ATTENTION! This is a reminder to be aware of using buggy motors with the original battery box as they may cause battery damage. We strongly recommend using buggy motors with the new battery box (white top cover).The old battery box cannot be used with the new motor. Please relate to the instructions above.
Customer Reviews
Based on 35 reviews
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A
The model is great, overall nice to look at. It doesn't include many functions, except motorization, but that's fine since it allows the model to work properly as it doesn't try to pack too much stuff. The electroplated pieces are a nice touch, and the motors are nicely packed into the model. I feel however that the battery pack is in the way of the engine cover on the right side, so that it doesn't close properly and doesn't sit as flush as it should. I love the rims with the red line all around them, I feel it is an easy way to embellish this model without adding complex stuff. I've chosen however not to include the original stickers as they don't look so good to me.
The only other function outside of motorization and the obvious ones (suspension, steering, doors) is that you can adjust the rear diffuser. This function is a bit tricky to operate and I feel that the pieces are a bit stressed in the way the mechanism is built, but works fine in the end, so it's ok. In one of the pic the model is side by side with another white 1:8 car from CaDa for comparison.
C
I finished the build yesterday and want to give a little review.
1.) Optic: please do yourself a favour...DONT USE THE STICKER. First of all, i hate sticker on sets and second of all, this car looks so much better without the sticker. Maybe you can use the one sticker for the display but the rest...dont use it. 4.5/5
2.) The build: this build was quite challenging. Its a really big set with 4449 parts. You really need to be focused when you build it. Instruction are clear and good but this thing is massiv. But the 4 star rating is mostly because of the build...as cool and nice the car is looking, ther are many steps which are frustrating during the build, some steps are in an idiotic order. For example...as i said...this thing is huge...so you have one step where you have to turn it upside down (even if you can finish the step without turning over) the next step you have to put it back on top and the step after you have to turn it again upside down. And some parts are quite unstable connected so if you turn it a hu dred times the parts will fall of over and over. 4/5
3.) Price: i got this thing for about 180€ incl. Rc. Just try to find a lego set for this price and see what you get. Enough said... 4.5/5
4.) Quality: most parts fit perfect, some part are a little loose when you are connecting them, colours are great and look the same at every part. You got extra black pins for better looking. I just tested the function without wheels, cause i read that there are joints which break cause of the weight of this set. 4.5/5
Summary: great set, big set, good price, perfect display set. Again a set which shows how bad lego is.
C
My thumbs are sore but very happy with the result. Great packaging and good instructions in my opinion. Only one issue is a part on the axle broke and now the car won't run because a single wheel cannot do it. Hopefully I can get a replacement soon.
d
Its arrived really fast, the car look amazing .
The building is challenging and fun .
So recommend
D
Overall, this is a good set.
However, there are some bad things happened to me.
First of all, the controller was dead already and they sent me the new one so that is fine. After this I had a part which is not full and it seems to be melted.
Secondly, the absorbers don’t work well, the car is heavy but the absorbers dont have enough strength to balance the car. So sad.
A
Had a lot of fun building this set, it was a nice challenge. Door mechanism and battery removal is also really nice. Car looks insanely good and cada did a good job with the bricks quality. Will be buying every 1/8 scale car this company releases :)
Y
Just working on it , good challenge, fun to work on , it is my 2nd car. Love the product.
A
I'll start by saying I'm not a highly experienced builder, nor do I have a dedicated build room. However, I found the build fun and interesting. There are a lot of small sections and parts of the build that contribute to a very well-thought-out design, as well as intricate but stable inner workings of the car.
I filmed a time lapse of the entire build as well as updates after completing each stage of the build. There were times when the instructions were confusing, in particular the motor cable management. The instructions show where the cables should go when the motors are installed, but are not shown again until the final stage of attaching the cables to the power pack, some 400 pages later. This does mean that the following instructions aren't crowded by images of loose cables, but there are points where I had to flip forward to the end and guess which way a cable should be threaded. One place I thought it would have been essential to include the cables in the instructions is installing the sub-body work parts on the right of the rear wheel motor - there are a few small parts that attach immediately next to the point where the cable exits the motor, meaning I had to squash the cable flush with the motor and force the adjacent parts on. Fortunately this hasn't affected the drive of the motors, but it is very cramped in that section!
One other small note for the instructions is that it's very occasionally difficult to tell exactly which hole to attach a sub-build section to, particularly on the inner workings (where it's not obvious like the outer body work), and you have to pay close attention to the image in the instructions and relate it to the already built section.
One of the wing doors on my build doesn't close seamlessly due to the resistance part built inside the top section. Knowing this is the case, it is fairly easy to manually adjust the rod and washer, but worth noting it's not 100% perfect.
The front suspension when completed is under a little bit of strain, and therefore the front of the car appears to sit lower to the ground than the back of the car. Fortunately, this doesn't affect the drive.
The stickers are a little less forgiving than Lego as they are thinner and therefore more prone to curling as I carefully adjusted them when applying them. Not a problem by any means, but worth noting.
As I don't have a dedicated build room I had to unbox and build in stages; I found it odd that the multitool that comes with the kit was in the very last bag (large bag 8 in box 4), rather than in the first box of bags, or box 5 with the other "miscellaneous" items such as motors and rubber parts. I know it is customary to open all of the boxes first and organise the bags and items, but just found this strange!
I also thought it was odd to include the bag of black pins close to the end, rather than at the start or the point at which you can start using them. Looking at the numbers, there are 327 blue pins and 80 black pins, so obviously you can't use exclusively black pins... It would be useful to have a symbol or place-marker in the instructions to tell you when you can use the black pins instead of the blue pins if they're visible from the outside.
My inexperience with such a large build and motorized parts showed with the front wheel alignment. When I attached the motor cables to the power pack and switched it on, the front wheels were not aligned and the "default" position of the front motor has the wheels (and therefore the steering wheel too) at an angle. I've had to disassemble a large portion of the front to correct this. I am not faulting CADA for this as I know it is something I should have checked during the build, and it would have been best for me to attach the cable to the power pack when installing the motor and steering track system to check the default position - this car is meant for experience builders after all! There is a note in the instructions right at the start to warn you that the front (grey) motor is correctly aligned, and I thought I had checked this before installing. I suppose it would have been helpful for the instructions to advise checking this at this stage in the build.
Finally, the price - incredible. I can only imagine if I'd bought an equivalent set from Lego it would have been 2-3x the price (the only comparable product I could find is the McLaren P1, which is not motorized(!), costs £390). This car was discounted when I bought it for £193.
Overall, I'm very happy with the building experience and final result, despite the bumps along the way!
H
I bought this set a while back. It took me a total of 20 hours to build and I enjoyed every moment of it. I didn't put the stickers on it because I liked the car without them. I really do recommend this set due it being so much cheaper than lego. The pieces have great quality and durability. The instructions are very detailed and thorough. 5/5 stars.
g
It’s a lot for me.
