Due to the popularity of the 1:8th off road class the number of buggies available is enormous, just about every manufacturer has peered over the shoulder of the competition and released their own car. Now take a close look at this mass of cars……can you really tell them apart?? Lets face it, chassis layout hasn’t differed for many a year, all have similar suspension packages, all with the transmission running straight down the centre. The consequence of this layout is that the engine, one of the heaviest and most critical components of any gas buggy, is left hanging out to one side! Obviously this seriously compromises the centre of gravity within the chassis and means that a good balance can be hard to achieve. So does anybody out there want just another 1:8th buggy? Neither do we……….……enter the Team Losi 8IGHT!!

The Team Losi 8IGHT redefines 1:8th off-road nitro buggy racing with the first new and unique buggy design in over 10 years. The 8IGHT uses the same innovative thinking, sophisticated technology, hi-tech materials, and cutting-edge design that has separated Team Losi's racing vehicles from the rest of the pack for over 25 years. The look is different, the handling has been vastly improved, and the features are endless. The engine now sits smack in the middle of the chassis thanks to the revolutionary drivetrain that runs around the engine with a super smooth constant velocity joint system. This gives the 8IGHT the best weight distribution of any gas buggy out there!

With the engine where it should be this also gave the engineers the scope to make the chassis area super narrow. This has several advantages, but by far the biggest is the masses of extra ground clearance it offers the car whilst cornering, no more fat side skirts scrapping the track surface as you go for that apex! The centrally mounted engine also offers a much safer environment for your tuned pipe. With it sitting further inside the track of the wheels it is far less likely to suffer crush damage in the event of impact.

The finest chassis layout needs a suspension package to match, and the 8ight doesn’t disappoint. Again, the vast majority of 1:8th cars use a pillow ball system at the front. The design team at Losi extensively ran the Losi ‘H’ arm set-up against the pillow ball system in back to back testing, and without fail the ‘H’ arm won out giving a superior feel through the corners and over those bumps and jumps. Then there are those wonderful shocks, oversized and super smooth, no other buggy can soak up the terrain like the 8IGHT.

From the centrally mounted motor, to the oversized shocks, to the 4-shoe clutch, to the extra-thick machined chassis, everywhere you look there are ingenious features that yield both performance and durability. The revolutionary drive train, meticulous attention to detail and brilliant design are simply unmatched. The 8IGHT offers the enthusiast a 21st century off-road racer that is easy to tune, easy to maintain, and most of all easy to drive fast.