ORIGINAL: brushless
Yep. I'm not sure the reasoning behind releasing this one!
My best guess is that they were thinking the same thing when they released the Aftershock. Produce a cheaper version of a popular truck to access more of the market. Since all the major R&D is already completed, production costs will be lower. So now they will have three tiers of quality: Top tier - mlst2, 2nd tier - mlst1, 3rd tier - raminator. All that makes sense...
Although I think I understand Losi's reasoning behind this release, I don't think it will pay-off like losi expects. I think they are canibalizing their own market share with this truck.