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[update] Serpent announces the release of the new Cobra Be 2.0 buggy

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Mike Garrison

0 March 4, 2013, 5:20 a.m.

3/5/2013

By Mike Garrison

LiveRC.com

ORIGINAL STORY - Posted 3/4/2013 at 12:42pm:

Serpent has announced that their new Cobra Be 2.0 electric 1:8 buggy is getting set to be released. They have left us with very little detail of the new updated buggy, but from comparison of the pics below we what we can tell the new buggy possibly features new towers (rear especially as the shocks mount to the rear), the plastic mudguards replaced by lightweight lexan, slightly different body, new wheels, and misc. other obvious changes.

We expect the BIG upgrades to be under the hood. Stay tuned as we bring you more on the Cobra Be 2.0 soon!

UPDATE - Posted 3/5/2013 at 11:25am:

Serpent has officially launched the new buggy with full details and photos revealed! While our guesses yesterday as to the major changes in the buggy were mostly correct, the new 2.0 is packed with a long list of new features that aren't as easily visible to the naked eye.

New Cobra Be 2.0 features:

New wider rear end with new geometry for more rear traction and an easier handling car
Rear shockabsorbers moved to the back of the shocktower
Longer rear shocks; with longer housing and shockrods for more travel
Rear wing with integrated holders for the ballraced rear anti-roll bar
Longer rear lower arms, new higher carbon shocktower, longer rear shock, new upright
Lexan mud-guards to mount on lower rear arms
Nylon mud-scrapers mount on the rear uprights
Improved differential gears - as already in the Be version
Larger bearings in steeringblocks and uprights 8X16X5 (2) and 15x21x4 (2),
Transmission using larger bearings 8x19x6 and 13x19x4 and new couplers for extra durability