While only a few lucky ones are never to experience a Bugatti Veyron,
radio-controlled (RC), Traxxas XO-1 offers a taste of his madness at high speed
for about half the price of the ignition of the Veyron.
As a longtime manufacturer of these cars, Traxxas claims its all-wheel-drive XO-1 is the fastest ready-to-run electric RC supercar world. He says that the XO-1 can hit 60 mph in 2.3 seconds and 100 mph. We thought we should see.
These models require ultrafast traditionally detailed assembly and powertrain and separate electronics. The $ 1.100 XO-1 is completely out of the box, with a motor Traxxas / Château-called Big Block Brushless. It produces 3.5 horsepower and can rotate at 40,000 rpm. Only 13.2 pounds (with batteries and our tester 0.6 DriftBox books hidden under the body), the XO-1 contributes only 3.8 pounds per pony against 4.5 for the 1001 horsepower Bugatti.
To ward off the anxiety of our test example, a pair of lithium polymer batteries was showcased improved 0.09 kWh ($ 160 each, plus $ 10 for the mounting kit) instead of the standard 0.06 kWh pack. Replenishing the battery lasts two hours with a fast charger ($ 130); Despite the upgrade we were only 20 minutes or more between charges.
The two gear wheels and an electronic controller initially limit the XO-1 to 50 miles per hour. a pinion is larger than the engine included to allow higher speeds. you can use the electronic limiter by Traxxas Link App runs on iPhone or iPod touch, the docks with the control and display turn off pistol grip, including real-time telemetry.
Traxxas XO-1, then for qualified experts with exceptional hand-eye coordination. We quickly learned that maxing it is about as easy as going 250 hours miles on a public road. While juggling mouse.
The car has batteries and most of its 1,376-foot wireless range up to three numbers, as it is, a stain rest on the horizon to achieve. It is surprisingly stable in the Virgin asphalt, but easily disturbed by sudden steering movements and corrugated surfaces of the real world.
Skating and torque management, we recorded a 3.3-second run to 60 mph and quarter-mile sprint from 11.7 to 101 mph. The sticky surface of a band of the expected resistance have produced better results.
Immense power of the XO-1 prevents precise handling. Inputs chokes induce behavior of oversteer wink plowing understeer. The engine takes over the braking function as well, and panic stations can easily turn into long runners.
With more than two meters long and nearly a foot wide, 1/7 XO-1 scale hardly a Christmas stocking. Aluminum frame has plastic subframe at both ends, and the multi-link suspension and shock of the roll-over is adjustable. The flat floor chassis features a rear diffuser and functional NACA duct to cool an engine, and a great divider to reassure us on the nervousness at high speed.
Like the Veyron, the XO-1 is an expensive, high-tech conversation starter offers performance almost impossible to operate without access to a private runway. Valet it is not as impressive as a full-size exotic, but it's much easier to fix if its capabilities exceed yours.
