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Starting in 1986, Traxxas began selling a series of electric powered stadium truck and buggy models. In 1989, Traxxas released its first radio-controlled boat, the Villan IV. In 1992, its first RTR nitro model, the Nitro Hawk, was released, followed by an RTR nitro boat, the Nitro Vee, four years later. This boat was the world's first Nitro-powered boat, with a second electric motor in case the engine died.
In 1999, Traxxas released its first full-sized monster truck model, the T-Maxx. A larger monster truck; the X-Maxx, came out in 2015. Traxxas also debuted a self-righting system where a flipped vehicle can adjust itself back into place.
In November 2012, Traxxas launched its first aircraft product, the ready-to-fly DR-1 Helicopter and QR-1 Quadcopter.
As of March 2026, Traxxas offers a large variety of different kinds of radio-controlled cars, which can be classified into the following types and their respective models:
Buggies: Bandit (all variations of this model are available in 2WD brushed only)
Monster trucks: Stampede, BIGFOOT No1 (available in bl-2s 2WD and 4x4)., Hoss (discontinued), Maxx, Revo 3.3, E-Revo 1.0 and 2.0(discontinued), 1/16 E-Revo, 1/16 Summit, T-Maxx Classic, T-Maxx 3.3, Sledge, and X-Maxx (Stampede is available in 2WD and 4WD, and all other models are only available in 4WD. X-Maxx is available with Belted tires, and an Ultimate edition. The XRT is available with an Ultimate edition as well.)
Short-course and desert trucks: Slash, Slash BL-2s, F-150 Raptor (recently discountinued) Slayer pro, 1/16 Slash, Maxx Slash, Unlimited Desert Racer, and Ford Raptor R (while the Slash is available in 2WD and 4WD, the no-longer continued F-150 Raptor is in 2WD only. It's very similar to a Slash 2wd BL-2s with a few modifications like front bumper and body options. And Slayer pro, 1/16 Slash, Maxx Slash, and the Unlimited Desert Racer are only available in 4WD. Slash 4x4 has an ultimate edition.)
Stadium trucks: Rustler, Rustler vxl, Rustler Vxl 4wd, Rustler BL-2s, Rustler BL-2s 4wd, Nitro Rustler, Jato 3.3 (Nitro Rustler and Jato 3.3 are 2wd only Rustler is 2wd and 4wd.),
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Trail trucks and Crawlers: TRX-4, TRX-4 High Trail edition, TRX-4 Sport, TRX-4 Traxx TRX-4M, TRX-4M High Trail Edition, recently discountinued TRX4MT, and TRX-6 (all 4WD or 6WD, depending on number of wheels on the particular model. TRX-6 comes with a hauler body and winch or a BMW SUV body available in gray and black)
On-road cars: 4-tec 2.0, 4-tec 3.0, XO-1, Drag Slash, Ford Fiesta ST, Toyota GR Supra GT4 (Drag Slash is 2WD, rest are all 4WD)
Flight: Alias (quadcopter drone)
Boats: Spartan, Disruptor, M41, Blast (Blast has a NiMH compatible 21T motor vs the spartan and M41 having 6s brushless, Spartan has two versions: the Race boat, and the SR, Disruptor has a 4s VXL and Velineon.)
Traxxas firsts
First fuel-burning ready-to-run RC
FIRST Ready-to-Run RC
FIRST Driver-actuated Forward/Reverse Transmission
FIRST Remote-operated Locking Differentials
FIRST High/Low transmission
FIRST auto-shifting two-speed transmission
FIRST waterproof electronics
FIRST 2.4 GHz transmitter with Apple iOS interface
FIRST (and only true)100 mph RTR vehicle
First self-righting monster trucks
First fuel powered marine vehicle
From Wikipedia’s article on Traxxas, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5