most buggies look the same because they are the same, they have to be the same or else you couldnt have a buggy class, and to be perfectly honest I went from a mbxr2 to a hyper 7 and could hardly tell the difference between the two, they both handled like buggies because thats exactly what they are. I mean sure you can have differences like C-hub or pbs, upright servo tray or laydown servo tray, Torsen diff, spider diff, or standard diff, etc....... I just personally think that when it all comes down to it the driver is what wins the race.