where have you seen the price for the redcat? I saw the price on their website but that is MSRP and it will be cheaper anywhere else. On their site a 1/10 brushed is $200ish but they are $130-$150 on ebay.
It may be the same as the exceed...except that it will come with 4 wheels steering stock. There is no pic of the radio yet on redcat's site but Im wondering if it will have the same radio/setup as the RS10 with the 4 steering modes. Back when I was a dealer I used to sell those radios for $80 one ebay. It is a unique radio in that 1 button controls the mixing of channel 2 and 3 with input from the steering wheel. Basically the best radio if you want 4 wheel steering.
It is interesting if they chose to use the maxstone....I would think it would have made sense for them to sell a modified version of the 1/8 rockslide (which is also MOA)