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 simple rally slalom of 5 cones separated by exactly 2.5m, and the first cone is 2.5m from the start line. You can set up the same course and see if you can beat my times!
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 suffers from more body-roll than the XV-01 - 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: https://youtu.be/jqP-qy5c66M
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.