Traxxas XO1
 

What does everyone think about the Traxxas RC car? http://traxxas.com/products/models/electric/6407xo1

Too slow: http://www.rc-monster.com/forum/show...477#post414477

100 mph too slow???? If it really goes that fast. What would you consider "FAST"??????

im pretty sure he means there's a thread already.

I like it but its just too impractical on the first look. Need to know how it drives as a touring car. The likely hood of me trying to drive this @ 100mph is non existant.

Yeah, I meant there is a thread already ( hence why I included a link to it ) :wink:

The car is a great piece of design & engineering, and uses about ~90% new components, but it is the wrong vehicle at the wrong time- all the other companies are releasing 1/5 scale MTs & SCTs which are very popular right now, so traxxas goes and releases a 1/7 touring car & calls it 'expert only' = :neutral:

Sorry I missed that :)

i agree they need to release a 200mph car for beginners with maxamps water cooled lipos and a new brushless system by fine designs that only uses 2 wires :lol:

Pfffft. This is Rc-Monster, not some pussy r/c forum. Heck, I have pinion gears that will go 150mph instantaneously. Batteries that break 200mph without a connecter and motor mounts that go Mach1.

If your maxx isn't hitting triple digits you aren't r/c-ing right:lol:

It's not the car that's going to make it popular rather the technology gimick. It might be a bold move by trx but I think it will pay off. Also with the 1/5 there are so many chinese knock-offs it must be hard to compete.

I think it taps directly into the go-fast interest of Traxxas buyers. I think it will sell well initially & continue selling providing there aren't too many emergent issues & average TRX people can clip the 100mph ticket

If the 120mph+ threshold is broken, then it will become a classic like the VXL rustler

How's that for a bold prediction!!

I can see a lot of rollers being sold on eBay to those with their own systems and don't need the iPoo (got that from SN) gimmick. Then, I can see a lot of Trx ERBE owners picking up the radio/ESC combo to put in their trucks.

If/when the idea of using a phone with the radio takes off, I can then see a lot of other manufacturers doing something similar. It does make sense in a way; why bother to integrate color touchscreen, interface, memory, etc into the radio when most people already carry a device which has all those things, and more? I just hope no one else purposely cripples their systems if their preferred device isn't used.

I get the free phone that comes with the contract, and have no use for an iPoo. I get what you're saying and agree, but couldn't traxxas consider me when developing this car? Harold compliance would be a helluva selling point.

I think they will come out with a Android app as well. Now that the Android phones are out-selling the iphone it only makes sense. Also I wonder how many kids are going to hurt themselves or others with thing? Could you immagine getting hit by a 10 pound object thats going 100mph? :lol:

A used iphone-itouch goes for about 100 bucks if you check local forums, etc.

We spend more than that on batteries for most of what we run...

Anyways, I would like to see a radio with a form like the old M11 that has a docking cradle where the screen would be. Have a different cradle for each phone type, to cover apple vs droid.

Also I wonder how many kids are going to hurt themselves or others with thing? Could you immagine getting hit by a 10 pound object thats going 100mph? :lol:[/QUOTE]

I would hope people are smarter than to stand in front of a car doing a speed run. I see people saying this all the time. just my thoughts.