Traxxas "NEXT" is....

[Finnster]

The more I look at it, the more I like it and think TRX made exactly the right move for the market. I was initially a bit disappointed as I hoped for a Revo, but this is about as close as to be expected for now. I still hate the bulk/ dog-eared chassis design of the maxx, but otherwise everything is Revo quality. If it was a full-length chassis w/ very strong bulks (w/ captured pins) like the Revo, the I would have rated this a 9.8 of 10. Now a 9.05 :)

I still think it will be a year or so before we see a ERevo or VXL Emaxx compliment, but OTOH, selling it w/ the titans is about as close to a ARTR roller as TRX is going to come. As said, you don't have to pay $500+ for one, and then get stuck w/ a low-end TRX BL system. Ebay the titans/esc for $80-100 and the roller is $300 or less and about as BL ready as something is going to come. I don't think this will require huge upgrades to be bashable. We'll see about those diffs, but my stock revo's have been ok for the most part. I've blown 3 in ~18mos, and cheap enuf to fleabay new ones.

One big consideration I think about RTR BL. Nimh still dominate. Its hard to build a powerful and reliable system on low voltage. To make it cheap, reliable and powerful is about impossible currently w/ BL. They'll make the truck, and let Castle or Novak or whomever worry about n00bs and warranty issues.

One complaint. Why couldn't they have given it some sort of distinguishing name, other than "Emaxx model 3905"? WTH?