First impressions

I hope you can see from the photos these certainly look the part. The tampo printing is spot on, crisp and clear the colours are bright and have a nice gloss shine on both cars. The bodies are well made and robust. On the whole they are very sturdy little models. With the integral mirrors, flexi aerials and well constructed spoilers nothing is going to fall off the first time you do. SCX have added nice touches inside the cockpit too, with painted helmets, gloves and harnesses. It also includes the competition seats, roll bars and the now mandatory co-driver reading the pace notes. Though it is only the upper torso.

This is the third Livery of the C2 that SCX have released, with it being the initial version of the Swift. Both are very attractive looking models. The wheels though simple complete the picture very well.

I have looked over the pair to find fault with the finish, however it's all very neat and tidy, an impressive finish many other manufacturers would be proud of. The wheel and tyre combination works well they are surprisingly smooth to drive.

The Stats (for both)

These are both the typical SCX Chassis's.The Citroen has five screws to hold it together yet the Suzuki only has three. The Suzuki is that bit more rigid as it has two struts running front to back which explains the lower number of screws. I was wondering if this was because the Swift is a new chassis and the C2 is simply a reworked older version? Both have the self centering guide. Both come with the traditional rails for power for some reason SCX stick with this method. I personally don't get on with it and would prefer wires like all the other manufacturers use.  

These as expected both drive very similarly, very much like their big brothers they are very nippy, great on Rally tracks and love tight bends. Great to race against each other because of their lack of size they hardly ever interact with each other. Having seen some JWRC today the 1:1's are within 0.5 of a second of each other on the 1:1 stages too. These two are very easy to drive, fast off the starting blocks, the motor breaks well, and can handle corners very well. The back end (with the magnet still in place) is remarkably stable twitching occasionally but never breaking out of the slot. The tyres are soft and offer good grip. They are noisy though we have come to expect that from SCX it does get better with a drop of oil in the crucial places and with a bit of time. The noise is certainly outweighed by the fun factor these as a pair make for a scream to drive, and would be a great class for racing especially over tight twisty tracks. 

These two are very popular 1:1 Rally cars and I can see several more versions just waiting to be produced as Slotcars.

The Lights - well they lasted all of five minutes, then they died I was only running 12 volts on my analogue Scalextric track it is such a shame as they really looked the part. I have checked joints to see if it was some soldering problem but nothing obvious. Why do they persist on fitting these boards if they don't last, for me this is a real let down. For what it's worth the rear lights are still working on both cars. Another thing is the TecniToys mounting system. These two very nearly stayed in the boxes on the shelf - how frustrating is that pin and lug system!