This little guy is a blast! On the smaller and lighter side of 1/10 scale imo. 2s has served me well through it. It rips around the yard, jumps well (not at skate parks or launching it on huge jumps etc) on my home ramps, the body is just beautiful and LED ready. I normally (not always of course) go for the largest battery size my rig is capable of handling, but I enjoy this one more on 2s.
It’s hard for me to believe that someone would feel disappointed by this truck, especially at this price point. Even the radio is nice.
Oh, and my kiddos LOVE it!
Please keep in mind what this is....not a basher or Arrma rig. There are Youtube videos showing you bashing and jumping the Mad Van VE but this is NOT what it is designed for. Yes...small little hill something simple, all good. This is a lightweight RC for the cost but a bag of fun on 2S power just amazing to see it move so fast. If you have the right place to bash it you will enjoy it I do and I would recommend more open terrain of any type but not big jumps. I have my Arrma rigs for the bigger stuff. For the cost, it does have soft plastic but if you keep it in its range for what it is it will be fun. I think the YT reviewers got this one right but on the downside at the time of this parts hard to get...they are coming but a lot on backorder.
Bought my first Mad Van last fall and I’ve put over 50 packs in it!
If you drive it like it is intended to be driven, you will have an absolute blast! Go through the car before you run and make sure she’s well lubed and you should be rewarded with hours of light bashing! I bought a second Mad Van with most of the upgrades because I’ve enjoyed it so much!
Buy one!
Or two!!!
Nice little independent suspension MT, is based of the fazer chassis.
Seems to be a nice little RC for just running in the grass or back yard area.
Tires are pretty nice, relatively soft.
Esc is 3s capable even tho motor is not could be a easy upgrade. Has enough power on 2 cell though.
Comes with two option windshield visors. The plastic one accompanied with the roof rails makes for good body savers when flipping over on pavement.
Very scale body looks really nice.
Wheels Do not use a traditional wheel nut, is held on by a m4 metric screw. (Have not had any issues with this)
Overall a pretty cool little RC for the price.
Just buy it. It’s worth it. Fast, fun and looks awesome.
Great product! Fast and easy to drive, popped wheelie just like in the video. I haven't figured out how to install the optional spoiler yet.
Tiny Terrier. Willing to do what ever you put it up to. Push the limits and it will surprise you. That's all the fun. This is not a Basher but Very easy to work on. Tons of fun!
Super sweet. I love this thing. I put it through about 2 packs and still haven't rolled it over. It has great stability and plenty of power out of the box. I haven't done any big jumps yet, but it takes the small ones like a a champ and lands with a nice squat and keeps on going. It's not super great on tall grass, but on short grass and pavement or dirt it handles amazing. Seems like a solid build and it looks incredible. Lots of extra decals to customize your own style. The rear wing piece is pretty worthless and would require a lot of time and effort to fit it nice and still keep your roof rails. After an hour of messing with it I decided it wasn't going to look that great anyways. Other than that unnecessary add-on, everything else is top notch so far.
Awesome little Monster truck runs great. (Red) Kyosho Mad Van
Got some issues But! nothing you can't handle check all screws, grease before run it.
The Kyosho Fazer Mk2 Mad Van is visually stunning! The paint scheme screams 70's old school. This is my very first R/C van purchase. I've never come across an R/C van that moved me the way this one does.
The mad van is mad fun. Durable too. I'm shocked that a basher made from an on-road chassis is as capable as this is. On 2s, it keeps pace with my 3s rigs no problem. Plus, it looks sharp. I really do recommend this little monster, it really is a blast. The steering servo is also shockingly quick for an RTR.
Wow! She looks good and she's fast! The Mad Van is a whole lotta fun, right out of the box! I did add the "Kyosho Fazer FZ02 LED Light Set (Clear/Red)" #97054. It's a cheap upgrade that makes for awesome night sessions in the backyard! I look forward to adding the sway bar set first, shock upgrade and all the other Kyosho optional parts! This is my first Kyosho truck and I like the brand soo much, I just bought the brushless Z28 for some drifting fun!!
Received my Mad Van on the 5th of July. First thing to go wrong was the poorly designed steering servo saver had the metal tie rod fall out, it was not fun to try and get that back together esp. with the way it is dependent on the Belly Pan front cover to hold it all together. Needless to say I didnt get to run it the day I got it due to this issue!! Took the Van out to its first run today July 7th and the rear inner drive cup destroyed before the very first 2S Lipo was finished. If I had used a 3S Lipo failure would have been much sooner. Not a good look Kyosho not in the least! Why should someone pay good money for a poor design with inferior parts that will fail in very short order under normal running conditions no bashing just running? Upgrading this thing to be reliable is not cheap so it appears I will be asking for a refund!!
3.5 stars, I'll round up to 4.
I bought this car to do some light bashing with my dad, who has an Arrma Typhoon. Looking into it, Kyosho and the Fazer line in general are better known for street RC.
I love the look of the Mad Van and the handling is fantastic - this is my first RC car since I was a kid and I'm glad I bought it. That said, the Arrma has had nothing break on it so far, but I've already managed to strip both outer gear differentials on the mad van doing some jumps.
I still recommend this car, though maybe not as a first car. you might want to pre-buy some
KYOFAW229's if you do.
I did my homework and read tons of fantastic reviews so I bought one, I'm new to the hobby so I didn't even get Lipo batteries; I got Nimh because I planned on taking it easy with my new pride and joy. My very 1st run was literally on a grass soccer field with one tiny lazy 12" grass jump. Within about 20 minutes the entire back of the van body was destroyed, split and blown out on both corners all the way to the roof because of the cutout for the wheelie bar, the grill pulled out and split the body in the front. And I double-layered duct tape wherever I could for reinforcement beforehand. After getting over that mega disappointment, one of the front steering arms popped right off it's delicate ball and socket (NOT a hollow ball with a bolt)and I didn't realize that when that happens the steel swing (drive)shaft can fall right out and it did and it's lost forever. So my first flat grass run and the gorgeous body is ruined and I'm missing a swingshaft. I think I bought an expensive trailer queen. I was NOT bashing this truck at all or abusing it in ANY way. My goal was to have fun and NOT kill it and it just fell apart in front of my eyes. I figured even without Lipo batteries it would still do a wheelie and it won't no matter how I tried. I can't be the only one that had a similar experience. There went my fun money for half a year. Its hard to even talk about the several positives when its lying here trashed after one gentle run. I'm extremely bummed and disappointed in my choice. I had no idea it was gonna be so fragile. This in no way reflects poorly on Amain hobbies.
I watched all the videos of people bashing the heck out of this thing and all the glowing reviews. So like a knuckle head I purchased one, I have tried to run 3 2S lipo packs through it and every time something has broke. Folks trust me parts are few and far between. Loved the look as I had a Lunchbox as a kid but this is a shelf queen for sure! Looks the part just can't perform! Should of spent my 300.00 on something else. I just have an expensive model now?
