Traxxas X-Maxx 8S

Traxxas’ biggest, most powerful monster ever sets an even higher bar for 4X4 ferocity.

- Peter Vieira

One does not expect a 20-pound, 1/6-scale electric monster truck to be fast, and when the original Traxxas X-Maxx first hit stores with a top speed of 35mph on its maximum battery capacity of 6S, we thought that was plenty of velocity for such a big rig. Unsurprisingly, Traxxas wanted more. Hey, it is “the fastest name in radio control,” after all. And so, Traxxas set to work on a new power system that would allow the truck to run on 8S LiPo. At the same time, Traxxas beefed up the drivetrain so that the extra horsepower would go toward more speed and fun, not faster wear and tear. We first got a taste of what was in store with the Power-Up 8S upgrade kit offered for the first-gen X-Maxx, and now you can get all the goodies RTR and ready to rip as the X-Maxx 8S. It’s got the features that made the X-Maxx our 2016 Truck of the Year, with a bunch more power, even greater durability, and Traxxas Stability Management (TSM) to help tame it all.

Massive 9-Inch Shocks

The X-Maxx gets its supersupple suspension action from a seriously stout set of shocks. The threaded aluminum bodies have 20mm bores and 5mm shafts, and the completed shocks measure 9 inches from end to end—you can see how they dwarf Traxxas’ 1/10-scale shocks. And since the Traxxas guys don’t like looking for popped-off parts any more than you do, the spring perches are secured to the rod ends by screws, so there’s no chance they’ll go missing in action.

Snap-Lock Battery Trays