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Traxxas: American Power in RC

Here's everything about the American company Traxxas and its best-known models.

By Elite Radio Control teamUpdated 3 min read

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Traxxas TRX-4 crawler with a gray Land Rover Defender body on rocks

This is one of the best-known brands in the RC world. Traxxas stands out for the high-quality materials and power of its RC car lineup.

Here we’ll go over a bit of its history and the most popular cars it offers today, and we’ll recommend some models so you can choose yours.

If you want to learn more about these models, just pick one from the list below to see all its specs right away.

Traxxas models to choose from

Pick one of the following models to learn more about these great Traxxas vehicles. We give you all the details about them and the best deals so you can get your own.

Traxxas TRX-4

Blue Traxxas E-Revo monster truck

Traxxas E-Revo

Traxxas Maxx monster truck with a black, red and white body

Traxxas X-Maxx

Black and red Traxxas Summit monster truck with LED light bar

Traxxas Summit off-roader

Traxxas Stampede monster truck with a green and blue body

Traxxas Stampede

Traxxas Bandit buggy with a silver and orange body

Traxxas Bandit

Traxxas Rustler VXL with a blue, red and yellow body

Traxxas Rustler

Traxxas Slash with a blue and black body

Traxxas Slash

Blue Traxxas XO-1 in front of a red Traxxas banner

Traxxas XO-1 sports car

Red Traxxas X-Maxx monster truck

Traxxas T-Maxx

Red and black Traxxas short course truck with the number 25

Traxxas Slayer Pro 4x4

History of Traxxas

The company was founded in 1986 in Texas, in the United States. Its main idea was to offer ready-to-run RC cars that needed no assembly, or very little work from the customer.

The goal was for hobbyists not to waste time on assembly and just enjoy driving their car.

They started selling them in 1987 with their ready-to-run (RTR) electric buggies. RTR models were the big difference this company found compared with other brands, since its vehicles are ready to run straight out of the box.

Yellow Traxxas Revo monster truck kicking up dirt

In recent years, the company has moved into ready-to-fly model aircraft, helicopters and quadcopters.

The company also sponsors teams outside RC, backing motocross teams, and it runs its own RC car competitions.

What Traxxas RC cars are like

As we mentioned above, Traxxas built its business on offering ready-to-run RC cars, with no time wasted on assembly.

Its electric models are built to run on wet ground, and you can find both brushed and brushless versions. On most models the electronics are waterproofed, so you can cross any kind of terrain without worrying that your scale model will stop working.

Many of the brand’s transmitters also show important information about the vehicle’s status and performance through telemetry sensors, which are very common nowadays.

The brand’s best-known models are the T-Maxx, a truck with a nitro engine. Its electric counterpart, with similar features, is called the E-Maxx.

At a more advanced level are the high-quality Revo models, also nitro-powered, and the E-Revo for the electric version.

The company also has other scale models that mimic real-life race cars, such as rally models.

Why should you buy a Traxxas RC car?

There are plenty of advantages to buying any of this American brand’s RC cars, both electric and nitro. Here are some of the standout advantages over its competitors.

  • They come with some of the best motors and engines on the market (electric and nitro).
  • Their transmission often has two speeds.
  • You can lock the differentials from the transmitter.
  • The transmitter that comes with the cars is usually a TQi 2.4 GHz.
  • They’re often equipped with the TSM stability system (Traxxas Stability Management).
  • The battery chargers are very fast, so you won’t wait hours to drive your car again.

As you’ve seen, the advantages of this brand’s RC cars are many. They may cost a bit more than similar cars from other brands, but we think all those advantages are reason enough to choose these RC vehicles.

Thanks for reading this section about this great brand. We hope you enjoyed it and we hope to see you again soon. If you found it useful, feel free to comment on or share this post with your friends.

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