The New Traxxas Rustler and Stampede electric trucks are probably the very best "bang for your buck" when it comes to really good performance at a great price. These trucks get up to 35 Mph and 30 Mph, respectively, with a high quality battery. We used the Venom 3300 mAh batteries in both of ours and are very satisfied with the power and longevity. On a fully charged battery, we get about 40 minutes of quality run time. Both of these vehicles operate with the Traxxas XL-5 electronic speed control which is easily programmable for every need. You can program a training mode which limits the models speed to about 15 Mph for the younger, less experienced crowd; kick it up to normal operation which gets it to about 27 Mph with full reverse; or open it up to race mode where it will hit their posted top speed, but blocking out reverse so it won't rip out the gearing. All this is done with the push of a button on the ESC. All model functions are completely digital proportional. This means if you turn the wheels just a tad bit, they move just a tad bit. The throttle is also fully digital proportional so you can creep a small creep or blast out of the barriers, all at your desired speed with ultimate smooth accuracy. The chassis are pretty durable and we have yet to bust up anything, even though we've been doing some high jumps, everything on both trucks hold up well. When you get either kit, you will also need to order a battery (two preferably so you can race for a long time), and you will need a charger. We like the Megatech 3812 because it is simple, adjustable and convenient with the AC/DC operation so you aren't limited to an AC plug. Of course, as with most models, you still need those dastardly 8 AA batteries for the transmitter. Of course, without the radio, the models wouldn't be remote control. If you'd like to test drive one of these trucks, check out the Traxxas website and click on the Test Drive icon, type in your zip and it will tell you what store in your location has them ready to rock.
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