Racer have received these body-off photos of X Factory engineer Paul Sinclair’s prototype X–6 Cubed and it’s an exciting new design indeed. In recent months, X Factory has released photos with the body on, but they have kept the lid on details of the new car while final details of the design were worked out.
As one can see from the photos, the X–6 Cubed will be an all carbon fibre car in keeping with X Factory’s recently released SCX–60CF short course and the X–60CF stadium truck. Spokesman Chazz Sinclair said: “We will be an all-carbon fibre company in about six weeks when the Cubed is released. Both the X–6 Squared and X–60 will still be available; they are moulded chassis cars and there are certain advantages to that. But we believe most customers will prefer the lightweight, narrow carbon fibre cars.”
While the X–6 Cubed is similar in some ways to the X–60CF and SCX–60CF, that basic design has been changed and updated to many buggy-specific changes. Engineer Paul Sinclair explained: “Buggies are lighter and shorter, so you want different characteristics in how they take bumps, jump and corner. Especially, they must flex differently, and we have achieved that in the X – 6 Cubed.”
These are the important features of the new X–6 Cubed:
Carbon fibre construction
New top deck for easily adjustable chassis flex – adjust both the amount of flex and where the chassis flexes
New slim design for better cornering and performance over bumps
Very close to minimum legal weight – lighter than other buggies
Revised rear shock tower position that moves the wing forward for better performance in the air
Great carbon fibre and polished aluminium look
All new body and medium-downforce wing
Retains X Factory’s four-gear transmission
Retains the X–6 Squared’s rear pivot and control arms
Uses either saddle or shorty pack – both can be moved forward or back to change weight distribution
Paul Sinclair said: “The car in these photos is my prototype car, and there are a few minor changes between this and final production. The biggest one is the way the ball studs are mounted to the rear tower; in production, the ballstuds will be in the same location but mounted vertically. Also, the body mounts are not on my car. Otherwise, this is it.”
Chazz added: “Eight Team drivers in UK have Cubes, along with one in Belgium, one in Australia and six US Team drivers. Every one of them reports two to three tenths faster lap times than with their Squareds. More important, every one says the Cubed is even easier to drive fast than the Squared. That’s hard to believe, but they are unanimous. They describe the X–6 Cubed as ‘light and nimble’ compared to the Squared. The Cubed truly is higher math.”
After several delays from various parts suppliers, the X–6 Cubed should begin shipping to dealers in early June. All dealer orders will be filled before the car is released for retail sales on X Factory’s web store, so the fastest way to get one is from your local hobby store. The car will be available two ways: a conversion kit for the Associated B4/4.1/4.2 and an upgrade kit for the X–6 Squared.
Source: X Factory
