Granite 4x4 for the win. Beat mine, had one screw get lose. Backflips, cartwheels. No other problems

This is the RC comparison we have all been waiting for!!! Thank-you

Great video. Love the compare-and-contrast!!! Really useful additional insight!

Just bought an arrma granite v3 thank you I love it, my first hobby grade rc

I have all of the top 3 picks, all great little trucks in my opinion. I ran my Quantum2 MT Flux this afternoon, grared up a couple of teeth on the pinion to a 16t. That woke the Q2 up better for more fun. Yes the Omni Terminator is a 1/1/2 scale, had my carbon Omni Terminator arrive today, ran that also today. What a fantasic handiling little truck, we really are spoilt with the range of great vehicles available to us nowadays.

@cds1223

4 күн бұрын

Yeah we got affordable choices for sure these days. Been an MT10 fan since before it was even a TA rig but im really digging the Q2 and that little Omni.

Love the honest reviews

Nice review 🤩 So many MT’s!! I really like the granite. Bought the brushed version for my son when it was on sale and have slowly upgraded it to brushless 👍

Love my granite, I have used the Velcro trick to keep dirt out it has worked great. I know a lot of people say they have a lot of issues. But as you stated I feel like if you do the maintenance on these regularly you will have a lot less issues. Nice video!

I personally love my upgraded bullet on 2s. With upgraded knuckles it's actually proven itself to be super durable. Many jumps and little damage. I'd actually avoid the CV axle upgrade- the dogbones popping out is a blessing in disguise for overall durability in my experience. Consider a new steering servo and wheels as well as the stock ones aren't amazing. Servicing is super easy, and parts aren't expensive, and lots of common geometry with similarly sized traxxas vehicles. I also got a new receiver and transmitter in mine for good measure, and a very reinforced crawler body. I mounted a big pro-line crawler body on mine for maximum roll-over protection reinforced with drywall tape, E6000 and T-Rex tape for good measure.

What about the Arrma Outcast 4S V2.5?

Tekno is in a class by itself but not really a fair comparison between it and other trucks. And that price! For me, the MT10 is the best value and best performing of the lot. Something to be said for the Granite, epic truck, but AE has such a well sorted package!

Great upload. Will you be doing one for the 1/8 market as well? Looking to move up

@RazorRC

2 ай бұрын

Already got a couple of videos comparing all the 1/8 trucks.

@charliesschroedinger

2 ай бұрын

@@RazorRC just subscribed. I'll check em out. Thanks

I GPS’d my sons 3s granite v3 recently right at 50mph. It’s fast and a handful at that speed. Haven’t had any problems with it other than the wheel hub screws loosening and the wheel falls off (just need to add Loctite).

Haven’t watched yet, just mentioning my granite with the wider Typhon arms and links is a great little basher to grab and go!

@runnerbaba

2 ай бұрын

Or a big Rock 3s with Granite Tyres ^^

Normally we agree with you, but not in this case. Of all the RC cars we own (40+) we have had the most problems and spent the most money on the Granite BLX V3. We have now sold it. It is very durable in some points, but not the arms. Shocks also have issues. But worst is the drivetrain, the plastic diffs are too weak, spur too weak. The motor has been replaced twice on warranty and the servo 3 times.

@RazorRC

2 ай бұрын

I'm convinced that 95% of the problems people have with the Granite is they set the slipper too tight and don't seal up the power module. As for the shocks... yeah the rod ends break too easily. 23t servo is poor too.

@runnerbaba

2 ай бұрын

2 Metall Diffs is 80 bucks. Keep the plastic spur as a breaking point. Shocks are not the best. If i break something often, then i upgrade it. For every part on the granite are upgrades in the market or from arrma directly. And stock servos are nearly always not good. But from bangg... oder aliex...you can get a better one for 15 bucks.

@Matt-mh5ud

2 ай бұрын

@@RazorRC I second this. I blew out 3 diffs before finding 1 full turn out was a happy medium to allow it to slip before breaking something. Servos are always an issue, but setting endpoints and not maxing out the turn rate helps tremendously. gear mesh seems to be the biggest killer of motors. After about 200 battery packs through a BRCC, Granite, and Senton, I've only lost 1 servo between all of them in addition to the ring and pinions.

@boduke9428

2 ай бұрын

You got 40 some cheap too maintain and repair RC cars. Is it a bunch of Bangood and Amazon specials?

@LyhneRC

2 ай бұрын

@@boduke9428 We are pro racers. We have 5 XRAY pro racers. 8 Traxxas, 3 Arrma, 2 Losi, 1 FG, 2 Kyosho. And yes some Bangoods. My son finished third in the national championship: DRCMU 7 2024 Stock GT A XRAY X4'24 vs Mugen Seiki MTC2 | RC Car Racing kzread.info/dash/bejne/nJhtlNClhpm-fKg.html So no we are not random noobs

My first truck was a tmaxx many years ago and then i got back in the hobby about 4 years ago and started with a V2 granite BLX. I think the worst part about it is that its so overpowered it blows itself up if you arent careful. (esp the tires lol) I put in a metal spur, slipper plates and CVD drives and that has worked well for me. I had by far the most issues with popping CVDs out of socket. If you keep reasonable settings and have some throttle control it should be very durable. The granite is usually more reliable and sturdy than my 6s kraton. The granite is the one I let peoples kids drive lol and so far it has never been damaged severely.

I like the maverick and the rival suspension out of the box, the maverick servo is great! It's really hard to choose, I have the top three and wouldn't know which one to put first, second, third, but recently was very very impressed by the maveric, I did notice the throttle is a little strange like you mentioned in a previous video though, have to see if I can raise the punch when I get time maybe smooth out the throttle curve, love the videos!

@RazorRC

2 ай бұрын

yes, definitely raise the punch on the Maverick, that will help

How bout choices for a kid? Even down to radio size and ability for mom/dad to ‘turn it down’? Thx. -U10

Will the center diff fit? I have a Granite. I’m not sure it will. You’d have to modify the chassis or power module. Right now there’s not enough room to slide the power module in and out. I’m probably going to try it, but I’d love to know if it works first.

@FrankvdBerg

Ай бұрын

It works fine. Little grinding and shorten the red block. Thats all.

Well the answer is the Gorgon. It’s the most fun RC I’ve ever driven and it’s crazy cheap even if you slap a $100 system in. The 2WD is a huge bump to the fun factor in a world of 2000 similar 4x4 trucks

I see what you mean about the Maverick parts availability. I have been trying to get a set of the wheels and tires in green since they came out and can't find them.

@Nerm78

Ай бұрын

Great video as always!

Im really digging that Q2 but i Still dont have an Arrma but i think i still want me a big rock for that LWB. i stretched my 10MT/MT10 that used to be a Helion now mostly TA parts and love the handling on LWB and the tricks on stock chassis.

I got the granite 3s blx when it was on sale for $270! Love it! Already blew a tire though….

@marzgtp

Ай бұрын

Where was it on sale?

@aknmtbr

Ай бұрын

@@marzgtp horizon hobbies truck month. Its over now

Also if I had to choose I pick the tekno even though it's expensive but hey I mean it's got everything you want basically but for rtr I might pick i don't know it's hard because all those truck has there negatives and positives from what you said and I knew a buddy who passed had a stampede with lots of broken parts so I may pick Arma Granite for rtr but still hard choice

The newer stampede Vxl is super fun

Please take a look a this 1/10 rc. Team magic E6III BES+. I got one a few weeks a go and it's awesome so far. It's a little beast in spreed and bashing. Haven't broken anything on it yet and it's has a center diff. Let me know what you think of this rc.

@RazorRC

2 ай бұрын

I think they don’t sell it in the U.S.

Nice review and the stampede looks a little different I know the body is but did they update anything else on the truck

@codykirk3541

2 ай бұрын

Yes it’s much more comparable to the TRX Hoss

@ib4217

2 ай бұрын

It is a hoss. Has the extreme heavy duty kit. It's pretty close to how every 4wd rustler stampede slash Raptor should come stock. Unfortunately the cost is almost 800$cad. And I found out that purchasing all the upgrades to make an old stampede into the new one costs over 600$cad without taxes! So sad.

It really comes down to parts support for the mt10 and granite, if your local hobby shop carries parts. And the granite has way more aftermarket support

I think the Stampede 4x4 VXL went from worst in class to best in class with the new release. It may be the most expensive RTR but you get what you pay for with the extra $100. 4S motor, cush drive/center diff, TSM, clipless body, self-righting, Bluetooth telemetry, best RTR tires. Not to mention it's super easy to work on compared to the Granite and it's a much more versatile platform with more adjustability and tuning. The Tekno may be the best handling, but it's a kit and it's so expensive compared to the others, for the price you can get a 6S RTR, I don't think it should be in this comparison.

@codykirk3541

2 ай бұрын

The new Stampede is 3S. I got mine yesterday

@pukeylukey2852

2 ай бұрын

New stampede vxl comes with a 540xl so u can run 4s

@codykirk3541

2 ай бұрын

@@pukeylukey2852 what!! Why wouldn’t they put that on the box??

@ib4217

2 ай бұрын

Sadly I have the old version of the stampede 4x4 vxl. I priced out upgrading it to the new version and the upgrade parts came out to over 600$cad! And that's without taxes. Utterly sad.

@runnerbaba

2 ай бұрын

@@pukeylukey2852 Stampede is over 100 Dollar/Euro more expensive! It cant run 4s! It has a 3s ESC. And Traxxas like you cant change Lipo-Cutoff (ok, Arrma 3s/4s is the same), you cant change Punch-Setting, you can nothing. And Reciever is 6 Volt only. Pro: Spare-Part prices and availability.

Mjx 10208 всех порвет!)) Новый герой в 1/10 масштабе.

transmitter /radio failed on my mt 10 within hrs of being new great truck tho . my granite got ran over by a 4x4 deliberatly by asshole in neighbourhood when my son was driving out the front and the only thing that broke was a steering component tuff as nails .

What about the 3s bigrock. The number one out of all those trucks

Team Magic E5HX+ here in NZ is cheaper by $200 than the Granite and MT10, has a full metal drivetrain and 4s capable. Obviously not widely available in the US. Pity.

@AsurasWrath164

2 ай бұрын

This thing is a tank. One of the best 1:10 Monster Trucks.

the granite was on sale for $260 recently, i regret not pulling the trigger on it, im hoping arrma does a refresh with metal drivetrain and center diff

@runnerbaba

2 ай бұрын

i dont believe in Metal Drivetrain! Maybe an improved chassis, black electronics, 25t servo servosaver...., maybe Center Diff (then the price will increase 50dollar more, so 100 dollar more in total as now)

@RazorRC

2 ай бұрын

maybe the price wouldn't go up -- the new Kraton 4S has all those upgrades, and $20 cheaper than the previous Kraton 4S.

My rating would have been from 3rd to 1st would have been; Arrma Granite Mega 4x4 , Traxxas Stampede 4x4 VXL/Hoss, Arrma Big Rock

Half the fun is building them. I wish they had more kits for bashers to build.

Surprising choice, but the ability to wedge a 4s center diff into this chassis could make a quirky driving product line be much smoother in the turns on and off power. So with a center diff in the 3s, I concur😁

No Big Rock?

@RazorRC

2 ай бұрын

I only had one from each manufacturer, the Granite fits better vs. the other brands in this review.

Great comparison! I swear Arrma have discontinued the granite now, hopefully this means they’ll release a V4 👀

@peteralbury7724

2 ай бұрын

I predict new granite with centre dif for $350 later this year. Fingers crossed Can't wait to see

@runnerbaba

2 ай бұрын

dude....he is not discontinued yet. he is in stock!!! only horizon in europe claims: discontinued...which is logistic or computer problem but not true.

@Luke-en2tk

2 ай бұрын

​@@peteralbury7724I think it will be 4s like their latest releases

@Luke-en2tk

2 ай бұрын

​@@runnerbabait's finally come back in stock here in the UK in Green only, it's just slightly more expensive than the MT10 here so I think I would go for the Granite because of the brand power and better radio/remote. If the MT10 gets the update and stays no more than the Granite it's going to be No1 again. The Quantum2 is the new kid on the block so look forward to seeing how it fairs compared to the competition now the warmer and dryer weather is here

All of them are Top3 trucks are great trucks for the money! All of them have weak points! And i am looking forward to the new competitor coming with 4s power from MJX 1/10 for a pretty low price.

I think the Rlaarlo Omni Terminator would give this lineup a nice run for the money...because it blows my MT10 v2 out of the water...

@amay8282

2 ай бұрын

I’d like to know more. Can you explain why it’s so awesome?

@Xandro_B20

Ай бұрын

Its not even real 1:10 scale😂

MT10 with upgraded electronics is awesome! Not a good deal with stock electronics. Brushed version plus upgrade all the way.

@Luke-en2tk

2 ай бұрын

I think there is one on the way in the near future, new ESC and radio system are pretty much definite not sure on anything else though

@MichaelSchwab-nk4rm

Ай бұрын

That would be Awesome ​@Luke-en2tk

@Luke-en2tk

Ай бұрын

@@MichaelSchwab-nk4rm the MT8 is being sold cheap here in the UK at present nothing on the MT10 as of yet though

For me, if it's not a solid axle monster truck, it doesn't really feel like a real monster truck. So for me I gotta go with the Losi LMT

Granite ftw. Paid $223.99 for mine from Tower

Not a fan (or even enjoyer) of 1/8 MTs (1/10 is 260-280mm wheelbase, and those are obviously BIGGER), but if I will ever consider getting one (or maybe perhaps 2) my first choice will be Traxxas Stampede (edit: VXL) at $500usd. My second choice (if I decide to go cheap and cheerful) is Maverick Quantum2 at $350usd. After Reflex 14MT I will never ever consider going Associated. Thank you for the side-by-side comparison! This video will be super helpful for newcomers.

@imruss18

2 ай бұрын

The arrma big rock 3s is awesome

@TacticalJackalope

2 ай бұрын

The Stampede 4x4 is $329 for the BL-2S version the "New" Stampede VXL is $429.

@BASSstarlet

2 ай бұрын

Stop buying Trash ASS please.

@n00b247

2 ай бұрын

@@TacticalJackalope VXL version over here is $489. logistics+taxes. BL-2S is always out of stock. somehow that 3300kV brushless is really really good.

@AsurasWrath164

2 ай бұрын

The RivalMT10 has nothing to do with the reflex 14mt buildwise. The mt10 is indeed one of the best 1:10 MT out there, and deciding against it because of reflex14mt is bad decision.

Team Magic E5 HX is missing. Little weapon!

I know u did not put the hbx 2996a brushless beacuse it would have outclassed all those poor fragile trucks

@RazorRC

2 ай бұрын

Maybe... maybe not.

Agreed with 3rd and 2nd place, but....the Granite in 1st? It's not a bad truck but I own the 3S vehicles and their drivetrains are problematic, particularly the diffs and motor mount

@RazorRC

2 ай бұрын

If you set the slipper right, the diffs hold up pretty well. Motor mount can bend, but a 4S plate will fit and is a little thicker.

The HOSS should be in the place of the stampede. IMO....

@RazorRC

2 ай бұрын

It's been discontinued. Replaced by Stampede 4x4 VXL.

@scottcolsonfellfromgrace6936

2 ай бұрын

@RazorRC the name that's it. Stampede is the same shyt as the hoss. The hoss just has more ballz than the Stampede. Same platform just rebranding of the rebranded.

Omni terminator is missing.

@richardulrich9001

2 ай бұрын

It's not 1/10

@LucianTugui

2 ай бұрын

@@richardulrich9001 mini 1/10 :)

@AsurasWrath164

2 ай бұрын

​@LucianTugui they call it mini 1:10 but it is most definitely a 1:12 scale vehicle.

@ib4217

2 ай бұрын

That's fair, I agree it doesn't fit the same scale but I still would love an honest review on the rlaarlo!

@LucianTugui

2 ай бұрын

@@ib4217 I am a beginner, my second rc car, but it's awsome, I do not bash too much, but it is so fun to drive and handling is amazing.

Fart snifflington esquire the third

Subscribe awesome

I can’t believe you picked the smaller 10th scale quantum over the smaller Rlaarlo Omni-Terminator?? That thing is junk next to the Rlaarlo… I’m just saying brother…

@RazorRC

2 ай бұрын

I don’t care what they write on the box, the Omni is not 1/10!

@n00b247

2 ай бұрын

@@RazorRC you are right. Rlaarlo Omni-Terminator wheelbase is 250mm. it's a slightly bigger 1/12 MT (1/11 maybe?). 1/12 are 235mm average.

@AsurasWrath164

2 ай бұрын

The omni is 1:12 scale

@ib4217

2 ай бұрын

We just want to know if it handles and is as durable as all the hype. It looks awesome for the price

@RC-Closer1313

2 ай бұрын

@@RazorRC I totally agree… what I was saying was for the “small 10th scale” trucks… it totally rocks 🪨. That’s all

Bullet is the worst. So bad he didnt even have a running video of it. Just a 5 best upgrades.

@BASSstarlet

2 ай бұрын

Bullet is the joke of HPI :/

@LawrenceTimme

2 ай бұрын

The bullet is the best! Its the only one that comes in nitro!

@AsurasWrath164

2 ай бұрын

It is the worst indeed. So fragile, it breaks by looking at it.....😂 But it has nice looking wheels 🤷‍♂️

@RazorRC

2 ай бұрын

It's not good, but I have several running videos of it.

Does traxxas really outsell everything else out there?? Ugliest RC’s on the market..so over priced. I’d take Arrma or Corally any day over any traxxas.