100mph Traxxas XO-1 car!

[Brushless55]

I saw the announcement last night. I give Traxxas a lot of credit for putting this car out in the market and not just a prototype. Found a really good interview with the designer on rccaraction:

http://www.rccaraction.com/blog/2011/11/30/traxxas-xo-1-2/

They really did a great job designing it. Radial tires, cooling duct for the motor, and the Traxxas Link with iOS is so cool. My biggest issue is where the heck you going to run it? Personally, I don't think the $1,099.00 price is that crazy for all the technology this car has. I won't be buying one but if someone gave it to me as a gift I wouldn't be upset
0-60 in 2.3 seconds. 0-100 in 4.92 seconds, that's insane!
Found all the specs including the motor on the amainhobbies web site including the motor:
Motor (electric): Traxxas Big Block Brushless (1650 Kv), Powered by Castle

the motor is a CC1717
and as for technology, you need an I-phone, and the app for it to work
and that comes from apple not traxxas
and this car is not out to market, this is how traxxas does things..
to me its all about marketing and not for the consumers, if so they would have made it 8th scale and something you could actually race..
they try to create buzz and hope that those who are star struck will run out a buy this thing

[ray schrauwen]

@ 2:50 "at 100mph when things go wrong it's pretty catastrophic"

As the above poster has mentioned thats $1100 down the drain really fast.

It is an excellent designed chassis, too bad it's plastic, CF would keep it together more in HS crashes.

Thats said, It costs a whole lot less to do it with an OFNA car as above. $200 for the chassis and all you need is motor esc & batt's no stupid I-phone & app.
I barely use a cel phone to begin with...

[Rumdog]

Nobody say you have to drive it 100 mph. And I don't think cf will do any better in a high speed crash. Yours may be faster Ray, but how do you know it will handle the speed as well as the Traxxas?

[Rumdog]

IMO the coolest part IS the iPhone app.

[Doby]

Why isn't anyone questioning the speed claims and the "ready to race" statements? Seems people had a field day with those claims on their boats, but not on their cars??

[Doby]

Nobody say you have to drive it 100 mph. And I don't think cf will do any better in a high speed crash. Yours may be faster Ray, but how do you know it will handle the speed as well as the Traxxas?

I don't think Ray will have to worry about that...his controllers usually blow after a a few seconds

[sk8onwater]

I wonder how long until they integrate a GPS in the receiver as well. That would be a pretty cool set up to see instant speed and temps

[tomstoys2]

IMO the coolest part IS the iPhone app.

I agree. Just the fact that someone has taken the latest smartphone craze and integrated it into the transmitter is cool. I also agree with Brushless55 that it's a marketing ploy, but the way I see it anything that brings attention to the RC hobby is a good thing, even if very few people can afford it or will buy it. Look at the auto maker that create a prototype car for the car shows with no intention of putting it into production, they do it to show the world what can be done with the latest and greatest technology. Maybe one or two of those ideas make it into a production car.
Something as simple as the quick connect battery hold downs would be such a nice thing to have. How much you wanna bet we start to see those from other mfg in the near future? I'll bet Spektrum is taking a close look at that Traxxas link. They have had telemetry for years but it doesn't have a cool colored display with car-like gauges and the ability to playback everything.

[tomstoys2]

I wonder how long until they integrate a GPS in the receiver as well. That would be a pretty cool set up to see instant speed and temps

It does...as long as you have an Iphone or Ipod.
NEW Integrated Speed, RPM, temperature, and voltage Telemetry System*

[sk8onwater]

Sorry. Blurred right over the speed part. I was excited to see the temp. Spektrum needs to make this for my heli

[ray schrauwen]

I don't think Ray will have to worry about that...his controllers usually blow after a a few seconds

Unlike you, blowing all the time

I have no idea how it will handle at those speeds.

I'll be praying my Sweep tires hold onto whatever track it's on, most likely Flamborough or Cayuga's oval track off time for giggles. I'll see if I can beat the traxxas claims. I consider it a challenge

That said, I really like the Traxxas car, just not what they want for it. Maybe I can create my on lower chassis aerodynamic add on as they have done. Not that hard to do but, I have no wind tunnel to test it.

[steveo]

i like the demensions of the car its not small and has a killer body

[ray schrauwen]

IMO the coolest part IS the iPhone app.

I'm just not into that many mind distracting technologies, I'm old school. RC boats, cars & motorcycles are enough distractions for me.

What really peaves me off is the new great hobbies store in Mississauga only uses those STUPID patterns your phone needs to scan to see the price on anything. Like big bro didn't know enough about you already that they need to know what you are 'interested" in buying.

o.k. back to Traxxas, done my daily rant...

[Brushless55]

I agree. Just the fact that someone has taken the latest smartphone craze and integrated it into the transmitter is cool. I also agree with Brushless55 that it's a marketing ploy, but the way I see it anything that brings attention to the RC hobby is a good thing, even if very few people can afford it or will buy it. Look at the auto maker that create a prototype car for the car shows with no intention of putting it into production, they do it to show the world what can be done with the latest and greatest technology. Maybe one or two of those ideas make it into a production car.
Something as simple as the quick connect battery hold downs would be such a nice thing to have. How much you wanna bet we start to see those from other mfg in the near future? I'll bet Spektrum is taking a close look at that Traxxas link. They have had telemetry for years but it doesn't have a cool colored display with car-like gauges and the ability to playback everything.

bro take a look around, Spektrum has this for a while now..
they just don't market like traxxas
and I'll take a bet that what traxxas is using comes from Spektrum...

[Punisher 67]

Pretty coool stuff , Ray what motor you going to use . to go 200mph will take 4 x more power than it would to do 100mph . just curious my friend

Ahhh just noticed on the post above a 1527 and by the looks of things a shaft at each end .