New Traxxas Products

[skellyo]

So most of you have probably seen the new Traxxas Rally VXL. While checking out the rally forum on the traxxas board, I ended up running across some interesting things from Traxxas that were in photos by XRC mag.

Stampede 4x4 VXL
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...d=166940908423

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...d=166940908423

1/16 Summit VXL
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...d=166940908423

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...d=166940908423

1/16 Boss 302 Mustang
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...d=166940908423

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...d=166940908423

Ford Fiesta Rally Body
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...d=166940908423

Sorry if the links don't work for you non-FB users. I'll post the pics in the post below if I can.

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Stampede 4x4 VXL

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1/16 Summit VXL

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1/16 Boss 302 Mustang

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Monster Energy Fiesta Rally Body

Very interesting and surprising to say the least. Finally Traxxas releases something worth a damn. I aint parting with my Flux though unless i'm REALLY impressed but even then, my Revo experience has left a bad taste in my mouth for all things Traxxas

[josh9mille]

ugh......im soo tired of "tiny rc vehicles". I never thought anything smaller than 12th scale was cool. I went bashing with a guy who had a mini erevo. that thing was completely stupid, would get stuck on uneven powdery dirt. Lame

Dude Traxxas is the Wal-Mart of the RC community. Crap loads of cheap of american designed, chinese made RC products sold for a low price point with tons of marketing that excites and convinces everyone to buy their products that are at best, decent as a jack of all trades and good at none of them with substandard service to back back them up.

[nitrostarter]

Originally Posted by Freezebyte

Dude Traxxas is the Wal-Mart of the RC community. Crap loads of cheap of american designed, chinese made RC products sold for a low price point with tons of marketing that excites and convinces everyone to buy their products that are at best, decent as a jack of all trades and good at none of them with substandard service to back back them up.

Freeze, are you referring to Traxxas's customer support being substandard here? Have you ever had an experience with Traxxas CS? Every one that I have had, as well as everyone else I know of, has had exceptional support and no issues to report. Traxxas's customer support is right there with Castle Creations in my book.




As far as drivetrains, lets also keep in mind that HPI also updated their diffs to the bulletproof diffs to make their trucks more reliable.

Traxxas has yet to update the Revo diff, but they still hold up fine in most cases. I would imagine an update in this department would also be to a bulletproof, or 1/8th, style diff.

Originally Posted by JThiessen

Some of you weren'' around prior to the Revo coming out - it was the most revolutionary MT ever. An engineering marvel in the world of RC. It also propelled the brushless push here - how many of us spent the better part of a year or so figuring out how to stick electric power in one...?

I'm going to agree here as well but make a slight correction. The original Emaxx, which did in fact revolutionize the MT world with its 4" of ground clearance and wheelie power out of the box, is what spearheaded the Brushless discovery and push for more power. Then when the Revo was released 2-4 years later, of course we wanted to stick BL power in the truck!!


Traxxas is a very powerful and influential company. Anytime they can spen that much money on sponsorships of large sporting event and segments, you know they are doing something right.

[ZippyBasher]

Freeze half right. Some good some bad... Rustler/Slash good
But why!?!? Mustang body in 1/16?? DAMNIT!! We want slayer sized 'Stang bodies. I would trade the WRX anyday 22x12"

http://s264.photobucket.com/albums/i...t=100_4923.jpg

[reno911]

The Rustler is most likely a design based on the Slash 4x4...

I think the Mini Revo/Slash Platform is officially over abused now...

I want new not redone.

One 1/10 onroad please.

Oh and when the hell will Traxxas do a 1/8th scale?

[whitrzac]

never...


I do like that mini summit though for a elcheapo like me it might be affordable

[nitrostarter]

I'm over the mini craze as well. Had a mini revo and had fun with it in parking lots only, which got old!!

When the rally car was released, I called it. "Watch the release a Monster Energy/Ken Block edition."

I do like the look of the Summit, makes me wonder if the diffs will be lockable and what overall gear ratio they ended up with.

[reno911]

Ehh, crawling is long and gone in my area. I have a bunch of designated bashers. I have a drifter. All has been seen and done.

Now the WOW that the 4x4 Slash and the Original Slash brought to the table. Sign me up for more of that.

[skellyo]