This has been a long anticipated car.  Many loved the original incarnation of the car from Proslot in spite of its many problems.  The most glaring was the pinion gear came broken and had to be replaced immediately.  The front stub axles needed changed as did all four wheels.  The chassis was prone to break. I broke three of them.  It sometimes had a great motor.  Parts varied from car to car - I know I had five of them and no two were alike and I am not talking about livery.  One car came without a motor, but I didn't use it until I had totally demolished the another of the cars and when I got it out there was no motor.  This car is my favorite car to drive non-magnet.  Why?  Because once all mods are done it is fast.  The last one I had at Fastlane Hobbies handled a SlotIt Ferrari 312 PB very nicely thank you.  The Ferrari was running the S2 tires.  Soon after that run, that particular car went to the garage with a broken chassis.  It has not run again as I have been waiting to buy a new chassis.

Proslot sort of drifted from the scene and an eastern European country now makes some of the line but MRRC/Scaleauto got the mold and rights to the Toyota and resurrected it.  The body is the same lightweight plastic body but the assembly is a little better.  The only big difference is that the interior is now a vacuformed interior.  This not only saved even more weight but allows for a larger motor in the motor pod.  If the old interior is replaced with the new one, the old body fits perfectly on the new chassis. All posts matched up on the two old bodies I tried. The mirrors and windshield wiper came in a separate bag.  I didn't have to break them off. The quality of the finish is nothing new and so is unspectacular. The rear wings have a different shade of red than the rest of the body just like the old one.   If you saw the old car, you have seen the new.  You should not buy this car if you want a model of Fly quality as you will be disappointed.  By looking at the following picture you will see that not much has changed.  They new car is the one on the far right.  The one next to it is Proslot's variant of the same car.

Some details were omitted like the names of the drivers.  Look at the next picture. Again the new car is on the right.

Some of the tampo is different and in general is better as it is brighter and has more vivid colors. See if you can find ten differences between the two cars.  My problem is that I do not know which is more accurate.

The rest of the car is new.  Let's begin with the chassis.  It was redesigned to accept the SlotIt inline motor pods.   This is nice because you can do different setups and swap them out very quickly.  The bad news is that the sidewinder pod fits the chassis but you can't fit it under the body.  The anglewinder pod fits neither the chassis nor the body.  The stock pod has a girdle that goes over top of the motor to hold it in place.

The motor is a Mabuchi FK-180 in form factor which means a NC-2 style motor should fit. I had heard Scaleauto was going to put the slimline motor in these, but that has turned out not to be the case. The motor is not impressive to me.  Usually on fast car I have to turn down the voltage, but this car was OK using the full 15 volts my track has available.  This just a hunch but on a high speed road course this car is going to need more motor is my bet. I wonder if I have one in my parts bin?  I will have to check.  Later I am going to slap the motor on the tach and get an RPM reading.

The odd thing is that the pinion looks like the white Scalextric gears for inlines. At least it is is not cracked like on most of the Proslots.  The crown appears to be a black SlotIt.

The guide blade is 3/16" deep which is a 1/16" less than the SlotIt gray deep slot guide. I checked and the SlotIt guide popped right in and needed no alteration to work.

The wheels are aluminum and use the SlotIt type wrench to adjust them.  They have no inserts.  SlotIt zero grip front tires do not fit the front wheels well. The rear wheels accept SlotIt tires and NSR Ultragrips for the Ninco F1 hub.  The front axle is a solid axle and has the axle play adjustment screws for fine tuning.

Magnets?  They can be added, but none came with the car.

Lap times were about .3 to .5 seconds faster than the SlotIt 312PB turned when it was fitted with the stock tire.  The stock tire is of course the tire that comes mounted on the car and about .5 seconds slower than the same car with the optional S2 which is the tire in the little bag. My track likes cars with a short wheelbase which is what the Toyota does not have.  I put a brand new set of S2s on the back and on the first lap went faster than before.  The gap to the Ferrari was closed significantly to .2 seconds.  I wish a set of P4 tires were available to put on but I must be one of the few Ninco track users around and they have to be ordered.  Bruce has two pairs waiting for me at Cincy Slots and Ray at Fastlane Hobbies has some ordered.  I finally tried some NSR Ultragrips for the Ninco F1 hub.  The car equalled the SlotIt's time.

What is great is that most cars need .25-.5 ounces of lead in the nose to get a respectable lap time, but this car does not.  The guide blade and braids have not given me any trouble.

Packaging?  It is a blister pack and this is where we get to the ugly.  The windshield was hit in transit and the posts that hold it in place were all broken. Surely someone can make cheap, but effective packaging! What else don't I like?  My usual complaint that I hate those little set screws in the wheels and gears.

A dyno test will come later as I have about 30 motors lined up for testing.

Conclusion?  I like it better than the SCX Pro Audi R8 and think it is a better car and deal.  On a short track I like it, but not as much as a SlotIt Ferrari 312PB.  It is impressive for a long wheelbase car and on a high speed track it is sure to be very impressive with a motor change.  To me it was worth the money as I have six bodies that will fit the chassis and a parts bin full of goodies to fiddle with.  Hopefully this car will be a record setter and winner, but probably not in my clumsy hands.