2019 Toyota Fortuner TEST DRIVE !!! | Lobud Review
2019 Toyota Fortuner TEST DRIVE !!! | Lobud Review
2019 Toyota Fortuner TEST DRIVE !!! | Lobud Review
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[Review] Kyosho Mini-Z MR03 - Toyota GT86 JKB86 - Duration: 12:43.
Hello, everyone. Welcome to Beaver's Hobby channel.
This is the review of Kyosho Mini-Z MR03 Readyset.
So far in this channel I've covered many cars alternative to Mini-Z.
This time let's take a look at where it all began with an original Kyosho Mini-Z.
Well, Kyosho might not be the 1st manufacture who make cars in 1/27,1/28 scale.
But they are the ones that popularize it and set the standard for wheelbases,
wheels,
and body mounting system.
This is a Readyset or in general term a RTR so inside the box there are car and transmitter.
This version that I got is 50th Anniversary Kyosho with limited edition body and wheels.
There are many accessories included.
First, this is kit for different front width. If the car is narrow it will come with additional wide chassis parts and vice versa.
It also has parts to adjust wheelbase which I'll talk about later.
Then there're gears and parts to change the gear ratio and also some spare parts.
Finally there are tools to remove wheel nuts, tool to set the car to bind or paring mode and tool to remove motor pinion.
And also 20 mini traffic cones or pylons for you to lay down a course.
There are 2 manuals included. One is for the body with wheelbase and wheel offset details.
The other one is for the car and it is one of the best manuals I've ever come across except for one thing, the binding procedure is backwards.
You have to set the car to bind mode first, and after that is the transmitter.
The manuals are also available online along with a technical guide.
I put the links in the description so you can check them out.
I have to say this is the most complete package I've ever seen.
Now let's take a look at the car.
This chassis is the MR03. It's the 4th generation of RWD chassis starting from MR01, MR02 and MR015 leading up to this.
There are 4 different motor mounts and this one is the RM or rear motor mount.
The car runs on 4 AAA batteries.
The platform is pan-car which means the rear wheels are connected together on an axle.
The rear suspension has T-plate on the bottom and strut on the top which allows the motor case and axle to move up and down
and also twist a bit allowing the car to roll from side to side.
The stock setup is very soft and floppy that I'm afraid over time this T-plate will break from fatigue.
Front suspension is independent with VCS or Variable Camber Suspension which allows camber to change when the suspension is moving up and down
to maintain tyres contact when the car is leaning in the corners.
The stock front springs are hard giving this car the handling feel of safe understeer.
Wheelbase is adjustable from 94mm to 90 and 86mm by using the included parts and moving the T-plate in and out.
So this is the only chassis that you can fit any Mini-Z body on it.
This is a very well-thought-out and very well-designed chassis.
All the modules are separated for example the springs for front suspension is easily accessible from here without dissembling the whole front end.
The batteries are mounted low down and flat on the bottom of the chassis giving it low centre of gravity.
And here's the clever bit, since the battery is in there it will be difficult to pull it out.
So it has holes on the bottom to push the batteries out, very well thought out indeed.
The build quality is amazing. The plastic is nice and rigid without excess part from moulding process.
These RWD wheels are different that AWD wheels and they are not interchangeable.
The ones that come with this car are front narrow and rear wide.
The tyres are 30 deg slick rubber tyres.
Unfortunately it comes with plastic bushings and plastic wheel nuts so you might want to upgrade these, right out of the box.
The ball bearings you need are 4 of 2x6x2.5mm for front wheels
and 3 of 3x6x2.5mm for rear axle.
The wheel nut size is M2.
It is fitted with gear diff. as standard and it is very loose.
The stock gear ratio is 7.33 with 6T pinion on the motor and 44T gear on the diff.
And it is adjustable from the gears and parts that are included in the box.
The chassis without battery weights 90 grams.
Onto the electronics.
The servo is its own chassis integrated design with motor and potentiometer connected to the main board.
Essentially it is 5 wires digital servo that is very fast and very precise.
The ESC is also great. It has rapid response to the input and power delivery is smooth throughout the range from ultra-low speed or creeping to top speed.
And it has full forward-brake-reverse function.
The main board is 3-in-1 unit serves as receiver, ESC and servo controller.
As you can see the electronics are proprietary and almost non-upgradable.
You can't just swap out ESC, servo or receiver.
If you break the servo you might have to change the servo gear which is not hard.
But if the potentiometer or to motor is fried out, you're going to have to do some soldering and the wires are really tiny.
There's limited selection of the motors that can be used without going through a complicated process of modifying the main board with FET stacking.
The transmitters that you can upgrade to are also limited by the version of the car you choose.
The electronics are neither weak nor prone to break but if you do break it you will have to replace the whole board and that's not cheap
unless you extensively modify and convert it to standard RC electronics.
And because the servo is essentially 5 wires servo,
if you want to convert it you will have to find a servo board and solder it to the existing servo motor and potentiometer.
Which is a fiddly thing to do.
The stock motor is a standard 130 motor.
Top speed on full charge without load is 22 KPH which is decent and fast enough to have fun.
Onto the body, which is one of the main reasons I bought this car.
What I have here is Toyota GT86 Kyosho JKB86 50th Anniversary Special Edition.
The body is exquisite. It is multi-piece that's been built and painted from the factory.
This one is a limited edition so it has special graphics on it.
And it is too valuable to play so I'll swap it for a standard issue Auto Scale Collection.
Here is Honda NSX type S Zero in Imola Orange Perl.
As you can see it is also very well made.
The quality and details are amazing from every angle.
Fitting and finishing are smooth without any excess plastic in sight.
This would rival any scale model.
Let's take a look at the transmitter.
The transmitter that comes with this model is KT-19.
It is 2.4 gigahertz and runs on 4 AAA batteries.
It has steering trim and steering dual rates but weirdly there's no throttle dual rate.
This knob is to change the light mode if the light unit is available.
Here's the button to eject the battery tray. It's pretty big you can accidentally press it easily.
Even though the grip is rather small it fits in the hand very nicely.
That's it for the transmitter. It is very basic but feels very good in my hands.
Here I have a bonus thing for you.
The KT19 transmitter also binds with Flysky AFHDS receiver.
And Flysky AFHDS Transmitters also bind with Mini-Z with FHS protocol.
But you need to reverse the channel 4 otherwise it will not turn to full lock as you can see here.
This is also the reason I choose this version of Mini-Z so I have more choices for transmitter upgrade.
Now let's go for test drive.
The handling is very good. It is neutral and very precise.
Turning circle is about 55cm which is really good as well.
You can really learn how to drive properly with this car. It'll teach you throttle control, coasting, braking and how to exit the corners.
From the motor position I expect it to work like a pendulum at the exit of the corners and yes, I can feel the rear swing but it is not out of control.
If anything this adds more character to the car.
And don't forget that the motor mount can be swapped for other types so you can change the way the car feels and handles.
Onto the good, the bad and final verdict.
The thing I'm really concern about is the plastic wheel nuts.
I took the wheels out to clean for a few times and some of them have worn out already.
Fitting lock nuts from the factory shouldn't add anything to the cost since it is already expensive.
Also at this price I expect it to have ball bearings fitted from the factory as well but it isn't.
Official upgrade for bearing is very expensive but as long as you know the size you can find them for cheap.
Despite what I just said, it is not hard to fall in love with this car.
Because when you consider the originality, then you touch it and feel the quality and the designing that went through to become this car you will just respect it and love it.
Considering everything that included in the box, the car hassle-free to run without the need to fix anything out of the box,
the quality and plenty of upgrades available Mini-Z truly is "your first radio control car".
As for the question of the price, it depends on where you live and how much your Kyosho distributor is selling it.
But nowadays I mostly see it starting from 160 USD to 200 USD exclude shipping.
which is really expensive for a small car, plastic chassis with proprietary electronics.
But if you can find one for around 140 USD with shipping/delivery included I think that is a fair price for this car.
Let's say 35 for the scale model finished body, 70 for the chassis & electronics then 30 for the transmitter.
Add another 5 for the accessories and spares and there you go, 140 USD.
That was a generous estimation.
As for the upgrades, you can find parts from official Kyosho Mini-Z which are quite expensive.
There're also upgrades from other companies for example 3Racing for budget parts.
Then PN Racing, Atomic and X-Power for hi-end parts.
Anyway, even though the car and original Kyosho upgrades are expensive,
spare parts and standard parts are extremely reasonably priced and not hard to find so you can keep the car running for a long time.
Before I go I'm gonna answer a question that I guess someone will ask me later in the comment.
No, it cannot drift because steering angle is not enough.
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