HPI Savage XL FLUX GTXL-6 1/8 4WD RTR Electric Monster Truck
The HPI Savage XL FLUX GTXL-6 1/8 4WD Brushless Monster Truck. while based on the extremely popular original 2002 Savage 21 monster truck platform, this longer and wider Brushless Savage XL FLUX version has bead updated and loaded with upgrades to give the savage a huge boost in power, performance, and durability. Now with the FLUX brushless system and the instant standing backflip power behind it, the Savage XL is a mean machine that is meant to shred and destroy whatever the terrain throws at it!
Underneath the body, the chassis is based on the Savage design using the TVP (Twin Vertical Plate) with a lower CG (center of gravity) design that gives the drivers a tough, reliable, stable truck, with a fun driving feel and great handling. To keep the fun going for hours and hours, the gearbox and gears are made from a heavy duty material and feature a design to help eliminate damage during hardcore bash sessions. Strong suspension and steering components add extra crash protection during all kinds of driving. This means you can blast through any type of terrain you want, whether it's grass, mud, asphalt, or gravel!
Features:
- Factory-built, pre-painted and Ready To Run 4WD electric brushless monster truck
- Powerful waterproof 6S capable 150A Brushless ESC (Electronic Speed Controller)
- 6S capable powerful FLUX MLH 2200KV brushless motor
- Aluminum motor case with fins that work as heatsink
- Longer and wider stance for extra stability
- Tough aluminum TVP (Twin Vertical Plate) modular chassis with LCG design
- Beefy ultra-tough webbed suspension arms and uprights that can put up with abuse and punishment during big-air thrills
- Super heavy duty drivetrain and differentials with all metal gears
- Easy to access center gearbox for quick on the fly maintenance and repairs
- Big Bore dual stage Nylon oil filled shocks
- Heavy duty spring loaded servo saver
- Dual twin vented disk brakes made from heat resistant fiber for shorter brake distances, reduce brake fade from heat build-up and overall better performance
- Two piece heavy duty twin clamp aluminum motor mounts with top mounted screws for quick and easy access
- Twin LiPo battery boxes with quick release latches
- Captured hinge pins with covers for a more secure fit
- Rugged durable LED Ready bumpers to add your choice of lights
- 17mm aluminum hexes and serrated nuts
- Plastic molded detailed body parts such as the grille, vents, mirrors, and roll bars
- Center skid plate to increase protection to the chassis and minimize damage to the drivetrain
- Aggressive Havok 3.8" wheels with The Tredz Terrahex 3.8" tires designed tough with great agility and handling ability
Specifications:
- Scale: 1/8
- Power Plant: Electric
- Length: 23.03in (585mm)
- Width: 18.50in (470mm)
- Height: 9.84in (250mm)
- Wheelbase: 15.55in (395mm)
Includes:
- (1) HPI Savage XL FLUX GTXL-6 4WD 1/8 Electric Brushless Monster Truck
Needed to Complete:
- 4S setup:(2) Matching 2S LiPo (4000mAh 40C minimum) with T-style plug
- 6S setup:(2) Matching 3S LiPo (4000mAh 40C minimum) with T-style plug
- (1) Compatible battery charger
- (4) AA batteries for transmitter
This product was added to our catalog on March 24, 2023
1. The slipper clutch had wobble and had to be aligned/set again
2. No reverse option out of the box. He had to re-program the tx/rx
3. Endpoint adjustment was totally off on the radio
4. The tires came unglued in the first run itself
5. The diffs are still grease filled instead of oil
6. The diffs blew on the first run itself although we were running the truck cautiously being the first run. Later we figured the diffs were not shimmed properly which is definitely not expected from an expensive truck
7. The plastics being used all around (A Arms, boxes, etc.) are still low quality and seem brittle and sloppy
8. The steering and suspension components have a lot of play & slop which was literally absent on my Taiwan made #112617
9. The build quality is not up to HPI's standards by any means, it feels cheap and carbon reinforced plastics are totally absent from this truck but almost every part on the Taiwan made trucks had those reinforced plastics.
Given the above, I'd not be buying HPI again until they shift the production back to Japan or Europe (Where they can get subsidies). I'm ready to pay the price for a quality kit rather than cheap out and settle for junk. Till then I'm only paying my money to Kyosho, Mugen, Tamiya, Yokomo and XRAY.