Your Kids Will NOT Break this RC Car! 

My Daughter wants royalties for the few seconds she got in this video.... make sure you hit the thumbs up. I'm paying her 'Per 1k Views'... 😅

You'd be surprised what my kids are capable of breaking. Never underestimate the power of a 6 year old with zero throttle control.

After an honest review and companies don't send you stuff anymore is a badge of honour and a good sign of an unbiased honest reviewer. I want to know if it's good its good if it's not it's not. Providing a service you are, sir!

The red (plain colours in general) looks so much better than graffiti vomit the 3S version comes in. And oddly enough, your honest review of the 3S Vorteks is what made me buy one.

That's a pretty rad truck. I really like the upgrade ability. Reasonable price. I hope this video makes your daughter rich!

The Arrma 3S BLX is my favorite platform. I have them all! this is a great starting platform for a newbie but if you’re deep into the hobby you know you can find good used 4WD BLX cars for this price point. great review! loving the 360 cam for action shots

I think your review hit the mark on this truck. It will lure people into the hobby and it will be very difficult to break by kids or adults. This could be a real coup for Arrma. You made a lot of great points. I did wonder one thing. The esc receiver combo is the same as their very cheap Granite Voltage rather than the esc and receiver in their Mega series.

Great review, bought one using your link, thanks, keep 'em coming!

3 years ago my first RC was a 3 cell Granite . Put a new steering servo and rebuilt the shocks this year . Perfect 1st RC .

That’s good value for the young ones. Arrma have gone all out this year and this is great move by them. Great video once again👍

I have the old 2wd vorteks from 2014 and it makes me happy to see they are making one again.

This is a great concept from a great company, reminds me of my old tamiya skyline that I would pull apart and clean and reverse back and from 4wd to 2wd for fun! Bonus of this set up compared to the old ECX boosts we have is you don't have a motor with wires hanging out the ass end waiting to get damaged! Its on the list:) ahead of any more wltoys that's for sure!

Really good.Must buy to have in the list

Last Christmas I started the RC hobby with a Senton mega. Couple months later, I upgraded it to 3s brushless. Then over the summer I got a Kraton 6s. I think a vortex blx is next!

Just had one delivered for my little lad, can’t wait to get it open for Xmas and have a bash with him. Tempted to get the granite boost too as I’ve got a 3s brushless setup to install and see how it rips 😎👍

Pretty beautiful looking truck, Phil! Really nice! 😃 Great bashing it! Stay safe there with your! 🖖😊

Great review and great camera work! I just received our sons granite boost in the mail.. I can’t wait for his birthday so I can play with it 😂

I am glad you are honest regardless if you receive the car as a gift or not, this is what myself as a fellow RC enthusiast and the rest of your viewers want. we want truth, not marketing blabber.

I'm sold. Great vid. Arrma did a great thing. I will prob be buying for my boy at some point. He's almost 4 y.o.

I recommended this to a friend. Having an unlimited upgrade path is pretty amazing. As one with a hilariously upgraded 2wd slash (it was a gift), I wish I could make it 4wd.

Hey buddy , So glad you finally got you review up of this cool little RC , ive had this since exact car since the 7th of September and ive got to say i really love it . its a Rad little vehicle , my wife bought it for me for my birthday and since ive only just come back to RC after 16 years away i adore it . ive already chucked a metal 35 kg servo , a Surpass 80a Esc and Surpass 3800kv 3650 motor , also bought a SLR300 receiver as the one that comes with the car is built in the the brushed ESC, and done a few other mods etc , like larger pinion Etc and it goes like a rocket on 3s , forgot how much fun a brushless 2wd RC can be to be fair . Cant wait for the Boost pack now to become available to purchase and im going to then go for a bigger motor again i think lol . What i like about this platform it still works out cheaper than the 3s version , but only until you take in to consideration that you dont get the adjustable turn buckles and the 0.8 mod gearing . ive nailed this Car now for a few weeks and its really holding up . i would also give some advice to some people that purchase it to check the shock oil levels as mine were quite low from the factory and also if you ok with wrenching diff oil and grease . but all being said its a great car , so much so that my Daughter has been using mine , its her first time and shes now asked for the exact same car for Christmas . very happy owner and dad now as shes 8 and ive introduced her in to the world of RC . Any plans for upgrades for her at all ????? Thanks once again for the great video ChriswithaC

Good toy to get into the hobby, i converted two brushed sentons to run 775 motors and they run 3s lipos.great fun

I picked one of these up (granite) and I love it. I have my e revo 2.0 when I want to go fast. I just wanted a 2wd brushed little basher I could jump and not worry about destroying while I wait on parts for the revo. After running a couple packs through it, the revo may become my back up car 😂 I’m so over speed, but I’m not as interested in crawlers as I do like a little speed. This fills that void and I don’t plan on going to brushless with it ever. Possibly a CHEAP brushless combo if the stock motor/ESC ever kicks the bucket. It’s perfect for doing little jumps in a parking lot which you don’t need 50+mph to do. I had tons of RC’s 10 years ago. All brushless and LiPo powered and after my break when I got back into it, I never thought I’d have as much fun with a 2wd brushed car that hardly goes 25mph.

Ahhhh I miss the start up charm on that bad boy many years testing on it. Such a fun car, I'll me getting my lad one for Christmas hopefully 😁

I agree. that red looks awesome. I'm getting one, but I'm building it to get it to 70mph

What a great little truck. I reckon Arrma are on a winner here.

I was interested in this as a first RC truck. I am 39, but my kids would want to play with it a lot. It seems like a fair price, durable, and offers lots in upgrades.

Nice for a younger Rc person good ideas get them hooked early,I started at 7

Pretty cool rc

I race RCs on track and I can tell you 2wd is more fun once you learn how to drive them. Drifting into corners and pulling out at full throttle is pure bliss. I’m so happy arrma released these

That looks good if you can upgrade the driveline that cheaply. It's a real shame that they don't just make a roller version like they do with the 6s and then you aren't even paying for a motor, ESC and radio that you don't want. Great info Phil 🙂

At that price I am grabbing one, since I've got some brushless ESC's and motors lying around. I don't have any RWD bashers so this would be quite fun.

I ordered myself the Vorteks 4x2 boost. I was looking for something to just play around with. This was $270 CDN at my LHS, while the Traxxas Rustler was $340 CDN. I also ordered the 4x4 conversion kit. Before taxes, it was $320. $20 cheaper then the Rustler and it's 4x4. The brushed 4x4 Slash and 4x4 Rustler are $450. I really think Arrma did a excellent job with this and for the price, you can't go wrong.

Great job for keeping it real! New sub!

I have that same exact same car. I've pre-ordered the boost kit.

This is a great idea!! I wish they'd had this when I got my Senton Mega!! 🤷🏻‍♂️

Reminds me of the old SportMaxx/S-Maxx from Traxxas. Slightly different market being a nitro and 20years ago but it was 2wd single speed and could be upgraded to 4wd, 2speed and reverse with upgrades. Basically could be upgraded into the full T-Maxx. I really wish this was more common as it's a good entry into the hobby. Being based on a known platform means parts and upgrades will be available for a long while where a lot of the other entry level cars will be impossible to repair in just a few years.

ive just bought one .the red one. love your channel

Big Rock Brushless or Vorteks Brushed and upgrade later thats the Question im thinking about. Im at Crawling and want to try a basher for fun. As i like to upgrade my Crawlers mabey this is an Option over the Big Rock i had in mind;) Thx for this Video ! Thumbs up!

Another great video, you always make it, cool car! 👍

More RC!!! Never enough!!! 🚗

So I went and got the senton and granite versions of these and given that I already had some motors and electrics I managed to upgrade them to 0.8 mod 3s slippers with Brushless motors and 4 wheel drive for a total cost of about £260 per car. Which was amazing. I'm kicking myself now though because I should have done the vorteks first. Now it's £210 just for the vorteks boost on its own!!

It also covers a different market too Phil . Those of us that can't really afford the high spec flagship models . Affordable way of getting a decent car from a known big brand that you can upspec when you can afford at a later date

I just picked one up for my Grandson today. He was so excited he couldn't wait to charge the battery. Exact same car as the one your showing. I told him to just ride around in the park at 50%... Within about 5 minutes in I hear this big thud. Somehow he wedged it under an brand new SL500. The owner was standing there and said it ok. I'm sure there's no damage. I had to belly crawl under the car and compress the shocks on the vortex to remove it. It actually did damage the Vortex a little. Body hood was shaped like a V and he looked real sad. I popped the body clips off and pushed the body back to factory specs. lol Off he went. no damage .. 😃

That red body is pretty rad!

Top content as ever. I have slowed cars down for kids to use - I might consider buying one as a spare for when nephews & nieces come to visit - then I just need to a aid driving over it with a bigger, heavier, faster car.

Awesome bashing my friend😎😎😎👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🤝

Like it, love it, want one

O yeah I was at my local hobby shop today it was on Display I like the Senton too ..

ill get this as my 1st basher and then, as you said, upgrade it to 4wd and then later to brushless

Awesome. Yes the upgradeable route seems to be a stroke of genius, wonder how many other manufacturers will follow suit .....

I bought a cheap ecx torment threw some money at it and it's brushless running 3s now. These are a great idea for people who don't want to spend the up front money.

Pretty cool 😎

nice color

Great review. Not sure if you’ve made any changes recently or if this video just hit the sweet spot but it definitely seems like a step forward in production quality and editing, and that’s with your normal videos being good anyway. Keep up the good work. 😊

I got one of these for my son, nothing but trouble with it so far! Only had it two weeks! After the first run out all 8 wheel bearing ceased, swapped them out under warranty, upgraded to 4x4, 2nd run and the motor burned out after 1 battery! If i were going this again I'd skip the Boost and jump straight into the 3S. The included motor isn't strong enough for the 4x4 upgrade, and the path to brushless is more than you think as you'll also need all the BLX gearing as well as new ESC, motor and receiver.

Another great video mate! We totally agree with You about this rig being an absolute bargain! Charlie keeps asking did I get the image of Phils car from his channel...I'm unable to say yes as I can't email You. Big congrats on how Your channel is booming mate!

I lost interest in RC’s a while ago but after watching a couple of your new videos I’m kinda getting back into it. Not entirely sure what I should do with my RC’s though.

My 5 year old daughter has just seen this one and now she knows what she wants for Christmas😂👍😊👊😎🇬🇧

Hello from southeast alaska sweet looking truck bro

Lovely colour, beats the multi streaked jobs that seem to be standard on RCs these days.

I like the new colors

I love my granite 4×4 currently doing mods to it and waiting for parts.

Curious to see what the 3s brushless upgrade involves… BLX motor plate, slipper, and motor/esc combo? That’s an expensive upgrade.

0904 here in Arkansas USA!! Morning Tomley you rc buying ole top! Thanks for the review! Let's check it out!

I bought the granite and senton for £179 each, got the 4wd upgrade kits for £35 and the 0.8 mod 3s slipper clutch for £45 each so £260 per car. I had electrics and motors already so sold the transmitter, receiver,mega motor for £45 on ebay so each car cost £215. Only difference is no metal motor plate and no turnbuckles but they are a £40 upgrade if i wanted them. Wish i jad done this with the vorteks too. Its only a couple of months later and already the vorteks boost is now £209 for the non battery version, £56 for the 4wd upgrade and £65 for the 0.8mod slipper. Crazy price hikes.

I'd be guilty of hating on the boost line but as a kids truck it does make a LOT of sense. I think you nailed the use case Tomley

I was super interested in this truck when it was announced but I just can’t get past how slow it is. At the end of the day, given that I’d upgrade it all anyway and just turn down the throttle for my kids, seems like a shorter path to just get the regular Vorteks (plus that sweet black body shell).

The poor stampede didnt even get a mention in the “compare to” section. It is $179 usa with no batt and charger. I have 2 older stampedes but am buying a Granite 4x4 3s soon. Never had a arma but I want to try them out

I jus realised the grip pattern in there tyres is there logo thats genius

Just got one as my first rc car see how it goes

Wow!

Looks like a pretty tough truck. At those speeds it looks to hold up to some curbs and feet😊

That's cool

😂😂😂 you got mad down showing that fool 🤟 Four houses righher , five houses 😂

Hi tomley yes it's a brilliant it of kit love it arrma vottets seems too grown bigger now more power bud

Very tempting. Great review. Is this around the right place to aim for nephew of 7 to get started and me to have a little bit of fun with too?

This is what Iv been waiting for for my kids wow that's there main presents done lol

love to watch this jump

Great review you got me to unload my hard earned cash. My kids will probably prefer this 1/10 scale easier to see. Need a bit of help, I cannot find anywhere on Arrma website what dimension is the battery tray, so what size battery can it fit securely?

It looks good I'm looking to get my some a r. Car mite have a winner there and I think she should get them lol

She sounds like my daughter mate... 🤣. I saw this in my local hobby shop and yeah that colour is really nice. Like you say mate I think Arrma have really thought about these cars and the target market. Best thing they have done for quite a while.

I am now thinking of going this route instead of buying a big rock and being quick out of the box. Now I can build up to it ☺️

Really liking these new 4x2 boost models from Arrma. Just rewatched the old vids, can't see anything Horizon had to complain about, all the companies in the cov era were ripping the arse out the prices and compared to Traxxas it was still cheaper, maybe you should of pointed that out in the video 🤷‍♂️

I think armma has a few great platforms I just don’t trust their plastics, but that’s adorable AND Legally binding, she’s gonna stick it to you in the royalties years from now😂😂👍.

Yikes. I absolutely don’t need this!! For anything!! But I was hooked the moment you started talking about upgrading. I am weak 😂

Real life boss baby!

If I got one of these id just throw a brushless setup in it 2wd and see if it runs good on higher grip surfaces

Compared to the Arrma Senton 4X2 which is better in handling corners?

If they make a typhon version i might get it also kinda annoying that its a 2 in 1 esc receiver thing

I originally got my two wheel drive slash and went 25 out of box

Hi. I'm a newbie that was thinking of a Tamiya MadBull as my first 1/10 truggy I'm now looking at these. Currently 90% convinced an aboot to order.... I got into the hobby recently with the FMS 1/24 power wagon crawler, an then obviously the Max Smasher but, now I wanna go out side. Would this be an alternative to the MadBull or is it better? I'll deffo be going for the 4WD conversion. Or, what are other trucks I should look at for a beginner looking to spend aboot £300 (with all the spare batteries, chargers etc etc Mostly will be ragging around the woods, no skate park bashing (.....yet) Cheers an thanx in advance for any info an help Jonathan.

Phil a quick question as you’ve the blx too. Is the boost body body thinner than the blx. I took mine out for a few 2S packs on grass and it’s split at the rear and the front tower had made a big impression on the bonnet. Just wondering if the polycarbonate is thinner on the boost to make it cheaper?

Would you make a video showing all the differences between this and the 3s version? I'm thinking of buying a couple of these one for myself and one for my 10yo son who has other RC cars, he will want it to be flat out eventually and i was wondering how much difference their was. Is it just the 4wd, brushless esc, motor combo and a wheelie bar? Or does the 3s have other different parts?

2WD all the way with kids RC cars. I've seen so many bent drive shafts from head on collisions. Once they've got to grips with the handling then you can upgrade to 4WD

What sort of run time are you getting with that 12t motor? Looks pretty nippy!

Already like this vid. Please upgrade to brushless and show us.

I gave my nephew who was 9 a go at my 1/10 slash. Came back 20 minutes later to broken suspension, seized Castle motor, melted motor mount around the bearing. He was driving like he stole it. 😂 Good times.

Ok so here's my question, what about spare parts for this vorteks, and there ability to actually stand up against a brushless conversion

Will 2 s 5200 mah 80c lipos be OK for this looking at getting one today 🤔