Second, it was cold out, and we broke the bumper. First, even though it handled better than the 2WD Torment, it didn't turn worth a damn. Once we got done running it that first time, though, we came to a couple of conclusions. So don't lose yours! Running the Torment 4x4 I don't see anywhere on ECX's website (or Horizon Hobby's, for that matter) where one could purchase a replacement jumper. I like the simplicity of this feature, but I'm also worried about people loosing the jumper entirely, which I suspect will render the vehicle unusable. Switching back and forth from one mode to the other is as simple as moving a jumper on the speed control. One upgrade the Torment 4x4 received is its ability to accept LiPo batteries, a first for ECX's lower priced vehicles. Alternatively, the end user can opt to Dremel out a couple of slits on the chassis and use a Velcro strap to secure their battery. I would like to see a battery spacer (or spacers, for different lengths of batteries) included in the future. Even their stock battery doesn't fit perfectly - it will slide around as well. It's not a big deal, but it's annoying that this small item was overlooked. ECX does not give any foam spacer material with the truck, so it's left for the consumer to make their own. I had to make a spacer for both the batteries we used, to prevent them from damaging the wires on the shield when the batteries slid. It's a pain to remove the shield from the posts, it's a pain to install the body clips, and it's a pain when the battery slides around on the chassis. I really, really, hate the battery hold down on the new ECX 4x4 vehicles. Durability has never been a problem for ECX, and it doesn't appear that it will start being a problem now. Either way, though, I have every bit of confidence that the Torment 4x4 will hold up as well as anything in its class. I think I'd prefer a simply turnbuckle to replace the upper a-arm. I'm not sure I like having upper and lower a-arms, though. The chassis looks to be of good construction - it there's one thing the boys at ECX understand, it's plastic. We did use the included battery, along with a Dynamite Reaction 5000mAh 2S LiPo battery as well. Since we're reviewing the truck, and not the accessories that come with it, we left the charger in the box and used our Hitec X4 AC/DC charger and our Team Orion Advantage Touch charger to charge our batteries for this review. Pretty basic package, and nearly identical to the items shipped with the Torment's 2WD cousin (only the battery is different). Other items included with the Torment 4x4 are a 7-cell 2400mAh Ni-MH battery, a 2-Amp AC charger, the manual, and a DX2e transmitter and AA batteries. In person, the body's appearance is not quite so drab, but the gray is still very overpowering. The body design is especially bland in the pictures released before the truck came out. The Torment 4x4 is available in any color you'd like, so long as you'd like gray. The new four-wheel-drive vehicles area a good place to start, so let's take a look at this new platform. I look to them to be the competition Traxxas needs to further innovation and drive down consumer prices - and they can only do that if they begin to pull even with Traxxas in sales and after-market support. That having been said, I hope ECX will rectify their situation soon. It's been a point of contention between myself and ECX for sometime. But their 2WD platform has practically nothing. To their credit, the Revenge Type-E did receive a good selection of aluminium optional parts. I believed in them.ĮCX now boasts ten different vehicles (thirteen if you count the discontinued Nitro Revenge and the brushless variants of the 2WD Torment and Ruckus), yet few hop-ups exist for these vehicles. A lofty goal to be sure, but one not so far out of reach as to be unbelievable. Horizon Hobby, ECX's parent company, wanted to do for the R/C Surface category what their Blade line had done for R/C helicopters: make them affordable and open to anyone. The brand formerly known as Electrix has a short and storied past.
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