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Today's geek gift idea isn't for the faint of wallet (or faint of fun). It's a remote control car from Traxxas that goes from 0-100MPH in under 5 seconds, and can hit speeds in excess of 100MPH out of the box, qualifying it as the world's fastest ready-to-race supercar, Traxxas claims. We don't doubt it, we just wish we could afford to buy one for ourselves and all our friends and family for an epic holiday showdown.
The suggested selling price is a penny under $1,100, and you can toss that penny in a well and wish for good fortune (or forgiveness from your significant other). So there's your wet blanket. But boy-oh-boy is this thing frakkin' rad.
The Traxxas XO-1 will go from 0-60MPH in just 2.3 seconds and will hit 100MPH in 4.92 seconds. Top speed is somewhere highter and likely dependent on terrain (and how brave you are). Traxxas partnered with Castle Creations to develop the Mamba Monster Extreme power system that gives this RC car its get-up-and-go (check out the embedded video below).
Geeky details abound, like an integrated capacitor bank, proprietary software created just for the XO-1, Big Block brushless motor that's the largest ever offered in a ready-to-race model, a docking base that turns your iPhone or iPod into a powerful tuning tool, a heavy-duty drivetrain, computer optimized aerodynamics, and a whole lot more.
Check out all the awesome details here.
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Anamaria.Santorini
February 13, 2012 at 12:04am
This car is awesome! I've recently received an invitation to an auto donations event and I am thinking to go as I want to get rid of my old car and to buy a more powerful one instead. Car racing is one of my hobbies and I always dreamt to have a car like the one on this article. I am interested in buying one and I will definitely visit a car dealer very soon.
Zoandar
December 04, 2011 at 9:42am
The practicality of owning one must be almost nil. At 100 mph it's moving over 146 feet per second. Unless you owned an abandoned air field where could you possibly find the room to open one up? For just bragging rights alone, makes the thing rather pricey.
Raswan
December 01, 2011 at 11:52am
Don't hit yourself in the foot with this thing, or you'll end up with a shattered ankle.
Marthian
December 01, 2011 at 11:24am
I owned a Traxxas RC car (I believe it was Traxxas), and I bought it to my school while we were bored in tech class. Everyone else did, and I obliterated everyone else's rc car, including rending a rc car into two.
Best day ever... except for the after-repair.
I still own one :D
