1/10 Desert Truck RTR1/10 Desert Truck RTR
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- Functioning off-road lights and taillight
- Molded roll cage and tubular bumpers
- Chrome wheels and realistic Desert Racing all-terrain tires
- Rugged suspension with long-travel, aluminum, oil-filled shocks
- CV-style long rear dogbones
Only Losi could take the sizzling heat and scorching speeds of off-road desert racing and bring it to you in a ready-to-run, feature-loaded package. The 1/10 Desert Truck takes ready-to-run performance and realistic detail to the highest level.
The 1/10 Desert Truck is packed with features like a fully detailed desert truck body, molded front and rear tube racing bumpers, a front skid plate, a full roll cage, blue anodized oil-filled aluminum shocks and working headlights and taillights. The wheels and tires are modeled after full-size versions, completing the most realistic looking 1/10-scale truck on the market.
The 1/10 Desert Truck also includes a Losi radio system with Spektrum™ 2.4GHz DSM® technology that uses no crystals or channels. This innovative radio system allows you to run your 1/10 Desert Truck with other vehicles anywhere, anytime, without worrying about interference.
Take the wheel of your own genuine off-road racer with the 1/10 Desert Truck from Losi.
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- Publisher: Losi
- Label: Losi
- Studio: Losi
- Average Customer Review: based on 1 reviews
- Sales Rank in Toys: #184319
The Losi Desert truck is a racer's, and basher's dream! It handles extremely well through the entire powerband. The acceleration is linear, with no dead spots, or spikes in it's output. The tires are a good compromise for street and dirt, but it really shines on a dirt track, or backlot. Blasting full-throttle through bumps doesn't upset it, no matter the speed.
The Losi Desert Truck comes with a brushed motor, so as expected, the top speed is about 35 MPH. That's with a 7-cell NiMh battery or a 5000 Mah 20C 7.4V LiPo battery aboard. Set-up and programming is easy, with three profiles to choose from-Forward/reverse, Forward only, and Beginner Mode. It's easy to go from one program to another, so changes can be made in a snap. Beginner Mode is important for those who are new to RC, as the throttle profile is approx. 50% of the other two modes.
The styling is boxish, in Desert Truck fashion, with the rear half of the truck made up like a rollcage. There is a really cool feature on the Desert Truck that you wouldn't find on anything but a custom made rig: Lights! There are two white LED's up front as headlights, and two red LED's as taillights! they are always on, when the truck is being run, with no cut-off. It's O.K., since they don't draw much power to begin with. It's great for driving at dusk, because the lights do have enough wattage to light up quite a distance ahead of the truck. Full night driving is not advised, however, as the lights aren't THAT strong.
The Losi Desert Truck has one big disadvantage. It uses SAE hardware, instead of Metric, which means you have to use SAE wrenches to fix it, or modify it. Bummer. The wheels have their hexes integrated into the wheel, which makes wheel changes impossible without some modification. The Motor wires aren't protected by a shield of any kind, which makes it susceptible to damage. This is the first place a new owner should address, before running the truck. Even tape wrapped around the motor can on the input/output wire side is better than nothing. Damage in this area is expensive, and Losi could have done a better job in this area.
The truck jumps and lands well, and you really have to work at it, to land badly after a jump, no matter how big. It has great durability, as crash after crash, just put it back on it's wheels, and keep going! Nothing's broken yet, but the body is pretty scuffed up now. So far, there are no aftermarket parts for the Losi Desert Truck, but give it a few months. This truck is a great little RC truck to bash AND race with! At the prices it's commanding, here, on Amazon, it's a real bargain!!