The combination of the Slash 4×4’s slight push, along with a tame servo, helped make the truck easy to drive in corners. We found that our truck rarely traction rolled in normal driving, and generally cornered well, especially for new drivers that always tend to oversteer. The truck generally has a slight push going into corners on lower grip surfaces, but can traction roll when its tires get hooked up. Turning: The Slash 4×4 comes set-up for noobies out of the box. Also, we skipped the included charger in favor of using a Traxxas EZ-Peak Live. We used a Traxxas 2S 5000mAh LiPo for the majority of our driving, but also got in a handful of runs on the included NiMH. Set-up Notes: We “mostly” ran the Slash 4×4 box stock, with the exception of batteries. We managed to find plenty of spots to bash (at drier spots in our local city parks), but many of our favorites were 10 feet under water. Louis Missouri metro area, but many of our local parks were closed due to flooding. Test Venues: We tested the Slash 4×4 in the greater St. Test Drivers: For the Slash we busted out our trusty but not rusty test crew of Iron Mikeee, Robbie G., T-$$$, and yours truly. The spur/pinion mesh was fine, the shocks were properly filled and not leaking, the tires were well glued, etc. Otherwise, the truck comes with a 7 cell NiMH battery, plus a 4 amp charger, to power the truck.īuild Quality: After passing the Slash around the room we did not find any fault with its build quality. What’s Needed To Complete: Not much as you’ll only need to supply four AA sized batteries for the transmitter. Primary Competition: The Slash 4×4 has loads of competition from trucks like the ARRMA Senton, ECX Torment 4×4, Losi SCTE, etc. Runtime (measured by BSRC on stock NiMH): 10 minutes Top Speed (measured by BSRC w/ stock NiMH): 20 mph Warranty: Traxxas lifetime electronics warranty Unboxing Pictures: BSRC Unboxes The Brushed Slash 4×4ĭriveshafts: Aluminum center, plastic sliders at the wheels What are you waiting for? Scroll down for the good stuff… Over the last few weeks we’ve been able to test the new brushed Slash 4×4 to not only see how fast it goes, but to also find out if it is just as capable as previous Slash 4x4s. The previous versions have been extremely well received by the bashing public, and they have also built up a great reputation for the platform. ![]() ![]() ![]() Recently released by Traxxas is a new affordable Slash 4×4 Brushed XL-5 short course truck.
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