Hosim 1:10 Brushless RC Car for Adults Fast 68+Kmh, All Terrain High Speed Remote Control Car Hobby RC Trucks 4x4 Waterproof Electric Off Road Monster Trucks-Upgradeable to 3S Battery

Let me start by saying this is not my first Hosim RC car, we have several and this new X25 is one of their best. Each new model/version/generation of Hosim RC cars seems to get better with just the right improvements over the previous models. Each new model seems to include more metal parts. This is probably one of the best RC cars you can get for under $200 and as close to hobby grade as you will find without paying hobby store prices.My son is on a kick where everything needs to be dark purple, so the color scheme of this X25 looks great in Black with purple graphics. We got this one for my 9-year-old for Christmas and he’s been running it non-stop since he opened it up.He been driving RC cars since he was 6 and the pistol/trigger style controller is the best setup for younger kids (and my personal preference as an adult as well). The controller has adjustments for trim (left to right drift fine tuning) speed (you can dial it down to slower top speeds for beginners) and turning radius (set preferences for sharp or wide turns).This car is fast, precise, and durable. It has already survived many flips and jumps. It comes with two 2600 mAh batteries which contribute to the speed. Battery life seems to be around 20-25 mins when running constantly before it needs to switch. Personally, I don’t recommend running for more than an hour as the motors do get hot… but these new brushless fan-cooled motors from Hosim are much better than the older non-brushless models. I wish there was a dual battery connector to increase speed and extend battery life without swapping batteries. I have some from older Hosim RC cars so I’ll need to see if they will work with this one too. A solid bottom allows this to be run on dry, wet, or dirt surfaces. The tires are rubber and feel well-made & durable, these should last longer than other RC cars we’ve owned. As an added bonus, there is also a wheelie bar, which looks cool and helps prevent unwanted backflips at high speeds.In addition to the 2 batteries, you get 2 extra sets of body shell clips, extra wheel nuts, wheel nut wrench, screwdriver, battery charger, extra battery strap, spoiler/fin, cleaning brush and pouch to hold everything.I give this car 9/10 and highly recommend it!!!

Very impressed with the acceleration, as the RC truck goes up on two wheels, thank goodness for that extra little guard in the back to prevent it from flipping over!At the same time it is able to come to a stop on a dime simply by pushing the throttle forward, that's essentially putting it into reverse and halting the vehicle before it crashes into something in the case that I'm driving away too fast!So what I understand is an entirely upgraded gear or transmission box that contributes to durability and increased power or torque or whatever they call it!I'm very much impressed as this is faster than any of my friends RC cars, and I was the last one to finally get one and I certainly have the best one now!!!

This thing is fast. It has good range as well. I have had it for 12 days - played with it for 5-6 of those days (once a day) and here are the things that have already broke:Front dogbone driveshaft - Its metal.Lower front a-armUpper front control armFront lower a-arm mount (front diff housing)Front bash guardOne front shock bentFront body mounts broke3 of the tires are rippedI went to the support site to look for parts, and to replace these parts will cost more than I paid for the entire truck. Pretty pitiful.

We got a couple of these for Christmas and so far they have been really fun. I never had one this cool as a kid. They have easily been ran about 25 times each and we have had no real issues, aside from the poor battery connector design, I'll get to that later. We have not crashed them at full speed yet, but had had a few head on collisions and other crashes and have not broke any parts. We even mad a jump and were hitting it at full speed and clearing some respectable distances. I imagine though, if you hit an object at full speed with just one tire something would break.The controller has the ability to reduce the overall speed which was really helpful for my eight year old son to get a grip on controlling this beast, but it wasn't long before he wanted full speed, go figure. I would be careful handing this to just any kid without reducing the speed. The controller seems really light and fragile so be careful with dropping it.Living in the Northwest we have had a chance to fully test its waterproof capabilities as well. We've gone though some puddles, probably 1" deep, and all over our lawn which is soaked from the rain and we have had no issues so far. The 4WD is great for our terrain and it can tangle with some serious leaf buildup. I even hit a lawn "landmine" and had to give it a good bath to clean it up. I wouldn't get the motor or control box wet though.Battery life seems slightly under what they suggest, we get about 10 mins per charge is all and for some reason the morning run seems to go longer than the afternoon run. I highly recommend a second battery. Speaking of the batteries, the connector is a very poor design and is almost impossible to remove once connected. You are supposed to squeeze the top and bottom of the female connector to expand the sides and release the male connector that is attached to the battery, but it doesn't function this way. The connections are so tight I needed to use pliers to grip and remove them, almost breaking the connectors. I decided since the connection is so tight that I would use my pocket knife to removed the little bumps on the male connector and we have had no problems with loosing the connection or removing the batteries to swap in a new one.