MST is what we call the “marketing expert” they give you a car to get you in the hobby and make you spend more money with them.

Loving this RDS series and the way your able to consistently keep videos coming. Thanks Troy

Really appreciate this video! Loved seeing the VIR sticker on the bench!

That was a really great comparison of these models. I own 2 MSTs myself with plans of expanding lol! Now, I my opinion, the Redcat hits on all the points you made...except the body. I would have to see if there was a way to transfer the body mounts to a different body. But that's just me. Troy, great video! Hope to see you this year!!!

Great write-up. My older bro might love this when he jumps into drifting. I ended up building a Sakura D5MR V2 a short while back and love it.

Thank you so much for this! I'm looking to get into RC drifting around the house and maybe eventually, when I get better, a local RC place.

Thanks for this! I have been away from RC drift for 5+ years now, and I want to get a rtr rwd car. this was a perfect video

Thanks for the comparison! I’ve been trying to find a vid just like this to break ‘em down. I know as a newbie to drift but not to RC I look at how much I’ll have to spend upgrading to “decent” performance on an RTR, so I reckon the higher starting point but lower final cost of the RDS is super enticing, and that’s what I’ll likely end up with unless I can find a sweet used setup for cheap somewheres 🤙🤙🤙

Really impressed with redcat. Surprised they put so much in. They definitely looked at what was missing in the rtr.

Awesome breakdown 👍🏻👍🏻

awesome, thanks for the review/comparisson

That’s an awesome video right there. Thanks a lot it helped

Awesome breakdown, more people need to see this………Everyone quits the hobby because their lost in what their goal is in the hobby for RC drifting. The problem I hear from most beginners is that their intimidated from the tuning and wrenching side of the hobby when actually that is the best part of it. Everyone wants the easy way out instead of improving their craft.

Heck yes it is time 🔥

This really helped alot. My 9 year old wants to start the drifting side of rc. We ran the truggy and offroading rc.

This was a great video. I feel like most other reviews have a strong opinion bias. Thank you for comming off neutral. Your last statement of eventually owning one of each is the truest comment.i am looking to get into drift cars. I am a fan of the redcat brand crawlers and fms scale trucks. I have been told by our local drift team that the redcat was a good deal. So I have been binge watching reviews.

Super useful video. I haven't driven an rc car since I was a kid in the early 90s, they're certainly a lot more complex now. I came across rc drifting and would really like to jump in. My biggest thing though is that I drive a gt86 and I've always loved the look of the rocket bunny kit. There's no way I'm ever going to get one on my car so the fact I can get that body stock on the mst has been my biggest pull. Based on what I've seen and not knowing how easily I could get that body on the other chassis makes me feel like I should just get the mst and not sweat the smaller details. Thanks again!

Really Good comparison video. Agreed with most of your points but think it also needs to consider where in the world you are. I'm in the UK, and Redcat is basically non-existent here as a brand, so getting hold of a chassis, let alone after market bits, would be really hard. I'm a big fan of both the mst and yokomo and can easily get spares and upgrades from our UK drift stores. I really wish I could get hold of a redcat rds to play with as bang for buck it looks awesome. Great vid👍

Bought the redcat as my intro to the hobby not too long ago. Everything electronics wise is upgraded at this point besides the motor and esc for now. Super happy with how customizable it is overall. My biggest gripe with it so far has been figuring out how to get rid of that damn bump steer/body lift on turn in. Took me waaaayyyy too long to figure out and I still don't think its fully gone lol.

Nice video, lots of good stuff but the one category that I think should have been included being as these are RTR models is how good is it out the box...meaning a guy or gal that has never drifted before takes it out for the first time and puts it on the ground, will the out of box performance keep them interested in the hobby or turn them away.

I would go with the Redcat only because I like the body better. Loved the video

Great video!

Super fair comparison on each ❤️ now one of the huge downfalls on the MST is part availability which MST sucks on this department vs yokomo as for redcat its new and I hope it gets the traction it deserves. That said I am almost certain im be getting a RDS kit 🤔

Is it better to have a differential in rwd drift that is locked like differential putty from tamiya or should u have a working diff with oil or grease inside?

very interesting ! thx

done swaping my d5mr to carbon.and it noicessss.and thanks for the upload ma dude.

My notes contains lots of screen-shots/bits from your videos! Thanks a lot! I was about to order mst rmx 2.5 but now I realize that I need to research further.

Very good video, thanks for pointing me in this direction. I would have bought the MST RMX if it wasn't for you explaining the Redcat is going to be better overall. Obviously this is your opinion, but I agreed with what you said. You could have elaborated a bit more on the 'buying a battery and charger' for the RDS and RTR, as a total noob I ask myself, do I need to get a specific battery? does the chassis have a slot I can just put the battery in? how do I connect it? Again, total noob! Great vid.

Thanks for the comparison. I am exactly in the research phase for a possible drifer in my stable. To me, the aftermarket is a real big deal. I was really swaying towards the redcar but if the aftermarket doesn't embrace it, its dead in the water even if it's a better platform. I'm not sure how the redcat needed so many upgrades when it already had them over the yokomo but none the less I believe your numbers in the end. I guess the deciding factor will lie in does my local hobby shop or track support one better than the other. That may be the determining factor for me!

I agree 💯 bro, I just bought the yokomo have the mst and will be getting the REDCAT. Pretty sure I’ll agree with the scoring too 😂✌️.

What wheels do you have on the redcat?, they look nice!

Awesome breakdown.... im actually trying to decide right now between MST 2.5 or Yokomo... leaning towards the MST. Cheers

I’m having a really hard time determining which roller chassis to get and build. Sakura D5MR, Yokomo RD-2Z, MST RMX 2.5 Idk how to choose haha

I really appreciate your videos your super neutral and you review 4 wheel as well as 2 wheel and from what I have been comming to notice as a newbie in this community 4wheel drifters tend to get judged a little bit more than the two wheels drifters, but you always come off neutral, and I don’t feel judged when you talk about these “noob” Rcs so thank you for educating and not teasing the ignorant

I agree with results!

Interested if the revd would have made the list if this came out more recently

Your channel, by far, is the beat RC drift channel as far as information on products. Thank you for making these

Thank you. I like the redcat.

The rmx 2.5rtr would've been a better choice instead of 2.0, but great video has always 👌

Thank you a Lot ! Now I know for sure what I want. And the winner for sure is RedCat with only cons the weight. Esspecially with price on it now $299 and I already have LiPo charger, so I only need get a couple batteries. So my choice is obvious )) I'am only can't get why open differential is better then locked one ? As I know the real drift cars using locked diff... or am I wrong ?

Was the MST shown here a 2.0 or a 2.5? I thought the 2.5 does let you adjust gyro setting from the controller?

I can get the redcat in an ofert for only 366$ with lipo and charger. Do you think it is a good deal??

This a is a great video. Is parts availability a factor?

don't think the Redcat is being sold here in Malaysia, however MST and Yokomo are more common here. Wonder if you can compare them with a Sakura D5S or a HPS as well as they seem even cheaper than Yokomo or MST. I'm still learning about the drift RC world and haven't pulled the trigger just yet but I'm learning a lot from your channel. 🙏

great review just wish the prices were better for us that are overseas rather than looking at $800+ on these to start with ive been looking for a whie and tbh i might go with a cheap brushed awd to get a idea if i like it or not as looking for rwd im looking at $500 or more just for your budget budget options way below these

I love my MST so far. But I blew my servo on the first track day. and the car is 99% box stock. Only mod was tires (needed fresh clean tires for the track)

Is there any value in the fact mst test drives their RTRs before packaging? Less fiddly for the noob on delivery? Great breakdown either way.

Hi! I plan to open an entreprise where i would have tracks and cars that people can come and play with, same idea that the go karts. I would like to know in your opinion what rtr rwd car would be the best for the people to have fun. Of course i'd like to go for the cheapest so you can tell me also what' the cheapest and still good. Thank you! 🙏 And can we put the MST bodies on the Yokomo and on the Redcat? ☺️ They have more variety and their bodies are very good

Thanks for the video. As a noob to drifting I was looking at these 3 and a tt02. But I think I will get the MST 2.5. I don't mind upgrading the car later, but one thing I don't want to do is adjust the camber or pitch of a tire. I have no idea what I'm doing there, the idea of not having to do that is more apealing then a carbon chasis.

on the redcat can you use mst bodies or yokomo bodies?

I got a yokomo rtr, but at my "local" shop they have a brushless set up, I think it's a canadian special 😅 it's a 13.5t brushless motor

Which one drifts best out of the box though? I found the Yokomo RTR drifts not so nice out of the box. I haven’t tried the RDS but MST RMX RTR drifts awesome out of the box.

Holy Crap... lol I was waiting to see them driven. *face palm (please show each car at least a couple times around the track)

Just got my wife and i both the yokomo. Hoping it was the right decision.

Would probably buy the yokomo for the chassis but I struggle to get past the body ( stickers for windows yuk and body posts really!! ) love the look of the mst body but the upgrades required put me off . The redcat unfortunately looks great but here in the UK support for spares would always be the problem shame looks good .

i installed yokomo steering knuckles on my rds and it feels way better i used yokomo y2-415sala knuckles with stock axles and some shims.

Would the redcat be a good csr for first-timers? Ive always wanted to own a rc drift car, but im still a student and dont earn a ton of cash

I'm kind of annoyed because I bought and built a Yokomo kit literally a week before the RDS was announced and released. I would much preferred to support American businesses. Who knows, maybe by the time I save up enough to buy the RDS, they'll either have more aftermarket support, or they'll release a revised version. It's very interesting to see that it edged out the other two in your chart, and I don't think you're wrong.

So i am so so bee to drift rc world and i was looking into the mst but in afraid of the part availability here in salt lake utah

The RMX 2.5 is the best oit of box without question.

Anyone know if the hpi sprint 3 drift is any good

How can you prefer brushed to brushless?

which car has the best quality and possibly most durable plastics? looks like the MST has the best plastics for chassis and all other structural parts, am i wrong?

I saw the Yokomo rtr today and the first thing I noticed was how flimsy the body looks. Probably better off building a custom rig from the chassis up for me. I wanna do something like a Grand National or a Fox Body.. something different.

in your opinion which one is better for a beginner

Are you bringing them to uste?

I've driven all three, My vote goes with the yokomo for the drift performance out of the box. and with the amount of conversion kits. Make it number 1 in my books. I tried the red cat it needs a new servo, gyro, something needs to be done about the steering angle, seeing you can't get full lock. In order to come close to yokomo performance.

Redcat has come a long way, and it reminds me of Traxxas when they first started- they were a much-maligned budget brand and their early stuff was questionable, but improved quickly. Yokomo- no surprise. I've actively disliked the brand for many years. They produced things for Graupner, which is a highly respected brand- but the stuff they put out when touring cars were the rage was awful. They then produced some killer high end stuff briefly like the YR-F2, then went super low end. MST- haven't tried anything, but I likely will.

Is that the MST 2.5 or 2.0

I would have like the Sakura comparison with the rest of them 😞

Best chassis kit with limited needed upgrade?

redcat has come a long way in quality specially on price. i mostly do crawlers & in the few gens ive owned ive seen the improvments first hand

😁😁👍👍

Stock for stock MSTvs yokomo... Mst is the best to start driting its the most capable and easy to drift

Ummm🤔 i also picked redcat as the winner my self...less money spending in aftermarket parts

interesting comparison of drift cars mate *big like👍Au👀full watch always🦘*

Redcat servo twitches,the gyro glitches like crazy,the radio is garbage and really unresponsive. I just ordered the RMX 2.5 RTR with a better 6ch radio,i hope it’s far better. Never ran a Yokamo.

No running video?

I’m gonna say Redcat for the win across the board..

Noooooo. You gave the full price?!? 😂bold move

Best is the Sakura d5rr

Dude why would you want an open differential for drifting? That makes absolutely zero sense to me, you want both rear wheels spinning at the same time

Which car do you drive the most?

So basically by chassis kit and pick your own parts and you'll probably spend less

MST 😅

If yo own all 3, same controller could save $400 overall.

In the real world you want a locked / welded diff for drifting so why is it that you don’t want a Locked diff in the rc world of drifting

I rly dont know how u end up with a sum of 954$ for the fully upgraded MST price, i did fully upgrade mine with, cheapo carbon chasis, rear carbon mount for esc, turnbuckles, and mettalc-cups- ball diff. My total SUM is less than 700 $... -Plus i have to add this: the yeahracing Qutus shocks are absolutelly garbage, save yourself 60$, the plastic rtr shocks are perfectly fine and much better, and i mean it. I compete vs guys who got even yokomo big bores and my car handles it fine. -Furthermore mst HAS adjastable camper in the RTR FORM, it is not with turnbuckles and for sure more time consuming but its totally wrong to say it lacks the adjastability. -The weight bias is all wrong cause you compare the rmx 2.0 not the new available at the moment 2.5. -The rmx 2.5 comes also with no locked diff. -For the redcat you should add 100$ for a proper licensed/scale body, cause that body perhaps has the quality but i dont get how its scale sisnce it represents no actuall car. If you change the body then front and rear spliter/difusser prolly wont fit to any other body. -At the end yokomodrifts good out of the box (with the factory set up of the manual). Msts come pretuned and testdrived from the factory. But the redcat... you need to cut staff to get angle and it comes out of stock with smth like 20 degrees of akerman :D :D What kind of joke is that.. I don't really see how its noob friendly RTR. Anyways i can point out many other "mistakes" but if your videos are somehow sponsored i guess you have to say good things for some brand vs an other, i get that..

all that long winded stuff said...mst still a better car lol

Yokomo seems over price to me it should have been around 200

😂😂😂 They all lose. Remotes are horrible.

Question. I bought a Redcat rds. I have no real issues with drifting out of the box with this car. Im thoroughly enjoying myself and I’m quite uncertain what I would really get out of a gyro and servo upgrade, other than gaining quickness with each action in milliseconds. Knowing that……. I have a non negotiable future purchase of a fly sky noble remote because I’m a DJ for night clubs and I am actually enjoying this new hobby solely because it helps me train my hand eye coordination, and I’m taking a big break from iracing. so the ambidextrous feature is super important to me. Based on your knowledge of what I would gain over these upgrades, Should I go for a new radio before an upgraded gyro/servo in my case? All opinions welcome 🤙🏻

I have a sakura d5 outbreak and I can tell you now that the yokomo is the best. Wish I had gotten it over the Sakura but I still love it 😂 but Yokomo know drifting. A bit pricey but you get what you pay for.