@Razor RC Long time subscriber and I remember in the beginning thinking you were being unjustly negative to certain brand RC's. As time went on I realized I was wrong. I believe you to be honest, fair and extremely knowledgeable about modern RC's as well as the older ones.

At last someone with the balls to call this truck out for what it is, telling the truth. With real world honest testing. Even though Traxxas will probably be taking Razor off there christmas card list. Those that think this is just bashing Traxxas, do they not see or want to see just how poorly the Maxx Slash performed in this video. As we have seen many times, just how good a driver Razor is at bashing or track racing. When even he is scratching his head on the performance of this truck, dosen't bode well for the rest of less experience drivers.

One thing for sure, traxxas will be taking you of their Christmas card list 😂😂 Good honest review buddy

Traxxas Slash Max has exposed all the RC shills in this community. 😁

Thank you for the honest review! No one else take about how bad this thing jumps but you, especially when their video shows that it only land 1 out of 10 big jump! Lol😂

What I’ve been saying since the moment this thing was announced. Save some money. Get a Mojave 6s

When you spend all your R&D $ on how to make the shittiest proprietary battery packs instead of making better R/Cs

This vehicle release was a big tell to see who is bought and owned by corpo rc. Normally the slimyness isn't too obvious and doesn't sting as much as this one. But the performance and design vs the cost had people feeling mislead. Channels like @3X7Outdoor gave it glowing reviews, only compared it to other traxass cars, and didn't even bother to run it. The balls to have it sit there brand new and you tell me it's the best thing ever and deff to buy one. Credibility takes a big hit, I hope people take note for future "reviews" Yep, everything is great! 😆

I always know i can trust this channel to be honest and thorough. Thank you for telling it like it is.

You know I really wanted to give this a fair shot, watching videos before I considered buying it. I'm tired of people, especially in these comments, if you have anything negative to say, you're just an insert whatever brand fan boy. At this point most people have multiple brands and want BETTER from companies, it doesn't matter which. Constructive criticism and having people spend their hard earned money on GOOD products, so all brands do better. At the end thank you razor for making an objective video with valid reasoning, I appreciate your honesty.

I’ve been impressed by traxxas before, they’ve achieved a lot over the last 10 years but man, as you said they are getting out dated in some aspects, incredibly overpriced for what you get. Just look at how much $700 gets you with a Kraton EXB v2. Great review as always! You are always a trustworthy source

Straight forward honest opinion! That’s why I watch your channel! Great video

Thank you for the honest review. I've seen other video of this performing horrible and they still say it's the best thing ever lol. Like really? We all saw that landing lol.

Traxxas is famous for changing a few parts around and calling it a whole nother car

Thanks for saving me 700+ dollars!

Thank you for this review. One of the only RC reviewers on YT I trust.

Order part 10234 for the front shocks. It’s the extension they use on the rears. It levels the truck out and gives you your travel back. It also handles far better and doesn’t tip anywhere as easy. My chassis was constantly digging in and slapping under any jumps or braking. Update…I installed the part above and adjusted the shocks. Fixed my jumper that was causing an issue. Got it running stable and now it rolls way less and lands far better. Got this thing running really good now. Tsm almost completely off. I’m having a lot of fun with this thing now. And has proven to be quite durable. Only broke the back bumper wrecking as a 55mph cartwheel that launched itself like a gymnast. Zip tie fix.

As always an honest review we appreciate you

Thank u so much for such an honest review!

Best review by far! 👏 I got a Mojave 4s, threw a 6s system and springs in it and was under $650 for the best all-around short course truck out right now!

Thank you for being honest. At last someone with the balls and not corrupted.

Great review and great honesty

Where u or what did you do to get that battery straps?

I'm just 5 min in and after the electronics section this thing is junk and I'd never spend $700 on it. Imagine a 6s truck that can't accommodate a 6s pack. I'm sorry but traxxas is a joke to me. This is the type of review you get from someone who is not a traxxas fanboy/shill. And I appreciate your honesty Razor

Thank you! Got my sub.

$700 for this shit lmfao fuck no $400 max

Everything you mentioned is so True !

Over priced over hyped must be a Traxxas. They’re just trying to stay relevant but as always so overpriced not worth it

I completely agree with all your category scores

And they want 700 for it. Nope. 4S Mojave is the better option.

Thank you for this, you've saved me from buying this $1300aud money pit. 🤜🤛

Great review

we love you ! because you'r not outsealed as to many us channels ! and not overplay words and do strange faces !! :)

Been looking to add a short course truck to my fleet and had hopes for this, but haven't been impressed with anything I've seen. Especially at the price point. For my money, it seems like the Mojave 4s fits the size, performance, price and fun elements I'm looking for quite nicely. If you can nab one for a super deal like Arrma did when they dropped the Fireteam to $400 a while back, it's an absolute no brainer. I'm in no rush to make a purchase so I can wait to see if a deal ever pops up, but if not, the full price for a Mojave 4s seems way worth it. Especially with how over priced the Maxx Slash comes across for what you get and how it performs in comparison. Great honest review on this one...2 1/3 stars feels like a very accurate rating.

I guess it depends where you drive it,but I've seen a lot of ppl struggling to drive it....i agree on all your scores.....you have a great channel👍

I’m not a brand hater, or a fanboy of any particular brand. I have Arrma and traxxas and Losi, etc. But traxxas, you’re missing the bus here. Arrma has recently been focused on giving us new, inexpensive quality models like the Gorgon, the granite Grom, and now the typhon Grom. People want durable and affordable! Traxxas on the other hand just releases “ultimate” versions of current models like the rustler, XRT, XMAXX, Slash, and gives them a MUCH heftier price tag. No thanks on this thing traxxas. How about some NEW MODELS THAT ARE MORE AFFORDABLE?

I just want to know how much time was spent designing a bay that won't fit any non Traxxas 6S battery VS how much time was spent on the suspension and weight distribution that makes it drive so sloppy.

I am down to owning just one traxxas rc, the Maxx. I have sold all my other Traxxas RC's. Once this Maxx is trashed out I will not buy another traxxas RC. Other brands have stepped up and are better than traxxas and cost less to boot. Arrma, Redcat just to name a couple. Traxxas had their run, like Niki all you are buying is a name now. Thank you for your honesty and integrity in reviewing RC's for us.

I love all the RC brands. But this thing just seems to be overpriced and overhyped. My 4s outcast would run circles around this thing on the jump track.

Razer. I have the answer. As a product developer for a large firm, this truck reeks of product development concepts but without real world testing. Traxxas wanted to release a unique value proposition (as they should ) but they lost their souls and didn’t use good old real world common sense. I say this as a Traxxas fan and owner of several of them too. More over , this tells me where Traxxas is going as a company and that is not good, hopefully they right the ship.

Junk

You can not put this thing on a table next to a Traxxas UDR (which is the same price) and say you are getting the same value/quality for the money. Two totally different trucks, but I'm just sayin...

Deff not worth 700. Mojaves is a bigger, better truck comes with more it's faster and it's 100 less! Traxxas is a durable truck, but that's where it ends. I would say the truck is worth 550 tops!!!

That esc was made for the sledge. udr and erevo have a different one, I think the esc is fine for a stock esc on the sledge, putting it in a short course doesn't make sense.

Very refreshing to watch a honest review. These videos are becoming rare. KZfaqrs are scared to give honest reviews on Traxxas cars because they know what that’ll bring. Plus let’s face it. The chance of getting on Traxxas’s creators list means your KZfaq channel will grow substantially over night. I am still considering this truck. But after watching your videos and one or two others. This truck just doesn’t seem to do anything good. I had saved up money for one, but ended up buying a Promoto MX instead. Anyway. Props to you Razor for doing the right thing and staying honest. The KZfaq RC market has too many commercial makers, and not enough true hobbyists.

So if they make better handling cars with better Electronics but the durability is not as good as the Traxxas, how often are they breaking, and how much are you spending on fixing them?

I bought this truck the day it dropped and I really wanted to like it. Now I feel like Traxxas took me for $700. I should have bought the Mojave:-( The servo is trash, it traction rolls all the time. The tires are okay but for being the most expensive truck in the class it’s garbage comparatively speaking.

If you don't know why Traxxas does something the answer is a bean counter made an engineering decision.

Traxxas got comfortable ,if the rc community stood up amd stopped buying these rigs they would see its time for a change ,this is the perfect time for team corally to fill that gap with something based on the asuga platform

What a crime that you pay 700.00 and then you need a better esc, servo, and radio system. I'll stick with my 6S Mojave. Thanks for the honest revue.

Just an avg joe here, & like the brand a lot with the website and local stores having everything cheap and easy. Never really a "basher" more of an ex-moto guy out here prepping little SC tracks and goofing off on a much smaller level. Finding the suspension to be a little dead for sure, i drooped the rear all the way but left the front. It REALLY reminds me of the 10th scale slash alot when the dirt is good and you get into some good laps. I really have fun with it TBH, but i can see going to tires immediately and finding a shock that works better. Also finding myself fiddling with the trim a lot more than usual, especially on the street.... oh and IDK but i don't think this thing has any business going over 50 lol with the X-Maxx servo you'd think it'd be more sturdy... i used the stock servo on an X Maxx for a good long time before getting the metal gear one, but that might be the go to here, too. So In my moto-style prepped dirt i really enjoy ripping it around on lunchbreaks. As much as it's like the 10th scale, i have to think i'll like it as much more as the 10th when i upgraded tires, so looking forward to that. Preload on the spring could go up more with a bit heaver oil maybe? we maxed ours out initially but i backed mine back out a bit.

Nice review. Seems like Traxxas had to bring something to market to compete with the 4s and 6s Mojave. Maybe they rushed it a little. I appreciate you giving an honest review. Well done.

Wow, very interesting review. I am new to this hobby and its fairly clear that Traxxas is the big boy brand in the market, however I see a lot of negative reviews across quite a few designs. I hear much more positive things about Arrma and Corally. I guess Traxxashave built their brand on past successes and they do seem to have legendary durability. However from what I can see (as a newcomer to all this) is Traxxas is going to start losing out the other brands, particularly Arrma and Corally. I have a few RC ares now, including a Big Rock (massive fun and super durable), Zorro brushless (cheaper but still a great truck on 3s) and very recently I picked up a Corally Sketer for a great price which we haven't even run yet but it looks like an absolute tank. I have no plans toi invest in Traxxas despite the benefits you outline. Very much like your reviews, no frills just simple, honest reviews which are very informative. 😁

Yup. 100% accurate. Thanks for telling it like is is, especially with Traxxas electronics.

700 BUCKS and not even FAN?!

I think the Mojave blows this thing away. Its cheaper, drives better, better electronics and im sorry but while this is durable so is the 6s mojave. I think it would be like a A vs a A+ in durability but id imagine they are pretty close in that dept. But you get so much more with either mojave it looks.

I’m a trx fanboy and I really want to like this car it doesn’t take but watching a few vids of this to see it performs clunky and way less refined then the Mojave

At the price tag no module , no metal gear servo is a shame... every review was like "OMG THE BEST TRAXXAS ETC!!", no honesty, kust dumb hype and lack of critisism...

I've never seen a plastic drive shaft break around the actual shaft. It's always the joint. So if the hybrid remain durable, that means less weight. I'm down with that.

I saw KT abuse the crap out of the Maxx slash and I'll say this : I've seen only a couple of RC vehicles take that kind of abuse without breaking something mayor. So in the durability, it's a solid 10 😂. Good stuff as always Razor. Thunder also beat the crap out of it too. Both of those runs were impressive

I watch alot of rc channels and already i trust you more than 99% Fairly new to your channel but love the honest thorough content 👍

Thank you

Awesome 💯, agree it's poorly especially for the price.thanks for this channel

What a shame love the look a maxx sized slash is an excellent idea hopefully a v2 will improve some day

The price tag is a major factor for what you get getting!

Thanks for your honest evaluation.

Can we just get all the new EXB Kraton stufff in a new Mojave with decent diffs? That's all that is needed for SCT perfection.

Thanks for the truth.

I still drive my gen 1 slash. After 12years og juse and abuse the electronics gave in, witch makes sense

Mojave 6s way better. Built with suitable components. I’m sorry but it’s time that Traxxas started using components that are capable of delivering, and that are expected with such high price Rigs.

They ( Traxxas ) advertising 70 MPH with gearing Traxxas doesn't offer. Definitely not worth it. Mojave all the way

Good honest review, the only good thing is the motor.

Summary is Traxxas fumbled the ball 😂 But the real question is. Is it still fun? Lol For what already exists it's hard for me to like this as a vehicle to get (I do enjoy seeing others run it though) Maybe if the Mohave wasn't a thing this may shine (I doubt)

Kinda seems like a normal release for Traxxas, slightly overpriced with 'fine' electronics, but it's a great platform to build off of and it's pretty cheap to maintain being a lot of plastic.

You could put up with the esc, receiver, radio, but a plastic geared servo that slow is just unacceptable.

Where is that track located I think you're in Georgia

Team corally and arrma are the ones that peak my intrest

So basically I'm going to need 1000 bucks if I want one of these, duly noted

I hope you get ur hands on the vigilante and review it. Im in the lookout for a 1/5th truck who isnt arrma or traxxas. I want to move away from these brands for a while. Arrma posts reshells and recycled for a while now and traxxas well. They put things like this. HPI been putting out intersting stuff

Just tell us how you really feel Razor, LOL. I think you hit it right on. Seems the Maxx Slash is a home run for Traxxas fans, unbreakable (almost), untuneable(virtually) at a price that's higher than everything else in class (typical TRX).. home run!!😉🤪😂

Nice review as always! This truck is a big miss for me. Maybe if you can get it as a roller it would be better value 👍

Insane !!!! Ive literally said the same exact things about this truck , ill be finishing what traxxas started , pathetic what i paid for a truck that needs $300 of fixing , list is to long to list , but i will not be buying traxxas anymore , they refuse to improve or change , but will gladly charge more for there stupid $15 servos n stuff , wow , but thanks for putting it straight for me , and others 🤟🤘💪💪💪💪💪

You should watch this guys follow up KZfaq vid. Parkflyers RC , his sales drop and now all of a sudden he’s “honest” on his review of the maxx slash.

Be honest with the costumer any person that want to be in this hobby, this opinion is always welcome for me. Why. Because if you decide to spend that money and feel they steal from you, you will be mad. Be always honest. The hobby needed

Could this be the most controversial R/C of all time? It feels like it might be. Honestly that controversy is more interesting to me than the truck itself, I've just been grabbing the popcorn and reading comments. It's entertaining but I don't know what it means.

The first thing to do with an Traxxas, throw out the Esc and Servo...

Traxxas groundbreaking next release.....the Traxxas Maxx Slash V2 Wide. Free Ramen in the box to justify the $1k price tag. I'm not a psychic...just a psycho.

Team Associated. Are you listening? Nothing will ever beat the build quality of an Sc8e.

Who needs electronics improvements when you have bodies without body posts?

I'll never own one that's for sure.!.. £760 in the UK.. I'm just not okay with being ripped off & having the p*ss taken out of me. And Traxxas are literally taking the p*ss with their ridiculously high prices & under performing equipment.! Thank you for telling it like it is mate.! Stay safe out there & the very best wishes from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🙏 ❤️ 📻 🕹️ 🔋 🚗 🚖 🚕 🚔 🚚 🚙 🚘 🚓 🚒 🚑 🚐 🚎 🚤 🚁 🛩️ 👍 👍 👍

If it was cheaper, then I'd consider it. But still, for me personally, I'd prefer the Mojave 4s/6s. It's just overpriced asf when compared to other competitors

Just got into the hobby and the sales guy said the max slash was the best truck they had now I know never trust the sales guys just do your own research and then make an educated decision.

I think if you put a wide arm kit on it and a different kind of body, you could probably do some with it. You could do a lot with this platform I feel changing yes change the servo definitely change the tires. I think you could do a lot with it.

wow - after that review, it will be as popular as a fart in a space suit

The Maxx Slash needs to come down $100. The stock suspension setup stinks, the stock steering is horrible and it also needs a heatsink for the motor, on 6s it runs hot!

Udr , xmaxx , trx4 best Traxxas vehicles everything else overpriced. Been really disappointed with traxxas vehicles lately, losi is my current favorite. They can justify their high prices with the scale details . I checked the Maxx slash out yesterday at my local shop, looks cool feels solid, buuuuut tooo much. If it was like 550-600 I'd say it would be a good buy.

Traxxas have become vastly overpriced in the last couple of years. Hard to see the justification in this price tag.

Why in 2024 anyone would buy anything besides the xmaxx from traxxas is beyond me, and imo the xmaxx is £500 overpriced, in fact it's ALL overpriced 10 year old crap Don't get it, I genuinely don't get it, there's so much better stuff out there, and for a good chunk of money less as well

The only reason I wouldn't buy that is because I have a sledge and it's too powerful for me

Yep this review pretty much sums up all traxxas vehicles, durable , great parts support, worst electronics , worst batteries, worst tires.