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Some of us (I bet you are one of us, Harry), see "Audi" and "Quattro", and read, "screaming crazy fast rally car that may eat spectators who are stupid". This is a new reality for the name.

You know, it isn't going to be long before we are all learning a new LMP vocabulary of electric race car nomenclature because of Audi, Mercedes, and some others. Its coming.

Great Review Harry, and one wicked cool car!

Bob

Poop. Before reading this review, all the RTR buys for the remainder of the year were locked in.

Fine review of what looks like another Slot It winner.

Mc

Nice review Harry and thanks for the mention.
Mike

Great review, Harry! Guess who will be getting one of these..................... :D

Allan

I was impressed with your video showing its road holding abilities Harry.
The laps kept getting faster too, right to, the last lap.
Aside from the tires did you do anything to it ie body float etc.
I havent had mine out of the box yet, as I am still studying the slot it info on it andnits parts.
it is a very nice looking car, and my purchase would have been based on the new technology alone.
Bob

Thanks all for the feedback.

Bob, nothing but double checking the wheels/gears for tightness and proper width. I always go through a Slot.it before any track time and check these items. I added a little oil to the usual suspects and backed off the pod screws just a turn or two.

Basically tried to keep it as box stock as I could aside from tires. No added weight or any chassis/body mods.

GREAT review!!! :)

Has anyone tested this car back to back in 2wd and 4wd configuration? Would be interesting to see the results.

Thanks Harry, knowing just the usual initial tuning is good.
I would also, think as the components break in, the car will get faster just like 2 wheel drive cars do
as they break in.
It certainly is a beautiful looking car, and seems to be well up to Slot its usual standards.
Another fine example of technology in our hobby, now if only they could incorporate Dave and Bobs
steering front wheels , lol.
Bob

I agree Allan, however I think it would need to be tested under a number of different conditions.
First off both cars would need to be broken in and tuned .
Set up would obviously be different for each car due tomthe nature of the mechanics.
Then the tests would need to be done on a few different tracks of the same base.
ie wood tracks , and different layout types such as technical vs long and fast etc.
I would really expect the 4 wd car to be better on the technical track and with shorter straights.
But then that is what the testing would determine.
The outcome will be interesting and educational, however I have bought the car simply because of the technical advances slot it has used.
I have the 2 wd version also so I could do a comparison, and I do have a digital tach to ensure the motors are similar in rpm. I will give it a tryout if I get time this week, although I am off camping for 5 days starting Wednesday.
Bob

It seems to me that if the 4WD Audi slot car is significantly quicker then it will be readily banned from racing with other LMP cars and relegated to being a one-off curiosity. It seems to me that back in the days when the original Audi Quattro made it's debut it was not long before it was banned from racing, like the Chaparral 2J and Andy Granatelli turbine car