that would be very cool! Wonder what they will sell for?

mmduc

ive had no problem with my k 5.9 at all, for a stock engine, it rips just fine. i have a few piccos as well in other trucks, but the k 5.9 i think is one of the better stock engines. just my 2 cents. ill prob. buy  the 5t.

black mamba

Kinda weird looking, but cool nonetheless. It'd be really nice to see a gas engine option or dual Mamba Monsters in there.

rclugnut10

My Feedback: (1)

i'm pretty dissapointed just cuz they lenghtend the plates and revised the hubs, not to big of a deal IMO and am i the only one waiting to see what i'll happen after a few hard off camber impacts, i can see that chassie twisting right apart.... yeah it has a few center braces but i really dought that they'll do much i can see that just bending right apart with the right hit/crash...

savagehead

My Feedback: (25)

I like the concept of it. But insted of calling it a 5t why not just call it " savage hardcorr" that would sound a lot better

01s0uljah

I dont like how the body looks..

Anybody know how this thing will bash?

jikkuria

i remember seeing this a few months ago on the hpi japan site. i dont like that front drive shaft, it just seems accident prone. imagine one of those flying yout at high speed, and hitting some one.

Revomad1

HPI is getting lazy! lol. I want a completely re-designed 1:5 scale 4wd gas powered Savage.

crowdie

Am I the only one who thinks this is rubbish? Hpi's very own promotion video shows how rubbish this thing jumps, and how the shell will rip right off the mounts in no time... In my opinion this is hpi juicing the savage too much, and they took a wrong turn. But., thats just my opinion, I guess you have to be into trucks like that

BudBud

You must spend more time looking at it than driving it. The 5.9 is a joke, poor bearings, poor carburetor, bad timing and porting, junk pistons, I can show you some photos or provide some links if you like. It produces less power than most 28s and runs super hot. It has a horrible mid range to top end bog. It is pretty sad, I spent a lot of time and money trying pipes and carburetors, hoping to make the 5.9 repectable. Supertib did a great job with it, but a stock Picco 28 will still outrun it.... No matter how much money you throw at it, the basics of the engine, sleeve and piston are soft and weak.

On the topic of the truck, I would have to hope they instended for it to be run in sandy conditions and not hard core bashing. I see they have added a brace to stabilize that long stretch from radio box to engine plate. I agree on the front dogbone, it looks like a problem waiting to happen. You suppose you could make a U turn on a two lane road with it?

BANKRUPTER

I fully agree with you !

fighttheban

Iknow this is probably a long shot but i'd like to see HPI make a cheap 4 stroke petrol engine conversion for 1:8 savages that would be sweet

CrysisFX

i would have liked to seen this be a single speed gearbox (from the flux) and lower to the ground for racing. really this is just a bad idea. but with a single or 2 speed it would be a good place for those picco 28's

rcnitrohead

X3!!

SavagexSam

we have had one for a couple of months now after the trade show, hpi japan left the prototype with us to give it a testing once they finalize the truck.....we just got the go ahead so expect some videos in the coming weeks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6z2rq...e=channel_page

BANKRUPTER

Sam put Robins mill in it and lets see what it can really do.

BudBud

Does it run or do we just look at it?

Editing to add a link... it does at least run, looks pretty dead though...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inerI...eature=related

bigwaltc

Yea Glen those tires and wheels would be bad ***** on a XL