Traxxas should enter into a partnership with Rockstar Games to make licensed replicas of the not-quite licensed replica vehicles in Grand Theft Auto series.
They can change to body on the new crawler from the prototype they showed at the Toy fair to a Not Quite Mercedes G-Wagen body and call it the Dubsta
Then they can make a 2wd slash that looks like a not quite Local Motors Rally Fighter and call it the Brawler
After that they can rebody the new on road GT car to look like many of the game's popular super cars. Slap a not quite Lamborghini Aventador body on and call it the Zentorno ( which will be appropriate since so many bashers will buy one, drive it as fast as they can't in a straight line then wad it into the first turn)
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Do you think that's the image they are going for?
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Looks like the truck has been named the Defender.
https://traxxas.com/sneak-peak
Last picture on the front of the body.
"Gone racing"
I wonder if they are doing this like their other RCs, the actual name of the platform is "TRX-4", and that version of it is the "Defender"?
It is great having something official on Traxxas' site, but for now, I think I have settled on calling it 'Eleanor' (for obvious reasons).![]()
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My thoughts exactly. The page calls it "TRX-4 Scale And Trail Crawler". and if you read the fine print at the bottom it says "Body pending licensing approval. Land Rover and Defender are registered trademarks of Jaguar Land Rover Limited" something tells me that is not a cheap license agreement.
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Well this is good news for sure, best we've heard officially anyway. Maybe I made the mistake of buying something else just recently, was afraid the money was going to get spent elsewhere. But still anxious to see reviews
Name is not defender,here's a 1:1 to whet your appetite with.....
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HANG UP AND DRIVE!
Slash 2wd 4x4
PRO MT Yeti 4x4
Hang up and Drive
HANG UP AND DRIVE!
Slash 2wd 4x4
PRO MT Yeti 4x4
What about the Traxxas Trail Challenger or just CHallenger?
Very nice!
Hope it has optional headlights,taillights and overhead lights![]()
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How many hours and thousands of dollars were spent on brainstorming to come up with just "TRX-4"?
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Until we actually see it on the market, its name is Eleanor...
But yes, "TRX-4" is just like what they are doing with the new 4-Tec, and really is what they are doing with a lot of their RCs. Look at all of the body variations on the Stampede, and the Slashes have different flavors to them, and I think even the Rustler has a couple of named models, there is that techno-puke colored one inspired by Courtney Force.
I wonder if it will use the same controller as the Summit? Hopefully it will have one channel left open for a winch.
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Honestly, it wouldn't be a tragedy if traxxas couldnt pull off the rover agreement. Body looks great but eh, I never cared for land rovers.
Hoping there is other trx-4 planned.
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Because you know I'm right each time. And, complaining is usually the best way to make things better. If you go to a McDonalds and your coke is not cold, you complain and you get a cold one, if your burger is not the way you asked for it, you get another one well done. If you just settle with the way the things are, they will never improve unless the ones making it decide to, take a look at the 8S X-Maxx, the e-revo axel carriers, as just two examples, I have thousands. And, I guess I have the right to complain as a customer, also I'm one of the top Traxxas customers.![]()
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Let's call it Schultz!!
Hang up and Drive
HANG UP AND DRIVE!
Slash 2wd 4x4
PRO MT Yeti 4x4
Haha!It could be Called, The Sergeant.
If you ain't getting dirty, you ain't having fun.
Maybe called it "Major"
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That's Major Sergeant to you.![]()
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I think traxxas should try to get license approval from jeep...the possibilities will be endless....They can call it....Traxxas Rock Crawler-(name of vehicle body)...for example...TRC-Renegade TRC-Trailcat TRC-Wrangler...and release a new body every six months like they do with the Stampede
TRC-Cherokee,Rubicon,Gladiator,Trailstorm,Commando,CJ1 etc etc
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If that will happen..I will go to the bank right now and get a loan just to buy the first 5 body editions or traxxas can send me a free one for my bright idea...lol
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Dang! I was going to suggest this, only without the extremely cool pic. It works with the mountain theme (Summit, Teton, Telluride) I actually climbed Kili once long long ago in a continent far away... I vote for Traxxas Kili cause we have to keep the name short so that we can splash it all over the box in huge letters, and Kilimanjaro is a bit cumbersome. We can also have the Toto "Africa" song as the theme for the sick videos from whoever is the first one to actually drive it to the top of Kili!. "Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti" The scree would be the biggest challenge. Ok, I have talked myself into it! I am going to take the truck and a video crew to do this shoot right now!
Defender? Oh well, maybe next time.
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Extremely cool when a Traxxas Employee replies to a name like that.
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Way back when....
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