Traxxas XRT 8s

[Nick]

The Traxxas XRT fuses race-inspired design and engineering with X-Maxx® power and strength. The result is an all-new platform with sharp reflexes and unprecedented stability that is capable of exploiting the upper range of extreme 8s power and speed.

 

 

 

 

 

Length (including wing):	31.41 inches (798mm)
Front Track:	23.43 inches (595mm)
Rear Track:	23.43 inches (595mm)
Ground Clearance:	1.93 inches (49mm)
Weight:	19.70 pounds (8.94kgs) - without body 21.03 pounds (9.54kgs) - with body 23.87 pounds (10.83kgs) - with body & two 4s 6700mAh LiPos
Height:	10.15 inches (258mm) - ride height 12.12 inches (308mm) - full droop
Wheelbase:	18.9 inches (480mm)
Shock Length (front):	6.79 inches (173mm)
Shock Length (rear):	6.79 inches (173mm)
Tires (Pre-Glued):	7.4 x 3.8 inches (188mm x 97mm)
Wheels:	4.3 x 5.7 inches (110mm x 147mm)
Speed Control:	Velineon® VXL-8s
Motor (electric):	Velineon® 1200XL Brushless with heat sink and dual fan shrouds
Overall Drive Ratio:	20.6:1 (20/50 motor pinion and spur gear)

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[m4inbrain]

Going to get one, got blessing from wife too. 😄

 

[Stormbringer]

woohoo go get it mate 

[martin34]

I can see traxxas selling a load of these.

[Kpowell911]

 

Love the air intakes

[m4inbrain]

Just saw, i do like that they gear it better than the X-Maxx out of the box. 20/50, quite often suggested to new owners of X-Maxxs as a good starting point. 23/46 optional gearing might be a bit steep for bashing though.

 

edit: pasted from the other thread, no idea why it's doing that.

Edited October 27, 2022 by m4inbrain

[Kpowell911]

1 minute ago, m4inbrain said:

Just saw, i do like that they gear it better than the X-Maxx out of the box. 20/50, quite often suggested to new owners of X-Maxxs as a good starting point. 23/46 optional gearing might be a bit steep for bashing though.

 

edit: pasted from the other thread, no idea why it's doing that.

I only suggest gearing up with an upgraded ESC, If I ever get over covid and get back to work I can see me Paypal Pay In Three’ing one

[m4inbrain]

Just now, Kpowell911 said:

I only suggest gearing up with an upgraded ESC, If I ever get over covid and get back to work I can see me Paypal Pay In Three’ing one

 

I remember pretty vividly that everyone (X-Maxx related) in this forum suggested to me to immediately go to 20/50 even on the stock Velineon. And it, imho, is the correct suggestion to make - the VXL will blow up eventually anyway, nothing to do with the gearing. The XRT is similar to the X-Maxx in weight, and is 20/50 stock - so even Traxxas thinks it's the right gearing. 

 

That said: the VXL won't stay in my XRT for long, i'll throw my MMX8s in immediately. Maybe even get some money back if someone fancies a VXL-8s. 

 

My only concern now, is that the X-Maxx gets a facelift soon. Because if i had to choose between the X-Maxx and this, i'd still take the X-Maxx. 

[mydoddy69]

Already on the Modelsport website but waiting on price. Personally I reckon it will hit with a slightly higher price than the x Maxx just because it’s new either way I don’t care I’ll be popping in my preorder. Only thing that is bothering is the wait to get 😂

 

 

[Stormbringer]

oh oh im getting tempted by this 1 

[Lone-wolf]

4 minutes ago, Stormbringer said:

oh oh im getting tempted by this 1 

Im not, I don't do basher and more important don't and won't have traxxas stuff, not knocking this new one, it looks nice but won't be for me on both counts

[Stormbringer]

Yeh bashings not everyones cup of tea 

Yrkoon has been saying we need a 1/5 scale for a while now and if we do get a 1/5 it could well be this 1 

[Kpowell911]

52 minutes ago, m4inbrain said:

 

 

My only concern now, is that the X-Maxx gets a facelift soon. Because if i had to choose between the X-Maxx and this, i'd still take the X-Maxx. 

Thats my thought too, although a facelift X Maxx would only be a factory WideKit and maybe some body/wheel/tyre changes Id guess.

 

I use my X Maxx like Id use a Truggy anyway. I dont bash or jump it hard, I drive it sensibly as in my opinion, its size and presence make using it a joy and a special occassion, so you dont need to go OTT with it

[Kpowell911]

35 minutes ago, mydoddy69 said:

Already on the Modelsport website but waiting on price. Personally I reckon it will hit with a slightly higher price than the x Maxx just because it’s new either way I don’t care I’ll be popping in my preorder. Only thing that is bothering is the wait to get 😂

 

 

£1149  is my random guess. Wonder if it will be Traxxas First Delivery Program?

Edited October 27, 2022 by Kpowell911

[turok007]

Wonder if it has/had a heat issue     as the shell has air intake holes  also motor shroud and fans.  If traxxas has them fitted as standard, that means they are needed.

[Kpowell911]

Just now, turok007 said:

Wonder if it has/had a heat issue     as the shell has air intake holes  also motor shroud and fans.  If traxxas has them fitted as standard, that means they are needed.

MSM said his ran hot (but he lives in Texas?). He said he thinks without the fans it would thermal.

 

Link to Modelsport. I think Id go red to match my X

 

https://www.modelsport.co.uk/product/traxxas-x-maxx-race-truck-xrt-vxl-8s-red-1347291

 

also I guess XRT means “Xmaxx Race Truck"

[Stormbringer]

looks really good in the red possibly the colour i would go with or blue lol 

[H1q]

I love the idea of having a composite chassis, for anything RC. Weight/flexibility/cost to replace and so on, but I do wonder if it will hold up to bashing as well as the X-Maxx does, given its dimensions alongside the lower stance. Having said that, the tub is unlikely to be costly (or difficult) to swap out so perhaps it doesn’t matter!

 

Either way, I’m waiting for Mr Talbot to give it the treatment!

[Gaz!]

It’s a beautiful thing just like the x-maxx but I don’t use that kind of truck anymore, a slash is overboard for my uses.

 

if I were in the bashing and 8s market it would be a very tough choice on this or the x-maxx, before we even get to colour schemes, lol.

[mydoddy69]

1 hour ago, Kpowell911 said:

£1149  is my random guess. Wonder if it will be Traxxas First Delivery Program?

Yep sounds about right and yes no doubt unless you go in and get it you won’t be getting it first 

[mydoddy69]

29 minutes ago, H1q said:

I love the idea of having a composite chassis, for anything RC. Weight/flexibility/cost to replace and so on, but I do wonder if it will hold up to bashing as well as the X-Maxx does, given its dimensions alongside the lower stance. Having said that, the tub is unlikely to be costly (or difficult) to swap out so perhaps it doesn’t matter!

 

Either way, I’m waiting for Mr Talbot to give it the treatment!

 Be honest I gave up on the YouTube crowd they’re pretty much all the same full of 💩  they’re only out to make money.  Not only that what one guy breaks means nothing especially when you’re just out to break it for clicks anyway seems a bit pointless. Used to like Mr Talbot but fame got to his head a bit to much 

 

 

[turok007]

1 hour ago, mydoddy69 said:

 Be honest I gave up on the YouTube crowd they’re pretty much all the same full of 💩  they’re only out to make money.  Not only that what one guy breaks means nothing especially when you’re just out to break it for clicks anyway seems a bit pointless. Used to like Mr Talbot but fame got to his head a bit to much 

 

 

I turn the sound off now when watching  also gave up watching a lot of people.

[Nick]

I'd take this over an X-Maxx or Kraton. Looks good.

 

2 hours ago, mydoddy69 said:

 Be honest I gave up on the YouTube crowd they’re pretty much all the same full of 💩  they’re only out to make money.  Not only that what one guy breaks means nothing especially when you’re just out to break it for clicks anyway seems a bit pointless. Used to like Mr Talbot but fame got to his head a bit to much 

 

 

 

I had this exact same thought this week, most RC youtubers are a bore, no one seems passionate anymore and start them up like any other business now. Far too many reviewing Banggood/Chinese garbage, then rest are just click bait.

[Kpowell911]

6 minutes ago, Nick said:

 

I had this exact same thought this week, most RC youtubers are a bore, no one seems passionate anymore and start them up like any other business now. Far too many reviewing Banggood/Chinese garbage, then rest are just click bait.

Kevs gone off the boil a bit, Ive got no interest in his Monster Truck really, and he does seem to be getting political lately. I respect him 100% as he has came from what appears nothing to his dream life, which is amazing, but he was saying in his last live stream something along the lines of “you cant decide who is in charge of the country, and cant let them destroy your dreams”. Fine for not getting political, but you can a) vote to change who is in charge and ironically b) the government in charge have quite literally put a spanner in the works of his new dream because he is now “struggling” to find a new property, with market uncertainty and increased interest rates…… I hope Im wrong but he wants to move onto other projects (like 1:1 projects) thats fine I just hope its on a new channel. 
 

Tomley RC is a very weird one. I adore his presentation and style, I watch every one of his videos regardless. Yet I cant stand 95% of the cheap Chinese products he reviews. Im clearly not his target audience, being a dirty Traxxas fan boy, but its Crazy how I still watch though. 
 

Raz Shifrin and Mark Saint Maria are amazing though. Those 2 I get the impression that they would do their channels if it cost them money. Let alone making money. 
 

Anyway. Do we have a UK price on the XRT yet?

[m4inbrain]

2 hours ago, Kpowell911 said:

I respect him 100% as he has came from what appears nothing to his dream life, which is amazing

 

History is written by the victor. Or, to put differently: going from nothing to "something" by selling snake oil isn't amazing. Not to mention, he can't have "any other" backstory, otherwise his "get rich quick tutorials" fall apart. That's the main reason i'd never trust what he has to say: his " buy THIS to make as much money as me on ebay!" would simply not work if he had any other backstory. 

 

Doesn't mean that what he says isn't true, but giving someone respect based on that.. nah. Not without knowing factually whether or not it's actually true. That's influencer 1-1. As in, quite literally. 

 

Tomley, yeah.. torn on that one. I agree 100%. The videos are reasonably fun to watch, but skews way to hard to shilling for chinese stuff, or trying to "whitewash" problematic stuff like the price of that new Manynumbers Infraction clone. I don't even think he's malicious in that, i think he does believe what he says - it's just that i have a vastly different opinion, hence no point in watching them (for me). 

 

Price sadly is still TBA, would like to know too. I think somewhere between £1150 and £1200 is realistic. If it were more expensive than that, i might have to reconsider - would love an XRT, but not at any price.

Edited October 27, 2022 by m4inbrain