Traxxas Slash Ultimate - best version of the most influential rc car ever made 

Meanwhile I have a FCX 24 in my 99 F250 pickup on my way to my second job lol

Exactly. Full gas!!

We'll do a video on it.

@@RCReviewChannel awesome to hear! I saw your video for the Associated Pro4 General Tire truck not too long ago and picked one up. Such a fun truck!

Exacty. Had to change the diff fluid as well. Our 5 mods on the Pro4 here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wMvNMHtqijM.html

It looks good and performs really well!

Thanks for the info! Really appreciate that. This platform is so flexible and has built the Traxxas empire.

@Matt Taylor true story!

will film it.

@@RCReviewChannel Where do you find SUV replicas that fit the Slash? I thought they only made them for 'crawlers'. Any insight would be greatly appreciated as I want something similar (4Runner). Peace.

Glad you enjoyed it. At the end of the day, it's all about fun. And the slash delivers more fun for the money compared to any rc.

You and me both! I actually own the Pro4 SC. But every time we race, I get a little jelly.

Will do

Yes you are!

Here it is $50 off at Amain www.amainhobbies.com/traxxas-slash-4x4-ultimate-rtr-4wd-short-course-truck-orange-tra68077-4-orng/p858530?avad=252885_e2a46f9e5

We haven't had good luck with our Tenacity. More of a scaler.

@@RCReviewChannel, sorry to hear. Mine hasn't had an issue in the 3 years of owning it, changed the tires and that's it. Glad you're having good luck with the slash 👍

@@RCReviewChannel I call bull. I own 5 tenacitys for my own track for people to use and haven't had 1 problem. What happened with your tenacity?? Do you even know what upgrades are in the tenacity compared to the slash??

Thank you! Cheers!

exactly.

Can you imagine? This will be a beast. Maybe a sensored new Hobbywing too.

Ya know.... I think we'll do that. That project just got completed by Randybuilt.

This in Saratoga, CA. Just a church parking lot so not really legal. Bay Area RC Bashers have a lot of spots scoped out. Join them in Facebook.

For sure. So durable and so many upgrades available.

Keep it light and stock.

We might do a feature on a 2wd. We have one that's a beast. The tires are so key!

@@valuerc2664 uh oh, lol I already bought some metal parts, and not stock parts.

@@RCReviewChannel That would be great, and very helpful. hope you decide to do one, i need it lol

@@RCReviewChannel I purchased a Hobbywing Max10 sct (Esc) and some sketchy 35kg Flash Hobby M35BHW (Servo)... man I hope I did ok

Agreed! I think that title goes to the tamiya Sand Scorcher....the car that started it all

Yeah, I was wary that all the parts were unnecessary but it really works well as a system. Every time we bring out, it just represents like a boss!

Forgot to mention, the Pro4 is significantly upgraded to keep up. Details are here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wMvNMHtqijM.html

Will do for sure. Will film it this weekend. It just came back from the Rubicon Trail!

You do realize that the ultimate comes with all the upgrades already installed? Hence the name..

@@twisterzman I doubt any Traxxas out of the box can be competitive against kit versions, but I don't own one so I could be wrong.

Compared to other short course offerings, yes, the slash left a lot on the table. Associated put everyone on notice when they released theirs (seems forever ago) but.. the lcg chassis made the slash extremely competitive. Drive one.. you might be pleasantly surprised

Back in my days with rcca,I reviewed a 2wd slash when they first came out. I beat it like it owed me money at a skate park. Other than the horrid spur gear (for years traxxas couldn't make one round) it took all I threw at it. After 33 years in hobby, I must say.. it still u.s in my top 10

Interesting. Will take a look. alnk.to/3chZVkN. Looks like an $800 vehicle though and it hasn't been updated in 6 years.

You have the Ultimate? I had the Slash in 1999 and the short course racing scene exploded because of it. So many got introduced to the hobby. 22 years later, the Slash is still available for $199 and selling well. But there are 5 other versions now too and this Ultimate is so, so good. There are other cars too like the Drag Slash and the Rally which are on the same chassis. I bet this has introduced more people into the hobby and the delivered smiles more than any other rc.

@@RCReviewChannel I have the Ultimate, same as the one in the video. I too fell for the "it's the best, get one" thing. I've had two traxxas products. 1. The Traxxas TRX4 Defender, a great truck until you splash it and have to replace, guess what? All of the electrics because they were fried. Car 2. The Traxxas Slash Ultimate 4x4. It ran for 5 minutes then shut down, repeatedly. It was raining another day, guess wha happened? Guess what? I bet you can! The electrics fried...that was it for me...done. Once bitten twice shy, why would I go for a third go??? In Australia it sells for around $950. Hell NO... For a pensioner (ie me) it's an expensive exercise to waste money on a pile of crap that runs for 5 minutes. An Arrma Mojave is on the way and as I said, it will be cheaper, why? Your not replacing expensive 💩that goes up in smoke at the first sign of water or any other thing like moving. Hell Yes Please, and thanks you Arrma. Just my experience with Traxxas so far :) I would probably buy The TRX4 again, when Traxxas sells a roller for $400 cheaper :)

Winner chicken dinner

Yup. Nothing has influenced the rc hobby more. What’s your Vote by the way?

@@RCReviewChannel My vote would be the Associated RC10. Without it, there would be no Traxxas anything. Traxxas as a company is a parasite on the RC industry.

That's pretty good as well. I had one! Gold pan ftw!

@@RCReviewChannel pretty good as well? That’s like saying the Lakers are “pretty good as well”. 🤣. The RC industry as we know it stands on the shoulders of that one vehicle. It and it alone is the greatest RC ever made. The Slash?🤣 A recycled rehashed Bandit/Rustler. Garbage.

The Lakers? Someone hasn’t watched basketball for a couple years…