The new Savage Flux XS?
 

I wonder what is different about this than the Flux HP? Its obviously water proof but i wander what electronics it is using? http://www.hpiracing.com/news/2011052401/

XS = xstra small, so you cant compare it with the 1:8 version.

Basic design is prob a bit simulare only with more use of plastic

I believe it's a 1/12 scale and is only a savage in name and it's basic design,sure as hell looks cool though and i hope it'll beat the snot out of a MERV!

bit of info here with some pictures http://www.bigsquidrc.com/pictures-of-savagexs-flux/

Oh, its small? Thats gehy. Nevermind. I am just not a fan of small rc stuff.

i hardly ever buy new rc cars and almost always buy used, but i'm thinking i'm going to have to buy this as soon as it comes out. my savage flux has been my favorite rc for a long time and it could use a little brother.

i'm hoping it's not going to cost much more than $300

its preorder at $310 from thetoyz :)

Nice and cheap :) hope its stronger than a stock flux...

The electronics look like the new sidewinder SV2 which is waterproof, so that thing will haul!

Havent seen the esc before, but the motor is clearly a castle creations product so i assume the esc is too..

1:10 scale motor and metal drivetrain, just hope there will be alu chassie plates available, but one thing is sure this thing is gonna obliterate the traxxas 1\16

Wow....the Flux has been one of the most durable out of the box MT's in years......

Yeah, that's clear as mud....where did you get your info from (in regards to the motor)?

Looks like plastic chassis plates - judging by the "potted" fastener holes shown in one of the pics.

I'm curious of over all diamentions and weight, Need pics to show scale.

My 4x4 Stampy may never get built, rather have one of these if it's not to small ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xavZ_qREZg

seems like the left battery box is just an protective cover for the motore ore for aesthetic reasons. It may also feature d8\vorza bevel gears(not sure)

Hadn't seen that. Yep, looks like that smooth green can....

I don't think we need to worry about that, just look at how many options there are available for all the 1/8th savages...

Anyone got news about the XS? Releasedate maybe? Definitive data on what electronics are going to be in there? Especially what motor?

More news from the little Savage arrived!
360mm total length
280mm width
225mm wheelbase

Not so Xtra Small after all, only a few centimeters shorter and less wide than a 2WD Stampede.
Anyone recognises the "powered by castle" ESC?

edit: Listed for $310US on tower, no release date though

Castle Vapor Pro waterproof ESC?!?!?!?! Nice!

The battery box looks different than the Flux Box's too. Hopefully an improvement...

Looks like a slipper built into the tranny?

Hmmmm, looks like I'm putting another mini on my wish list ?

Just took another look at the parts list.
Apparently the XS uses the same diffs as the Bullet MT and ST use.
But they use these diff pinion gears without a shaft: http://www.hpieurope.com/piw.php?lang=en&partNo=101216
I'd prefer this kind of pinion: http://www.hpieurope.com/piw.php?lang=en&partNo=86031

I think they would be easier to shim correctly, but what do I know?
What do you guys with more experience think? Is this going to become an issue?
Especially with the rediculously over powered motors we all know will eventually be shoe horned into the XS?

is that the new 4 pole motor ore the 2 pole?

that price is great, tower is always alittle high before something is out. if it stays around $300 i will get one for sure :yipi:

You think 310$ is a little high?
Just put your 75$ email coupon code in and you are at 235$.
If only tower didn't rip off us international customers in terms of intl. shipping.
I bet you it's goind to be "package to big for USPS (strange, since amain ships the same kits with USPS) =>85$ shipping with UPS.
And UPS adds another 10-20€ (15-30$) for taking care of customs, no matter if I want them to or not.
Which DHL (they deliver USPS shipments in Germany) does for free.

Long story short, I would be happy if I only had to pay 310-320$ shipped.
But it's most likely going to be 300-320€ (435-465$) until I actually hold it in my hands...

New details on hpi europes site - http://www.hpieurope.com/kit-info.ph...&partNo=106572 , it uses 12mm hex . They also show a overview , wheels and tires and some hop up parts .

"The over-sized suspension design makes the Savage XS extremely tough and capable of handling even the wildest bashing action. Aluminium 14mm hex hubs allow the mounting of almost all standard 1/10th scale wheels."

Where did you get 12mm from? :)

I think it's a mistake , everyone on boards all over is saying 12mm , they state wheels from many popular 10th scale vehicles will fit and most 10th scales run 12mm . Only time will tell my friend .... Well just have to wait and see.

If you go to hpi europes site then click wheels/tires for the xs flux it shows all 12mm as options - http://www.hpieurope.com/kit-info.ph...&partNo=106572

I didn't notice before, thanks for the heads up!
Now the next question is... this mildly upgraded or a stampede 4x4 mildly upgraded?

I honestly don't know how many mm's there gonna be I see and hear so many different things now. I hope 12mm. As for this or the stampede , that's a tough choice. Iv personally owned 4 slash 4x4's already , pretty much same as the pede , there great cars . It's really personal preference , I just got sick of them and wanna try something different. I also like castle's systems better than the traxxas vxl's. You can tune the castle system and they seem to have less problems. From what Iv read the pede doesn't really handle so great but you can always tune and adjust. It's hard to say what to get until the new savage mini comes out. I'm getting the savage bc personally I owned a nitro version way back and it was tough , then I owned the brushless savage flux hp and it was tough as nails and a my favorite truck I had so I'm hoping the xs can live up to it's big brothers name. Plus there pretty cheap for what you get.

Yeah, it's not a lot of money.
But I'll wait until there's a fair comparison in which one bashes best. :)

I like the looks of it. Already coming with a Castle ESC/motor combo is a big plus for me over the Stampede 4x4. Plus, I think it looks better. I never have owned my own savage but this looks like it's good for some high speed fun around the house.

Here is a picture of one next to a Savage.

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k2...S_size_ref.jpg

Battery tray

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k2...ge%20XS/15.jpg

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k2...%20XS/0051.jpg

Ok, so I'm trying to figure out which lipos will work for it, considering the battery box is 143mmx47mmx31mm

As far as 2s lipos, almost all of the standard 2s lipos will work, even 2s race hardcase packs that use bullet plugs in the case itself, as long as you use 90 degree bullet plugs.

Here's a nice Turnigy 6000mah 2s 25c hardcase lipo 132x45x29mm $27: http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...dProduct=19169


For 3s, I've been looking on HK to see what will work. I've come up with these:

Turnigy 3s 30c 3600mah lipo 137x42x22mm $26: http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...dproduct=14966

Zippy 3s 30c 4000mah harcase lipo 137x47x32mm $29 (I'm really interested if we could get this one too fit, best specs I've found so far and hardcase): http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...dproduct=16769

20c Version too $27: http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...dproduct=16767

Zippy 3s 30c 5000mah hardcase lipo 137x46x32mm $37(Even better? 5000mah?! Maybe a typo on the dimensions, but i would go to some lengths to make this fit.) http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...dProduct=16770

20c version $31: http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...dProduct=16768

Amainhobbies has an ETA of 9-7-11 for the arrival of the Savage XS...

Good news everyone!
HPI aparantly is planing on providing better looking bodies for the XS.
Namely Wrangler Rubicon and El Camino SS :yipi:
Where I got this info?
HPI Europe provided the manual.

After looking at the manual, I may have to recall my earlier statement about the likelines of aluminum TVPs beeing available though.
Seems the battery tray and the "caseing" of the motor/servo are molded into the plastic TVPs, that's going to be interesting:lol:

Not so nice is the fact, that you can't adjust pinion tolerances freely.
There are only a few fixed mounting positions to choose from.
But, from what I can tell from the manual, the optional HD heat sink motor mount seems to adress that point.

And for those of you still worried about the typo on HPIs website, with the 10mm or what not wheel hexes.
Not only are all the rims listed as compatible with 12mm hexes, but the manual says the hexes are 12mm as well.
So, no worries there any more.

Just got a call from the owner of the LHS I deal with and 3 of the 6 Savage XS's he ordered have been shipped.... Yippie and 2 of them are mine...... I can't wait...LOL .....

Makes me feel like a kid waiting for my birthday or Christmas...

The owner of the LHS called me this morning and said that the 2 Savage XS's that I ordered would be in tomorrow.....

Congratz, I think I'll give my LHS a call next week and preorder one as well.
Sadly, release date in Germany is not before mid October.

@t9dragon:
Please keep us posted on those two XSs of yours, especially me, since I have to wait for another month...

WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW.......................................... It is one BAD ASS truck.....

This little truck can take a beating.. My son and I bashed them hard for an hour at the school parking lot by our house. There is a soccer field that slopes to a small drainage area than it goes back up to the parking lot.. My son on several occassions had his XS 6-7 feet in the air and of coarse dad didn't get those jumps and landings on camera. We used to bash our 4wd Slashes at the same spot and after bay 15-20 mins we would have to come home because something on the Slash would break. After an hour of bashing the only thing that is messed up on the XS's are the bodies.. I hope there are bodies and parts soon for these little guys so we can bash them even harder... I will have more pics and video posted later today...

Temps after one battery were Motor 151, ESC 115, Battery 110

IN ONE WORD to DESCRIBE these TRUCKS is "AWESOME" just like it's big brother FLUX HP and it's nitro cousins...

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k2...DSCN4282-1.jpg

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k2...DSCN4338-1.jpg

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k2...DSCN4381-1.jpg

so what are you running for batterys?

+1
It the XS excepting normal sized 1/10 scale 2s lipos ?

Here are some videos from our bashing today. We were running from the grass to the pavement, so the trucks took a hard beating.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MSbij5XThA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vctOGoo1icM