Hi and welcome to this video where we pit the Tamiya XV-01 head-to-head against the new Tamiya XV-02 Pro! The race is on a tight and twisty off-road rally course with plenty of elevation changes and loose and bumpy terrain!
Both cars are totally stock, and as the XV-01 comes with a 27T silver can motor, I fitted the same to the XV-02 Pro so it was an even contest.
As you will see in this video, the XV-02 has a greater ride-height and suffers from more body-roll than the XV-01 (and consequently more roll-overs!) - I think this is down to the longer TRF shocks and the higher C-of-G in the XV-02 due to battery placement. Check out the XV02 chassis spec here: [ Ссылка ]
The XV-02 also seems to torque steer due to the propshaft driven differentials as opposed to the belt drive on the XV01 that eliminates that.
I hope you enjoy the comparison, it's just a bit of fun but I think it does highlight some of the differences between the chassis.
More head-to-heads coming soon!
Many thanks to Rob @robbrennanrc for the help making this video and of course to my friend Gary for loaning his XV02 Pro to the channel for these tests.
Note: The XV02 Pro comes in kit form and does not include a motor, body shell or any electronics. We are using Gary's basher Subaru body and I fitted a standard servo and 27 turn silver can so that the spec of the XV02 is the same as the XV01 for a fair comparison.
