Category | 1:5 Large Scale Off-Road buggy |
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Constructor | Hobby Products International |
Designer(s) | Akira Kogawa |
Technical specifications | |
Length | 817 mm (32.2 in) |
Width | Front: 460 mm (18.1 in) Rear 480 mm (18.9 in) |
Height | 5.20 in (132.1 mm) |
Axle track | Front: 395 mm (15.6 in) Rear 400 mm (15.7 in) |
Wheelbase | 570 mm (22.4 in) |
Engine | Fuelie 23 cc (1.4 cu in) Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout |
Weight | 9.6 kg (21.2 lb) |
Tyres | HPI Dirt Buster |
Competition history |
The HPI Baja 5B and Baja 5T is a 1:5 scale radio controlled off-road buggy and truck manufactured by Hobby Products International (HPI). The car is sold either in a kit or RTR (Ready to Run) with in a 23cc gasoline engine, or in a limited edition SS kit with 26cc engine, or for a short period, battery powered.[1] Initially introduced with a buggy body style, a short course truck style was later offered to the market and was joined in 2015 by the Baja 5R, an on-road car.[2]