ARRMA Senton 4x2 Boost vs TRAXXAS Slash 2WD! Which is better? 

Thanks for the informative rc cars, Arrma & Traxxas video. Keep up the good work fella. 👍

There is no way to go wrong here- both GREAT trucks. I started YEARS ago with a brushed 2wd Slash... now I have many trucks/cars. We mostly do pavement driving- so my current favorite is my Traxxas Bandit VXL- its a BEAST- REALLY fast, fun to drive. Rustler 4wd is great(my fastest car), 4wd Slash is my best dirt car, and my Losi Minis are amazing- really good starter cars. I'd just say get what you can afford, start the hobby- it's FUN!

I appreciate the video, I am looking at the Slash & Senton for a beginner's purchase. I watched your other videos on the Senton and they were informative. But theres something cool looking with that Traxxas Slash. I like the ability to have better control over the car, as well as speed. I'm going to do a little bit more research on the 2, I do like that parts a readily available for both. Right now, I'm leaning Slash.... thx

Good comparisons 👍

Ive used that motor esc combo for 2 yrs on second motor esc just fine,highly recommend,I did go for 4000 kv on second n love it

I like the Arrma when it comes to durability. Handling wise Traxxas certainly gets the nod. Both are great. If I had to buy one of them I’d go with the Senton. Oh and Happy Birthday Ricky!🙌🏼🎉🍻

Just ordered a senton 4x2 a few days back. I already have a track setup slash 2wd and a Granite 3s blx for bashing. I was in search of a possible candidate for making a rally build and thought the senton would fit right in. I'm planning on keeping it 2wd and going brushless, so I'll have to figure out a way to keep the rear end a bit more planted (battery relocation?). Awesome video, take care!

I have the slash 4x4 ultimate pro can't beat it bud 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Yesterday I bought the Arrma Senton, It was a really hard decision - there are a Lot of very good RU-vid Videos with Titels Like "Slash vs. Senton" -for me this one was a good Help, thank you.

Not sure how the senton is i have a slash and ive been always impressed with the durability and handling no matter how much power i throw at it, this thing has been through everything, ive had it for 5 years and it started just as this one, just a stock brushed slash, eventually made it brushless for some power was a great basher and took everything i did to it as a 9 year old, after a year or 2 got bored of bashing it and stuck a $250+ castle setup with a lcg chassis and drag raced it and it took it amazingly, its been like that for a while but just recently around a year ago ive converted it to a racing machine on clay. It has a hobbywing quicrun 120amp esc, turnigy trackstar 13.5t motor, budget $50 power hobby servo, aluminum hubs front and rear, jconcepts hf2 body, the lcg chassis, flysky radio, proline screw on body posts, and it takes it all, after all these years ive never even broke a arm, and now im 14 and this truck is still teaching me new things to this day, never driven a senton so i cant say much about it but ive had a 3s typhoon for about a year and no complaints about that either, just strip something in the rear diff every once in a while but i bash it hard.

For 2wd options it’s the slash for me and for a 4wd brushless version so vxl slash or senton blx 3s I would get the senton

Ok, So i own a slash 2wd, very modded running 3s, and also own a granite (conv to 4wd) also running 3s. And in my experience, the granite is the more durable truck by a decent margin. There's been times where the slash has crashed travelling between 25-35mph ish and crippled the suspension. However landing the arrma on the front bumper after a 20ft drop after a jump is fine and it drives off freely. In my opinion, if u r looking for a 2wd car to drive as 2wd, the slash wins all day, the aftermarket parts options are unmatched by any other rc car. HOWEVER, if u are looking for a general basher, the Arrma boost range cannot be beaten.

I think the Slash has been around longer than 2008. I do remember Robbie Gordon (an American racer both in Baja - so dessert trucks etc as well as on road racing) being sponsored by Traxxas and then shortly after wards Traxxas Slash brought out bodies featuring his nam / and paint job copying his actual race trucks. He’s also raced in the Dakar rally hence why you sometimes see bright orange Slash shells on social media. The Slash was inspired by the TORC™ (THE Traxxas Off-Road Championship™) again a series sponsored by Traxxas - specifically the Pro 2WD class. The Pro 2WD class specifies rear-wheel drive trucks purpose built to fly over jumps and rip full-throttle through the turns. The handling of the 2wd slash is to replicate the real life short course trucks and how they handle / behave. If you search vids of those you’ll see the Slash in a new light. I’d def recommend checking out Ultimate RC’s video on the 2wd Slash where he explains the wayward handling is done on purpose. The real life truck isn’t a smooth track specialist but designed to go off road, lean a lot etc. It’s worth noting that if one wants to, one can get a low center of gravity chassis to help address this as not everyone likes the wayward handling / not everyone can get used to it…in America they race these but I suspect many use the LCG chassis for this exact reason. It’s also worth noting the shell has been designed to give a parachute effect - rubbish for speed runs on the ground as it is so draggy, but in the air the scoops of the wheel wells help to act as a parachute thus making the truck hang in the air - its more for the look but it does help controlling the car in the air. Right about the back catalogue. Many have turned the Slash into crawlers, Monster Trucks and even +100mph speed machines (way before the off the shelf RTR speed machines became popular). Def a great machine and brilliantly easy to work on for newbies as everything is well laid out and easy to get to. Just glad I got mine for under £200 and that included turning it brushless about a year after first getting it. It’s a bit sad that the new bodies dont feature the paint jobs and decals of the actual real life trucks they’re based on but then I guess Traxxas may not sponsor individual drivers any more , but more so sponsor off road races. Still its worth checking old Robbie Gordon videos / Short Coure Truck Racing, the TORC series to give you an idea of what the Traxxas Slash (and since then other makes) based their truck on.

Alot of ppl are gonna say the slash because its been around for over 10 years. So the senton you can upgrade to 4x4 for $50, but the slash you would need probably $200+ in parts (basically a whole new truck) to make it 4x4. Smart move Arrma.

Arrma hands down! 😎 👍 Have ran & own several Arrma's & Traxxas vehicles in the past few years. Arrma gives you the best bang for your $ in my opinion at least. You get durability right out of the box where as Traxxas needs further purchases of upgrade parts to bring it to an Arrma stock grade. In the end, it costed me more $ to upgrade my Traxxas vehicles than just buying an Arrma that is rugged right out of the box. This has been my experience of course. Hahaa, I remember when I bought my 1st Arrma, the Typhon 6S, I felt a bit ripped off by Traxxas 😂 I wished I had know about Arrma prior to buying the 1st traxxas.

This is easy for me. I prefer the slash. But I have granite and drag slash. Granite have similarities aspect weak points. Both have telescopes drive shaft, but the dlash are more durable the granite will withstand but the plastic is more soft. The transmission on the slash my hold even 4s without breaking. Senton you need to add some weights on the rear to increase the grip. The other problem with Senton the aftermarket parts are more expensive vs slash

"When it comes to parts and aftermarket support nothing beats a Traxxas or an ARRMA" This... is a self-fulfilling statement. If you want parts support for other brands, buy those other brands' cars and get your buddies to do the same, hobby stores aren't going to carry parts there's no demand for. Associated, Losi and HPI used to be up there alongside Traxxas and ARRMA for parts support, but various circumstances (many of them caused by Traxxas's tendency to try and choke their competition out of the market through litigation and "percentage of total sales" dealer quotas) have since chased those brands away. In short, the fact that only those two brands have such widespread parts support is actually a bad thing, not for the vehicles themselves but for the hobby as a whole. It's created an effective duopoly in what used to be a very diverse market.

Would going offroad with higher gearing fry electronics if you have a brushless motor and esc set up?

I dont mind buying online but it's annoying that my local hobby store only stocks Arrma parts, also when I say local I mean like 35 miles away

It would have been nice to know the speed out the box between the two. I think the Traxxas is a little faster with it's separate ESC and receiver combo but would be good to know

So im looking at one of these for my niece. It would be to run on an off road track thats made for buggies, truggies, and of course sc trucks. In time im sure shed want to try and race it as well so which one would be recommended for that .

What about the red button on top of the TQ bud 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

I love my Senton. Started out as the Mega, but its now running a Hobbywing Max10 system, and has huge wheels on it, and wheelies at 40mph!! I need to look at the slipper, as its not uo to the power the car has now, but boy is it fast and fun!! I out some ZD Racing big bore shocks on it too. Handles really well now. Nice comparison between the 2 cars, but in my opinion, for what its worrth, the Senton offers far more flexibility. 🤗👍🏻

Traxxas slash due to the fact I had a arrma senton 3 3s every time I broke a part I would go to a hobby shop looking for the part couldn't find it so I would go online and order it and it would take about 2weeks to arrive

Something strange about the front of your senton. Has the bumper broken off or is it stuck under the shell.

I prepared slash, i own senton electronics is terrible and servo is delayed. And if you’re planning to upgrade to brushless you need to purchase also receiver☹️

FTX parts support is way better than Arrma here in the UK, probably better than Traxxas as well. Slash is just under 30 more RRP though

I'd say if you need to biy a battery separately then it's not rtr

not only can you upgrade to brushless you can also make it into 4x4 wich the slash cant do

Looks like you had made u mind beforehand!

Should see if you can try the teamm associated ,beats these into a cocked hat imo.

Was in there yesterday getting a senton 😂

Traxxas all day every day 👏💪✅

If the slash had a boost like upgrades, it would kill the senton.

I vote read

The slash is still going strong, but the senton is just better in almost any way, both are awesome trucks. Still have my old slash from 10 years ago, still a great truck!!

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The armmma looks newer and has a better facelift

You gave more info and detail on the traxxas then the arrma, leaving out alot of info. Makes me feel this is biased to traxxas just my opinion. Slash quality is trash compared to the senton, you can pick the slash up and twist it in half with your hands, slash suspension is trash out of the box. Chassis is very limited in performance and bashing

The Pro2 SC10 from associated is so far ahead of these two it's not even laughable...

Just get the blx senton and be done with it , less than £100 more than a 2wd brushed car

The senton is much better but it makes sense the slash is very old now.

Just the fact the engine on the senton is inside the body is way better I used to have a slash with the engine on the back and the rocks get inside and could damage the engine that’s actually what happened to me.

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They both look trash imo. Where’s a pro stadium truck without tacky colours?

It's pretty obvious. Arrma cuts corners and uses lower quality materials like plastic pivot balls. Who else does that? Plus, it's a stripped down 4x4 (not a true 2wd) and the parts tend to be more expensive. You would be much better off just buying a 4x4 instead of upgrading. Not to mention the Senton is made in China, which everyone should be trying to limit buying goods made there.

The slash is a classic super durable RC short course truck. Hard to believe the design is near 2 decades old. Makes me wonder why it took so long for other brands to catch up. The slash in its many forms must be the best selling rig for traxxas. That said, it is time for traxxas to revamp the slash with at least a more scale body and features like the 1/7 scale trophy truck. And arrma, make a TT body that is at least not hideous. The Mohave is one of the best basher around but it is so ugly you are missing out on sales. Humans are so visual, many buyers don't think about just buying a body and making the Mohave perfect, they just buy the best looking rig and are stuck with a poorly designed chassis. But live and learn, both of these rigs are high quality and durable so you can't go wrong. But that isn't always the case.

I bought 2 sentons, neither lasted 30 mins, and i wasn't hard on them at all.

I have never understood why Arrma can create awesome bodies for their trucks and cars but then on the other hand they have bodies that look like they were designed by a third grader