Ultimate RC Rally Car?! Tamiya XV-02 Pro

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XV-02 PRO Chassis Kit
By: Tamiya
Type: 1/10 4wd Electric Rally Car
Kit Style: Build Kit
Price: $364
You’ll need: 2-channel radio, servo, Battery, Charger, body, ESC, Motor, building supplies
Part Number: TAM58707

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[enricomiceli]

For 1 10 scale, rally means mostly parking lot and very very well cured parks with little stones on the trails. The extra ground clearance, the soft tall shocks really help the car pass some stones, holes and irregularity that may affect o damage a touring chassis. 1 10 rally is a challenge and, if u want a pure basher, i would suggest something bigger and toughter

[frederickbehn]

I have always been a fan of Tamyia, when I got into the hobby it was the only manufacturer I would buy also having to build these kits and I built a lot of the, it really connected you to the car you purchased and drove.

[Competitionx]

Yes, you need one. I have one and run it on our local Rally track. LOVE IT! Great video showing it out in the wild, as well. Makes me want to switch things up a bit!

[MatthewJorgensen]

I just built a XV-01 kit... Fun build!!

[craddocraddoc]

The reason I went for a heavily modified CC-02 instead of the XV-02 is - as you mentioned - the very specific surface necessary to have fun with a rally car. You basically need an even, hard, tarmac like surface with a thin layer of fine sand or very small gravel. If not you're either stuck with a very bouncy, out of scale behavior in a terrain more suitable for a trophy truck, or you go on tarmac and could have bought a touring car. I also felt that rally cars need and excessive amount of power to be fun. So a 21 turn wouldn't have been my choice. Even though top heavy I feel like I am more versatile with a "dakar style" CC-02 brushless car.

[scaleworksRC]

Aww, what a cool little trail and nice RC! I can find those kinds of spots, but it will take some full scale driving.😁 The newer WRC cars are growing on me. Thanks for showing!

[Paul_CoughinCornersRC]

A baseball diamond with cones would have been the right place. Looks cool.

[walterbryan]

You’re right, rally stuff is pretty fun, if you have somewhere to run it. They are low to the ground 4x4s, haha.

[Sol-hlrj]

I’ve a XV01, a really good and fun car, one of Tamiya’s best these days. I’ve heard some prefer the XV01 over the XV02 though.
Compared to crawlers, the rally cars would benefit being a 1/8 or even 1/6th scale - I’ve too the experience of having a hard time finding a spot where there’s just the right amount of off-road surface, but without the belly acting as a sled on too rough stuff. I feel with you! 😄 Nice review, and a really nice Tamiya rally car!

[YoShImUrA]

Great vid, Greg! I own one since the day they were released, as well as a few XV01s, LC Racing PTG2R (my favorite!) and other rally RCs, I can give a few more notes:
- As you said, it's a great adjustable and long stroke suspension, but you'll benefit more, if you corner balance it with the battery and body you'll use.
- Beware of the steering bridge, especially where it connects to the servo rod. Even with a servo saver, these have been prone to crack (also with the aftermarket aluminum ones). Try filling the hole in the bridge's "triangle" with Shoe Goo to reinforce it, or with some other resistant, yet sort of flexible glue. I wouldn't use a rigid glue, as it'll only make it more brittle.
- Front CVDs are a bit short, and can come off in some extreme cases of extension+turning. I've switched to a slightly larger rod 2mm more iirc, and problem solved.
- Some of the decisions, like the nut opposite the triangle on the steering assembly, inside the diff casing, is a head scratcher for its use, other than you forget about properly tightening it, and getting a well milled diff case gears... careful if you ever disassembly it.
- Optional center diff adds another layer of tuning and it's quite interesting, since it was my first RC with a center diff. The very low viscosity oil that comes with the diff is actually a tad stiff, and I'd recommend an even yet "softer" one to maximize the lift-off turn-in benefits of the center diff.
- Front body posts from an XV01 can be straight fitted on the front suspension plate, and will align all 4 posts (rear are in the same position) as on your other XV01 bodies. Can come in handy to avoid making extra holes.

[MauzyrockRC]

Nice one! And yes we need Rally rc cars in our lives!!! Looks awesome with that body! cheers

[RC]

I DO NOT miss cutting out all of the decals for mine lol

[speckledjim_]

Good to see you promoting a decent brand for a change....

[adamh]

I'm building a open to public rc rallycross track in Oregon. We will offer rentals and have all the amenities of a normal dirt track. It's has been slow in the making since I'm disabled but hopefully spring of 2024 we will be fully open and ready. Hope you'll make the trip to try and take on my xv01 long damper spec! Awesome content

[danielemulazzi]

Wow... spettacolare...bel modello ...il telaio XV 02 pro è fantastico !!!.. ciao dall'Italia

[rcjoe]

Hex that's just crazy talk 😂love this one looks awesome 👌

[dstjamesrc]

Very good looking kit! I do love rally cars and the Yaris body is killer.

[EriMCardenasRC]

Buggies and SCT are fun to watch in a track but a rally car is just way more enjoyable and realistic i might get this kit and build a backyard track waiting for winter and run it on snow and all terrains

[JarrettDorough]

Nice car and cool vid but you would have had more fun if you took it to Hammonasset and got on some sand covers parking lots. Yea, that would have been cool

[La_motavation]

I want to make a tt02b hybrid with this .
I noticed they use some of the tt02 parts . I’ll see how it goes