Gotta say that thing looks bad ass. I’m still a newbie in the hobby but I can’t recall a rc truck hitting that sweet spot between scale realism and high speed controllable performance like this one. By the way great camera work. Thanks for the video

@mikescallon4288

11 ай бұрын

Not sure I would say 30 mph high speed. Anything considered sweet at least in my book must be at least 50 mph without me needing to put on bigger pinion gears. Considering this is already overheating with whatever it comes with anything larger won't be feasible without a motor and esc swap which could then turn a $530 purchase to close to $1,000.

If it had the hoss combo I’d be willing to drop 529 on it. With the old school 3500kv I can’t justify it

The RC world is getting so awesome!! Scale trucks for bashing like the UDR and Losi’s SBR and now this Traxxas Raptor R make the world a better place 😃

@rcdriver

11 ай бұрын

Good time to be in RC!

@honda116969

10 ай бұрын

You're crazy to bash that Traxxas UDR that truck is an absolute mess to work on from what it looks like... Maybe I just don't know shit about these trucks but I drive the 4X4 slash & 2wd rustler + stampede them are a breeze to pull apart

More scale bashers and racers, hell yes! This is a really exciting release, hope it starts a trend.

@rcdriver

11 ай бұрын

Agreed! So cool to go out, hit the dirt lot hard with something that looks cool and it survived the bashing I put it through. Just cleaned it with an air compressor and it’s ready for more! 😁

Impressive idea, great video, but being called pro scale I'd expect to see a straight rear axle. Now that would have been amazing to see.

@Corhndog

11 ай бұрын

“Pro scale” lmao more like ANOTHER FUCKING SLASH with another licensed body!

@ryano8613

11 ай бұрын

Likewise

@jaycevessier7554

11 ай бұрын

That’s why they have the udr

@kotetsujin3493

11 ай бұрын

If they use the udr platform then this will be more expensive

@IllusionSector

11 ай бұрын

_I'd expect to see a straight rear axle. Now that would have been amazing to see._ Perhaps consider the JD Models Desert Runner Hero. While it may not be much of a crawler, let alone basher, the chassis certainly *looks* the part. It's the coolest -performing- looking RC F-150 Raptor out there, in fact.

If they offer a Silverado version or Ram, I'd be interested. Solid platform though

@rcdriver

11 ай бұрын

I certainly hope they have additional bodies for other brands. This platform is ready, a Silverado would be sick!

@dirtyrivrc

11 ай бұрын

Not for this new platform, longer wheelbase

@srtallday3655

11 ай бұрын

I'm sure they'll make a trx eventually

@buysncharge

11 ай бұрын

A long slash? Ok. Kind of cool.

@chrisgreener5599

11 ай бұрын

I’m sure a ram trx will show up, but with Chevy/gmc not really having a contender i dont see it happening soon. The gmc at4x is the closest I can imagine

Nice work on the video and review! Looks like a cool rig for sure.

I don’t always watch RC…..but when I do, it’s @rcdriver 😃👍. Looks good, Greg!

@rcdriver

11 ай бұрын

Oh man. Miss ya buddy!

@swololikesolo1625

10 ай бұрын

We ALL miss you! Cool to still see you around.

This one really came out of nowhere. Looks like this might be a contender for my new purchase this year.

Wish they'd done a ram rebel body or Nissan Titan body in this.

@rcdriver

11 ай бұрын

Both of those would be rad!

@TrokaRC

11 ай бұрын

TRX

@xtraflyr

11 ай бұрын

Love to see a Titan body. Love the way my 2017 Titan looks.

@smiley37greg

11 ай бұрын

Giv'em a sec or two, who know?

@mikeluther60

11 ай бұрын

I’m going to bet Ford wanted exclusive licensing, so we probably won’t see a licensed body unless proline does it

That servo arm gonna be a problem going threw rough terrain 😮

@baymobbrcclub7426

10 ай бұрын

I agree,hopefully they make a bash gaurd for it?

@Adrian_Estando

13 күн бұрын

I couldn’t believe what I was looking at. 😬

Now this is one RC I think I have to have!

Awesome looking truck ! The best channel for unboxing's and overviews ... nice one mate 👌🏻🔥

im so stoked for this and to also see what bodies they come out with it in the future.

@rcdriver

11 ай бұрын

Same here!

Fantastic Release!!

This looks sick and Awesome !!!

I LOVE mine. Bought two today and I cant stop playing with them.... well until they thermal out. Running it near WOT for a half pack worth and it overheated. Its Texas and its like 106* out so that dont help but I have yet to kill a pack. Going to order the Slash ESC /Motor cooling kit on it. Other than that it drives amazing! LOVE IT!

Ok we need to see the monster conversion now.

Wow Awesome! I totally love it the looks the fast the all of it!❤❤❤

201K. Good work Greg. Traxxas is always a win for me. This would be a nice compliment to my (and my son's) UDR's. Like button energized.

Great review!!!

Wow. Finally something I was waiting for. Yeah the hot motor is one thing I dislike. We have to stick with 2S to avoid heating up the motor on our slash and 4x4 Rustler.

This thing looks amazing

It was a pleasure meeting you yesterday at Danbury hobby

Nice truck... Just a little more with solid axle on the rear and it's a blast scale. Nice job traxxas

Very nice review. Thanks for the video

Loving this truck

Sweet RC

Definitely a great looking truck!! 🙂👍

Thats pretty cool

What I love about this truck is I have a 2011 F-150 FX4 in race-red, Super Crew cab, KO2's and blacked-out stock rims. Near-spittin' image and that's my justification for buying one. I need to complete the set. Closest I'll ever get to a real Raptor. Even the tread pattern is the same! Traxxas rocks!

Excellent review on a new exciting Traxxas vehicle

@rcdriver

11 ай бұрын

Thanks! Had a lot of fun with this one!

Just got this, cant wait!

Throw a 4s system in these trucks and they really come to life!!

Just bought one on Friday in metallic blue! love it! What a joy to drive!! I wanted to black one buuut i had to pick one up i couldnt wait for November and there are no traxxas stores near me.

Congratulations on 200k🎉👍🏼🔥

@rcdriver

11 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

awesome video awesome truck going to get one

Some people are saying its a little expensive at $530 and yes its up there, but you are getting a solid RTR with a ton of accessories already installed on the truck....maybe try it with the speed pinion installed, great review as always 💯

@rushgush

11 ай бұрын

750 canadian dollars. yeah no.

Great video and a great car. I'm now keen to get involved in rc cars. Things have changed since I was a kid

Looks like a great truck...need a TRX version to go bashing together.

Definitely a nice rig. Now I have to decide between this and whatever Arrma has planned. I am Impatiently waiting to see a new release from Arrma. This Definitely has potential. I would like to see this new platform as a large buggy too. Glad to see Traxxas doing something different.

@cobratuner

11 ай бұрын

When is the Arrma release supposed to be?

@rcdriver

11 ай бұрын

A Big buggy version would be cool if the body is done right.

@hyperc5249

11 ай бұрын

@cobratuner Who knows? I am guessing soon. Simply based on the fact that they have been discontinuing old models and running clearance sales on inventory. Seems like they are making room for something. They also have not had a new release in a while. $529 for a plastic chassis is a little high IMO.

@VetteWay2Fast

11 ай бұрын

I would love to see Arrma come out with a 1/20 or 1/24 Kraton and a 1/4 or 1/5 on road car

@hyperc5249

11 ай бұрын

@@VetteWay2Fast I would almost guarantee that the stay away from the larger scale rigs. I don't think they sell as well as 10th scale. I'm not sure they get into the micro or mini market either. I don't know what they are working on. But..... I'm ready to see what it is. I have a little inside news that it might be a vendetta V2. I would like to see an XL Typhon.

Nice. I just wished it had a lot more suspension travel. like the losi 2.0. like a Baja truck instead of a short course truck.

Wow this is an awesome Raptor4x4. I have and love my 2WD Raptor Slash😊

@rcdriver

11 ай бұрын

The 2wd is a blast and looks so cool too!

@ironj100

11 ай бұрын

@@rcdriver YA IM NOT REALLY INTO SPEED. BUT LOVE MONSTER TRUCKS AND OFF ROADING. MY TRAXXAS RAPTOR 2wd if now a Stock on road truck with Monster truck On Road tires. I’m thinking I’m going to have get this RAPTOR 4x4 OFF ROAD BEAST.

Jump the Rubicon! Hahaha. Great rip man! Looks good! Wanted the Fox version before, but it was 2wd. Finally a 4wd Raptor with scale shell. Now im torn. Love this for its scale look, but also love Losi’s Trophy Truck version with the scale chassis and truck-like handling. As the Traxxas is meant to be a basher, really not liking the exposed servo underneath. Its just gonna be trouble in the short run. Otherwise good looks, would love to have this as a low fuss SCT basher.

Need this one

Looks cool! Definetly see traxxas is focusing more on realistic rc cars.

@rcplayground7

11 ай бұрын

Yep, unfortunately

Sick

What I used to do on the slash that had that chassis was put a piece of Scotch tape around the aluminum drive shaft and then get some gorilla glue that expanded closing that gap up almost completely. Of course I had to trim it up a little bit Make it look nice but it sure kept a lot out of there until it wore out and then I just did it again. Of course I had to work the aluminum drive shaft a little bit to get it out and then remove the Scotch tape.

Looks awesome 👍 all the uptodate equipment in one package with the scale looks too. Really wish traxxas would develop a chassis cover or inner fender to keep rocks and dirt out of the chassis. Just noticing now they have coverd the centre driveshaft on this, very nice feature for an offroader. Lets put it on 4s power! Keen to see the scale acessories that com along for this body as well.

@rcdriver

11 ай бұрын

I hear you. Out of habit, the first thing I do when I pop a Slash 4x4 body is to go and flip the chassis over to dump out what’s inside. But the electronics need to breathe and the velcro used with aftermarket covers only seems to last so long. Maybe someday we’ll see a good cover come out.

@JIPPERR_1

11 ай бұрын

@@rcdriver I've used the scorched rc inner fenders and they help a lot, maybe in time they will have a set for this rc. I think they would really suit a scale truck well. Impressed with this truck so far for sure

Nice car looks great and good performance😊

They need to make a rock bouncer!!

A giant slash lov it 💯

@rcdriver

11 ай бұрын

That’s a good way to put it. 😄

Good looking truck. Clear body option would be good.

@rcdriver

11 ай бұрын

They have one listed in the manual.

Love it!

Cool video as always. Why does Traxxas go thru the trouble to make it so scale and even get rid of body clips but there are no wheel wells?

O sweet another slash 4x4.

Picked one up a few days ago. Haven’t run it yet. I’ve actually been getting bored with electric lately. I think I’ll make this a shelf queen for its looks and start really bashing my T Maxx I just got. The cool factor for nitro is way higher than electric despite the issues they have.

@chuy5152

6 ай бұрын

No is not, nitro is declining bud🫠

@HNunyabusiness

6 ай бұрын

@@chuy5152 Sound and smell make it more fun to me. Brushless was very cool when it first came out. Now it’s everywhere and sounds like a vacuum cleaner. The brute force of a nitro motor plus the realism is way more fun. I sold the Raptor. Didn’t even run it. 2 speed baby!!

@chuy5152

6 ай бұрын

@@HNunyabusiness they do sound bad ass👍

The red one is what Suge knight drove lol😮🤪. Love the lights all RC cars should come with them stock.

that's a pretty truck

Damm it's a beast

@rcdriver

3 ай бұрын

It is.

@nilushathenuwara7301

3 ай бұрын

@@rcdriver does it come with black color

Very cool

Good video like always and full of great info. Seems decent for a traxxas rig. They should have done something more to compete with the arrma mojave.

@mikescallon4288

11 ай бұрын

They already have the UDR in fact.

@gatorrcgames

11 ай бұрын

@mikescallon4288 They do, but it breaks way too easy. They came out with the xrt and the sledge. So why not make a new truck from that platform. 🤔

I want one!! ❤

I almost expect it to overheat considering it's rated at 60 mph+ and electronics are stuck under a semi rigid body. Nice truck.

Great review you ran it hard and it took it I was surprised about the price 549 I think I paid $20 more for my TRX for high trail Ford and around $50 less for my Traxxas Slash ultimate

Cool truck it’d be cool to see the raptor r or trx body in the udr

Looks to be pretty stiffly sprung....lots of bouncing in the gravel - but I've been spoiled by UDR suspension performance

Awesome! Definitely on my Christmas list! Where did you get those ramps?

Крутая модель 💪👍

Love this truck! Quick correction - the 12.8" wheelbase is the length of a normal Slash 4x4. This truck has a 15.1" wheelbase.

@brandens7615

11 ай бұрын

Damn they added almost 2 and a half inches to the wheel base

@michaelramsey82

11 ай бұрын

@@brandens7615 Yep. I almost wish they'd gone even farther and made it 16", because then it could fit 1/7 scale road car bodies.

Great to see more scale rtr models, however, why wouldn’t they do clear windows and particularly rear light buckets/lens’ like the front? Doesn’t make much sense if there is going to be a light kit

8:16 Amazing long distance jump 💯🛻💨

I’d be interested in buying just the chassis and convert my slash lol

This thing looks amazing!!! My wallet is definitely crying right now 😂

@rcdriver

11 ай бұрын

Tons of cool goodies in the RC world right now. 😎

@OCTEXRC

11 ай бұрын

@rcdriver Agreed! Definitely considering to pick this one up someday 😎

I would get it to haul my RC Drift car and seeing the rear tow hitch mount is a plus for me :)

@rcdriver

11 ай бұрын

It’s sized just right for a trailer, it would look sweet with a drifter behind it.

@deanielreysolina2265

11 ай бұрын

@@rcdriver Imagined if they made the 2024 Ford Ranger Raptor as a Brushed version of it 😎

Everyone i seen over heats the one i seen at hobby shop did the same definitely a small motor for this!

Question. Can you see if the body fits the TRX 4 2021 Bronco ? Thanks

Elongated traxxas slash, with the same motor and electronics. AH YES DURABLE👍👍

Cool truck !. Wouldnt be the truck for me though, i would love to see traxxas bring out a 1/8 scale maxx (XL) now that would be cool

Your saying it dose 60 mph. Is the just with the extra pinion gear added or do you have to do other mods as well.

I DO NOT MIND BODY CHIPS. THIS TRUCK IS AMAZING.

I gotta see Talbots video of this truck, now he BASHES the heck out of RC'z.

Love it

Looks like there is plenty of room for a Max 8 system. 😀

U can put stampede 4x4 lights in raptor R it's pretty awesome didn't see a comment about it 😂

I would rather have the Losi Baja Rey 2.0. Might not be as “realistic” but it looks better and imo would run better. I’ve always had a problem with Traxxas electronics overheating even on cool days. (XRT and sledge) ended up with Spektrum or hobbywing systems in them just to ultimately sell the vehicle because they break more/easier than my Losi’s or Arrma’s. But one good thing is, it looks nice. Keep up the great content!

This truck looks really good. Curious what made TRX include the Maxx driveshafts on this but not the Hoss which has bigger tires and motor? Silly.. seems like a nice twist on the old slash though. I wish they would go back to the 3655x arms though and some beefier bulkheads. The Hoss parts wear out so quickly, the arms get really sloppy at the inner hinges. I'd guess this truck shall do the same? I'd be interested at say $350..otherwise, nah.

Mmm it's nice but just something a little off with the wheels/arches if they'd used Slash sized rims and just downsized the arches a little bit and would have been more scale top effort for a basher though! If they do the Ford & Chevy thing be interested!

@rcdriver

11 ай бұрын

I see what you’re saying with the arches.

I want to get this to go with my original traxxas raptor that came out 10 years ago. Definitely looks good. I love how much more of the scale looking cars and trucks are coming out.

I saw there was no swaybar not surprised you noticed the body roll. For $530, not sure why they wouldn't include one. My experience the Traxxas motors is they burn up on 3s. Apparently they still do, based on your complaints of lack of fan.

@rcdriver

11 ай бұрын

The swaybar is typically an option for them, yup certainly noticed the roll. The TSM helps to overcome that a little, but for those dialing that out, that swaybar purchase will probably come soon. I didn’t burn up my system, but if I had went pack after pack, it probably would have ended up that way. I have a fan somewhere to throw in for future runs.

@bbeckers24

11 ай бұрын

@@rcdriver great review as always. I appreciate that you give an honest review and point out things to watch for. And manage to do it in a way that manufacturers will still give you early releases to review. To many guys out there sugar coat to get free products or extreme bash and act like they are junk for breaking.

Please race this against the Losi Baja Rey 2.0 Raptor!

Gotta have that. I agree about the fans. That’s how my drag slash and my 2wd slash is especially in the summer.

Really like this,wish they would atleast tint the windows rather than black them out ,even so I would definitely gef one of these 👍👍👍😀

at 8:05 how did you bring the truck back on 4 wheels? just got lucky or this can be done every time ?

The one thing I hate is I just got mine and the fender flare decals are not pre-applied and it seems that any they sent out to media was pre-applied but have no reference/ instructions on how best to install without ruining them. Otherwise awesome truck

Looks nice but why traxxas why no clear windows. You can make on trx4m with plenty detail but not on bigger scales?

Thats nice and all but not for nothing I do those same things with my Rustler VXL my Stampede VXL and all my other brushless models I haven't seen anything to make me shell out money for things except for the body mounts and it being licensed that I have already. I gotta think some more about it I suppose its nice looking thats for sure.

Buying one.

Super Video. Is a chassis conversion kit for the slash 4x4 ultimate coming? Do you know this?

@rcdriver

11 ай бұрын

I did see anything about it when I looked through the manuals parts list.

@versuchevs

11 ай бұрын

Super, thank you! You do a great Job! So then i hope that it com in the next weeks to germany... Greets Markus

Hey do you think those adjustable tie rods will work on the new rally bl2s ?