I've heard from a very reliable source that it's only 160mm at full height/width. The bays kind of taper...hope to have mine soon so I can see with my own eyes and calipers.
I just checked it out in the hobby shop today and the battery bays are rather small. I could tell for sure my flightpower 3s 5350 mah packs would not fit because they are too thick. Like said above the trays taper down from the outer edge toward the center of the truck as well. I think traxxas made a mistake on this one. After seeing the body up close I really did not care for it either. Everything else was nice though!
Soon as I get it I will post. I might have to do some mods to get the batts I want in there. I am thinking of just some NiMH though to keep it water proof.