[citation needed] There were three body styles to be chosen from; the most popular racing machines in the Japanese Grand Prix: the Porsche 917, Lola T70 and McLaren Elva.

Races with electric off-road cars increased in popularity after the release of Tamiya's Rough Rider.

The thin body was realized by placing the batteries pointing forward, and its light weight (1680g, with full equipment) gave it a huge advantage over rival models.

It is a 1/7th scale rear wheel drive dune buggy available in both brushless and glow powered RTR options as well as a kit that can be built either way and swapped as the modeller desires.

In 2014 Kyosho announced a re released version of Scorpion, refined where needed so it can be outfitted with modern gear such as Lipo and brushless motor.

This unique front suspension was rather difficult to set up, and had a short arm, which prevented it from taking powerful strokes.

Adjustments were made with each successive model, but the Progress series became infamous as a slow car unable to live up to its full potential.

[citation needed] Notable models (in order of release) The 2WD racing buggy created following the Tomahawk.

The double wishbone suspension and aluminum monocoque frame gave the buggy far more speed than previous models.

The body design for the Lazer ZX was rather unpopular from the start, and many users, including the Kyosho racing team, preferred to use the bodyset from the Turbo Optima Mid Special.

The original kit has been upgraded from FS to FS2 featuring lipo ready chassis, new body and a new rear end.

The FS2 has since been upgraded again to FS2 SP specification with the inclusion of big bore shock absorbers and other minor changes.

Although the ZX5 FS2 SP and ZX6 models were different , some (if not most) parts were interchangeable between them like the gear boxes , the shafts , and even the shock towers with some modifications.

Here is a list with all the Lazer series models (in chronoligical order) : Since 1992, Kyosho has specialized in creating high end collector's grade Die-Cast Car Replicas.

Based in Fallbrook, California USA, the full-scale Phantom was built by Aberle Custom Aircraft and sponsored by Kyosho during the 2007 Reno Air Races.

However, the company has already gotten rid of most of the old frame casts, making prospects of renewed production costly and difficult.

During the Shizuoka Hobby Show in May, 2006, Kyosho introduced "Optima" and "Turbo Scorpion" in its new "Miniature Racing Buggy series".

Though only 10 cm in length, these die-cast pullback toys feature exactly the same package design as the original RC kits.