Hosim 1:8 Brushless RC Cars High Speed 80+KM/H Remote Control Car X17 11.1V 25C 4WD Drift Off Road Fast RC Monster Trucks 4x4

Was fun the first week.
Rear differential gears are weak for the power it produces.
I need new gears already

This is my second review, because I have had two occasions to ask for support from the manufacturer through their representative here in the United States. Again, I sent an email on a Sunday, asking for advice about a problem, and I received a phone call, within an hour, stating how she would try to help me and inviting me to send pictures of my problem the same evening. She told me what to expect, the next day from the manufacturer, and I know they will make me happy just as they did the first time. The racing car is, by the way, exceeding my expectations for fun and performance. Congratulations, again, to the excellent support system, seven days a week, that Hosim provides their customers. It, literally, exceeds what we expect from domestic manufacturers here in the US. I encourage everyone reading this to try any of their vehicles, because all of them will be well supported with any questions or concerns that could come up. -- Rob G. in Virginia

I got into the hobby a year ago with Deerc and WLtoys........I upgraded both to brushless but after the purchase and upgrades I was at the price of an X17 with the discount($250 all in). For all who don't do research or are new to the hobby......the X17 is just a rebranded XLF F22A(now you know how to find parts and now you know that this car has been out for over 4 years) Once I learned that I pulled the trigger because I knew I could get parts from multiple website, plus the HOSIM site and Amazon. The way this hobby works is multiple companies over the years just piggy back off each other, or copy a design and rebrand it. The HOSIM X17 has flaws, it has fans, it has strong points and weak points but I could care less because I know how to work on RCs. Case and point my friend just dumped over $500 on a TRAXXASS product, broke it in a week and gave it to me to fix. I ended up upgrading his vehicle to the spec of the X17 switching his system to deansT and now he can grab two 2s/3s lipo batteries for the price of one TRAXXASS nimh battery. I have a $250 HOSIM that destroys his car and he still can't believe how much I paid for a metal chassis, arms, cups, hubs, axles and how cheap replacement parts are. As you can see in the pics I upgraded my X17 with WL hub extensions and DuraTrax Lockups........NO MORE BALLOONING FOR ME JUST PULL THE TRIGGER AND GRIP...........like I said earlier if you're new to the hobby or don't work on your own stuff, you'll have challenges. I already broke a diff cup, hub, axle and drive shaft....... another trick to save you if you don't want to wait a week to receive items from HOSIM. Measure you your parts and swing by your local hobby shop or match them up with XLF, REDCAT and WL parts, plus buy yourself a hex head screw kit and replace all the Phillips heads on the X17. I love this thing, the bad reviews help you determine what to fix or upgrade. By the way put a 20kg or higher servo in it, you'll thank me later.

Love this little truck. It has been so much fun for us all to play with (it was a birthday gift for our son!) It is so fast and rugged, love taking through obstacle courses in the back yard. The batteries last so long, we are able to bring it on hikes through the forest. My son is so proud to show it off at the local skate park. Everyone always stops to watch the fun tricks this truck can do. We had to reach out to tech support for some minor upgrades and spare parts. They were so kind, helpful and knowledgeable. They listened and sent out the requested parts so quickly. Unbelievable product and the company is amazing to deal with. Looking into getting all of our future RC products from Hosim!

I really couldn't be happier with this 4x4 RC. Looks and handles great. Wrecked, rolled and tumbled it many many times. The only thing that broke was the body shell and headlight quit working but I was able to purchase another shell for $13. I reinforced the new body shell with shoe goo and drywall seam tape and it's holding up extremely well. I've not been able to find an original headlight replacement so I'm currently looking into an after market light. This RC is so much fun to run on asphalt, dry dirt, wet muddy dirt, gravel, mulch, low grass and even powers through high grass and weeds. Shocks are durable and handle jumps easily. I don't believe it's truly a 1:8 scale, however. More like a 1:10 scale but considering the durability, speed, power and price point, I can't complain. I recommend checking for loose screws and nuts every so often because I've had some come loose after a few hard runs.