Nothing against FG, as they are built like tanks and the guys who have them always beat the crap out of them without complaint. But in terms of performance the XBE is really on a different level. Think Clodbuster performance as opposed to Emaxx if you will. When rarely allowed to run on the 1/8 track my XBE always darts out in front and can actually get kind of boring to drive because I can't hear it whizz by with three other gassers running out there. Carson also has their own version of it for support in Europe:
http://www.msuk-forum.co.uk/topic/10...lectric-buggy/
I know I sound like a salesman for this car and of course I'm not. Just very happy with the performance and the price for something of this size. It isn't stock, but for the cost of converting a FG or Baja you'd still get a much better car (again, in my opinion) for far less $$.