Schumacher Cougar KF 2WD buggy

Schumacher introduce their latest 1/10 2WD buggy kit in the form of the Cougar KF. Seen in prototype stages before the buggy is specially designed for the use on high grip surfaces such as carpet and astro turf. It builds on a 2.5mm carbon fibre main chassis and top deck and features an unconventional drivetrain setup with a traversal mid motor position and a rear belt drivetrain. The central motor layout is meant to offer exceptional corner speed on high grip surfaces without having to worry about the negative “torque steering” influences often associated with longitudinally mounted motors.

The buggy comes with a handful of new features such as front and rear protective shock tower covers, optional shorty or saddle pack battery layout, an optional steel front skid plate and a unique motor clamp to fine-tune weight distribution. Other features include 12mm wheel hex adapters, long front wishbones, easy belt tension adjustment, 4mm shock brackets, twin vented slipper plates and a gear differential. The original prototype cars were unexpectedly used at the recent IFMAR World Championships and had top 10 runs against the Worlds best. The car also TQ’ed the opening round of the EOS with Tom Cockerill at the sticks. Expect the kit to hit the stores very soon.

Features
– Front & Rear nut guards
– Central motor layout offers superb cornering on high grip tracks
– Adjustable internal ratio to rotate the motor in the same direction as the wheels
– Stronger front steering hub, with fine ‘Kwik Klip’ adjustment
– 12mm Hex Wheels with clean look and industry standard offset
– Moulded side pods for superb dirt protection
– 2.5mm aerospace grade lightweight carbon fibre chassis & top deck
– Single belt transmission with efficient low tension belt
– Optimum forward weight distribution with saddle packs or optional ‘Shorty’ layout
– Stronger front bulkhead and bottom plate
– PTFE coated shock bodies
– Pro spec 13mm big bore shocks with titanium nitride shafts
– Fully optimised suspension geometry
– Maximum dimension wing
– Black anodised components for the aggressive stealth look
– Gear Differential with hardened steel gears and super hard outputs
– CVA style driveshafts

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]