My Flux v2 is the most durable truck in my collection and it killed some other trucks with crashes. BUT it was assembled so badly. I thought this was the first RC ever that was build by the chinese kid in the factory. I now installed the centre diff and so it is bulletproof.

You summarized it well. The Savage X Flux is great for enthusiasts who already have four or five 1/8th trucks and are looking to collect another one and don't mind the price tag. But for the other 90% of RC bashers, we can't justify buying the most expensive 1/8th truck with such low durability. If the price was $200 cheaper or the truck was way more durable it'd be justified. But it's not, you really aren't getting what you pay for.

I was shocked at how much it is compared to the others, kind of a no brainer, it does look like it handles great in the stunt area, but again ya hit the nail on the head with this review, good job brother

Being a savage owner for 25 years you can easily ad additional shocks not sure why they cheaped out. You can only hope hpi truly returns for real.

Great review, I love my old Savage flux XL... One of my favorites!

Great review! I like the detail you provide. I get annoyed about the differentials needing anything at this price but if the whole is worthy I can shim and fill those myself .

Great honest review as always👍 It's one of those things, long in the tooth but once you get this dialed in right you got gold.

Great well thought out video! I think this is the same mistake losi made with the 3xle, they over priced it for what it was. Then when the price went down and people actually bought it, they loved it. I don't know who this is for exactly? because if it's for the masses, they priced themselves out. if it's for the hardcore savage fan, there's not enough new there to replace the old one. As much as it hurts to say this with current rc prices, 600-620 is what I would be willing to pay. (A year ago it would be 530)

I actually own a pretty "old" Savage Flux HP... Aannddd gotta admit, it's pretty durable and strong. Had some pretty good crashes on a track, and everyone was wondering what was broken, but still.. Until this day, nothing major broke anywhere.. I drive it on 6s Lipo..

Very good and honest /objective review.

Great video and thanks for the honest review, have a great weekend brother

Your review was spot on. I owned the original nitro, and the flux.

Great and honest review 👌🏻

Awesome review! Friends of mine who own a savage say basically the same.

Hi Razor, thanks for giving us another great vid. Can't wait for your review of the fireteam. I know you buy your own, so may be a bit, but I believe you give is real world reviews on these rigs from someone with alot of experience and realistic expectations. Nothing against the big air high speed YT guys, I appreciate their content as well. I relate more with your reviews for what "I" will likely encounter in using these rigs. Thanks, keep up the great content👌🤘

Savage flux is a great rc, ive had mine for like 6 years, its been the most reliable rc ive ever owned

Gotta love the Savage. I had a GS storm with a SH .21 pullstart and my friend got the Savage it had the same SH .21. He laughed at my tiny buggy. I got a hyper 7 and put a XTM .247 in it. He did the same. Then I got a Ofna/Picco .26 and it was game over lol. His Savage ended up with a Picco .28. It was a BEAST of a truck. This was almost 20 years ago.

On point. Ty sir.

The "Fun Factor" at the end of the day is all that matters. I still drive a Rc-10T3 regularly because it is so dialed in and fun to drive.

Nice Review 😀

i was so hyped for this rerelease and then i saw the price

I’m happy they finally updated the transmission to accept a center differential option. The diff bulkheads however I’m disappointed they didn’t beef them up by altering the design a bit. The hing pin braces are the same old flimsy ones which they really should have changed up in the worst way. Overall, happy to see HPI back producing the legendary Savage, but it’s time for a complete redo to compete with today’s trucks. What we can really use is a 1/6 Savage and they can name it the Super Savage or something.

Awesome video as always. What is the differences between this and the savage xl flux gtxl besides lengths. I would like to see a comparisons video.

Do you have any updates? I was a big savage fan back in the day, I had the first nitro 21 they ever made and it was a beast, but electric has really taken over in a good way. I would love to see what upgrades you have done/recommend and how the savage is doing after almost a year of bashing. Great review btw! I think this is my third time watching it, lol.

When i bought my V1 a few years ago , i paid 649.00 i think 🤔 …not 100% have to check. Savage was the king at a moment in time, like you said about 10+ years ago. I have to nitro and flux edition. Apparently they said a month or so ago they purchased a huge warehouse to support the USA. So only time will tell. We shall see if HPI comes back like they use to be. Razor great video thanks bro, you are on point😉👍🏼💯

The savage in the nitro side is the most durable rc truck. That is why is my favorite!

As a previous owner of the original Savage Flux, I'm disappointed to see it still has many of the original issues - thin shock shafts that bend easily, upper shock screws as well, still has those annoying rear toe-in links that definitely break easily (Integy used to make an aluminum toe-link eliminator that was a mandatory upgrade), and those diffs are not sealed - if you put silicone oil in, it will leak out, they are designed to be grease only. Biggest letdown is the electronics. The original Flux came with Castle Creations Monster system, and the truck could do rolling and standing backflips, not many trucks could do that. And where's the wheelie bar? The original came with one, could do wheelies as far as you had room for.

Given all the issues, there's just something about a Savage. I picked up an older Flux XL and am building it. You're spot on about it being an enthusiasts truck. I'm also into the nitros. #NitroGang

I do not know if I would spend to pick one of these up, but I def am interested it the truck. Would like to try before I buy for this truck.

Id really like to see you review the Hobao Hyper MT plus 2, its very similar to the Savage X and other twin vertical plate RCs. I recently picked one up myself haven't had the chance to run it yet but i am very impressed with it personally.

What lipo batteries did you use

My question is does the Savage still have crazy horse power quadruple back flip on 6s power that the Savage was known for

Does anyone know if I can buy a differential that is better than the stock ones I am on my 3rd rear diff so far thanks

How did the diffs end up lasting?

you would think by now the diffs would be fluid filled. it runs nice though.

Would you recommend this or Team associated mt8

That's a lot of issues to justify $800 price tag.

I agree completely with this video, and Ive come up with a good conclusion for it: Not worth it. When I first saw the teaser that HPI was finally coming back I was super stoked, and then I saw the price and just kinda stopped and went "what the hell?" Maybe they are trying to make some cash off the nostalgia from the old days when the original Savage Flux HP was the king of the bashing community over a decade ago. Maybe they don't have a choice. HPI hasn't changed ownership so many times for just no reason, they have been bankrupt more times than I can count and this might be one final desperate attempt to get back into the game. Its honestly tragic to watch such a great company go through such hardship but until the price comes down a significant amount, the answer is no, I wouldn't buy it. If it ever matches the price of the Traxxas E-Revo 2.0 ($650USD), then maybe, and if it matches the price of the Arrma Kraton 6S V5 ($600USD), then I would probably pick one up, but at about the $770 it is now, not a chance, especially with plastic shocks, just an absolute ripoff. HPI thinks they can just suck money out of nostalgic fanboys and they are going to find out the hard way that such a strategy is NOT how you do good business.

I wish we had the locations that you have to run our cars, they are very few and far between in the UK.

My father has the original svg Flux. It's a badass car.

Great review, stuck between this and an oucast 6s exb currently not sure which one to get, had a rs4 nitro mt, and a savage x nitro, but now not sure about the longevity of HPI, the savage nitro was a fun truck though.

I was really thinking about this when the Associated MT8 came out for preorder. Couldn’t justify over $200 price difference. I really do like the savage flux xl though 😬 but haven’t ever gotten to see/drive one!

Just compare it to the rc4wd Carbon MT and the price ain't so bad?I still run my old ae 1/8 rival and nitro mgt and find that rc nirvana.Great review only it reminds of the regret of selling my savage x so many years ago.

Are you getting the newer kronos xtr? Considering the skeeter review by you and how everyone loved it. That thing will put an insane fight against this at least in performance category.

Can you open up the bottom of the center transmission and check on that lower drive gear? The XL flux gearbox used that same gear but wasn’t meshed right and only wore on half of the teeth

Anyone who is a true rc enthusiast would just appreciate the fact that the savage is back. People are complaining that it's so expensive and that this and that is better but Imo that's all in the driver with exception yes there are some rc's that are just absolutely junk the savage is not one of those and never has been. Just think 🤔 for a minute the savage has barely changed in over 20 years but yet still is very durable any rc I've ever driven especially ones with this kind of weight and power things will break. With basic knowledge of how to prepare a rc before ever taking out for the first drive and not intentionally jumping it 20 feet in the air without any intentions of trying to land the jump then yes it will break. Lastly the savage is easily the most realistic monster truck in the basher lineup in the market.

more running videos please

I know its rtr vs kit, but how do you feel about how this drives vs your tekno mt410. It looks like overall dimensions are pretty similar.

Great review as always 👍 Best handling 1/8 scale MT 😱 that's a pretty serious endorsement! Are you including the Tekno MT410 in that comparison?

HPI one of the best RC company or maybe only the best RC company

As a Savage fanatic, I enjoyed this review. Probably why tube got me here. On the electric side I know pretty much nothing so this was very interesting, they have always been a bit of a premium just like losi good reference!!!! I have always been astonished at how expensive the electric is as I just don't see it like you said, honestly in any of them.... it's not like they come with 6s batteries. On the nitro end it's a straight up no brainer. The nitro actually benefits a lot from the HD electric drive line now. But yes agree hpi needs something for the mass market.... or to find a way tho get the price down. Or something fresh. Gotta give it props though it's like the great grandad of all modern bashers. Screws, shock shafts no biggie those are in the dollars diffs though hmm that's a bummer. Was it just the spider gears?

At that price, with the diff and tire glue problems out of the box it is not one I would want to buy. I know it's not an rtr but I'm curious how this compares in size to the MT410?

To bend the side plates you would have to hit a curb at full speed or a wall thats the only way IV seen them bend to fix just take them off put on a flat surface and hammer them back and put back together 👍👌✌️💯🏎️🛠️

I just bought one today brand new for $499 at my local dealer. Its a freakin deal.

In the Maxx video you mentioned that it would benefit it if you could move the rear shocks in front of the upper arm. On this it seems you have that option, why haven't you done it?

I’ve got hpi vorza and it so damn hard to get part for it but amazing car

Oh, and that price is eye-watering for what you get...

Hi what do I have to do to make the car spin faster when i do a backflip

I got a buddy that won't drive my xs and it's so much fun

What diff gears did you get?

Man, HPI dropped the ball with this One!!

14:47 all you need to know hpi ftw!

Upgrade to machined diffs and shim it and this will be a solid truck even with upgraded motor.

Thinking about buying the losi mini t 2.0 brushless or would i be better to start out with a 1/10 scale.

This ia unfortunate. I was really looking forward to owning one. Maybe if they sell lots of them and people support them that way (which is hard to justify at that price point vs what you get) they will eventually upgrade it to the level that it actually deserves. Time will tell. Im glad it got 5 stars on performance though 👍

I don't remember hpi having a Brushless savage Flux x .I thought that was a nitro rc. They had the savage xl Flux and I bought that rc and the diffs and shocks and radio were Crap. They should of Did a Flux HP 2.0 or a Flux 2350 2.0!

Great review and the one thing I will say is I would rather have drive shafts like dog bones over plastic driveshaft like Traxxas does it that's my opinion. But great review I really like your videos keep up the good work

Not many RC cars that get two stage springs to work properly. Credit to HPI for that.

Definitely not worth what they’re asking for it imo.

Everyone that is into Rc's knows that you take the truck apart and go through everything before running it!

I just finished building my Kraton 6s EXB. Got it on the Black Friday sale and put all premium components in it. Sounds like you are having to put another $100 or so into that to make it reliable. So my Kraton 6s EXB fully built out for good bit less that savage x v2. Confusing! It sure did look like it drive very well though!

WOW! Hpi used to build very though cars not no more. What happened?

Thanks for the review. I think I’m gonna pass on this one. Just not for me.

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worst design to work on, had the savage nitro back in the day, just rebuilt my buddies flux, hate the TVP setuo.

Suspension doesn't look very strong

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Can buy a 1/5 scale gas baja for 5 bills or less.. Gas vehicles are the way to go right now. Electric manufacturers are off there rocker with prices ! Not only that but gas is way cheaper to get into RC, Don't have to buy batteries or chargers. They come with for batteries to control the car. So it's 3 bucks for gas. 6 bucks for oil mix, your in it for 9 bucks to run and have fun. Electric 70 bucks minimum 6s battery, 50 bucks charger. Granted two totally different style driving vehicles, but not any more fun than the other. Just different. I'm done with buying any more electric, till they get more reasonably priced. Keep up the vids like watching.. 😊

Nitro one is better

Theres no purple, blasphemy

Not polished average rc car.