Arrma Gorgon $140 RTR rc monster truck review bash best cheap rc monster truck makes 2wd great.
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- We test and review the latest Arrma Gorgon rc car kit with 2s lipo and do jumps, bashing and handling. Unboxing and overview of this best cheap rc monster truck from Arrma Racing kit and rtr 1/10 4x4
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Arrma Gorgon RTR for $140 - alnk.to/hDoGJdr
Arrma Gorgon RTR with battery/charger - alnk.to/apRCvMs
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Monster truck options at Amain - alnk.to/b7wEr4p
honestly this is what rc has needed. the world of overpowered bashers kinda lost me. this is the kind of rc you can run in your yard and have fun, and will probably feel pretty fast if your yard isnt the size of giant stadium. it gets around nicely
Very good insight! I have 8s and 6s vehicles and they’re hard to play with. Expensive and they need so much room and terrain.
This cheap rc is a treat and will be enjoyed by many.
Exactly, everyone wants an rc that can go 100mph now, but you have to have the space to use it. I have an ecx amp and my usual bashing spot is pretty small, this truck looks perfect for going into the woods.
Not only that, many of can't afford a $500 plus rc indeed. It's great to have affordable and good rc vehicles indeed
Exactly.
I have the blue Gorgon, absolutly love it. I think Arrma have been very clever with this design, at first everone thought it was just a cheap low budget truck. The price is brilliant, I think the tires with no foams was by desire & not penny pinching. These very soft tires are so supple they make for brilliant traction, also aids with shock absorption along with some pretty nice shocks. Arrma are onto a winner with the Gorgon in my opinion.
It's genius all the way around, starting with the price and the packages available. It is so timely as well with the tough economy. Give people, beginners and enthusiasts some good ole fashioned upgradeable fun.
I agree for a 2wd monster truck the handling is second to none. Very well setup and balanced. Also the mid air control and the way it jumps is so balanced and composed.
Yeah, how it jumps is so cool, especially for a 2wd. The big tires help maneuver it
After seeing the Gorgon reviews , I got out my old Arrma Voltage and ran a few batteries thru it , it's still a fun , tough and cheap truck
This thing is nuts , I put in a good esc and a cheap 4300 kv motor and it’s so much fun !!!!!!! Thing rips !!!! Handles , jumps etc
It’s nice to see something affordable for those that can’t put $300-500 down on a rig or one for the kid etc. that’s great and I’m glad you promote it on your channel. 👍🏻
Totally agree!
I bought my Dad one. He enjoys running it. Made him happy. Great content.
Great to hear! One for dad, one for spouse, and one for kid! FTW
@@RCReviewChannelMy plan.
It's not bad at all! I bought the red one too with the nickel battery. I drove on the street out front for a few. No regrets.
So much fun and upgrade potential with this one. Lots of replay time!
@RCReviewChannel well that's good to know. I'm thinking of a lipo for runtime.
Changed my electronics to the firma 100a spektrum esc and 3900 kv motor on 3s......shocks on 40 wt oil, wheelie bar, moved esc up to next mounting holes to get battery cable out of chassis, added a arrma reciever box on top for $12, shoegoo the body with drywall tape and hot glue in all the corners and mounts....body is solid.......alot better to drive now😊
It is so cool! I am definitely getting one!❤
This is another excellent review, as usual. There is a lot of deserved enthusiasm for this truck. I have watched several videos on it. Everyone one likes it. Having worked with young drivers before I think the Arrma radios with the switch to easily adjust the speed is a great feature. I have only seen two criticisms. One for the model that comes with the charger. Two TH-camrs found the included charger took much too long to charge. DiD you find that? The second was two TH-camrs broke the servo saver which is a different design. One guy was bashing it like crazy and the other wasn't. I watched one TH-camr who put in a crazy brushless system and broke a rear arm. He said the rear arm is the same as Senton. Do you know if that's true? Way back in the early 90's O bought a Lunchbox and this reminds of that kind of vehicle,. Thanks for another great review.
I think the Gorgon is perfect for beginners or kids. I have a lot of friends in the real automotive industry, and their kids always wanna play with my Rc's...... but they like the big fast Rc's. The Gorgon is big, tough, and sorta fast. And cheap. Perfect Christmas list for a little kid that loves cars.
Yeah, when it comes to fast RC's, bigger is so much better since it is a lot more entertaining sending it into the air.
I have always by used RCs as the price has always been pretty high on the hobby.... This is awesome and looks like a lot of fun... Hopefully the price holds and doesn't go up... Thanks for all the great reviews!
Really fun rc jumps well is super light strong looks amazing and is very budget friendly.
It really is!
I got the red one. I got it because my son is 5 and loves to chase my cars and they were all to fast. This truck is perfect and a blast to drive. I have beat the crap out of mine and so far the only thing I have done is knocked the motor out of place. Just had to slide it back into position and away I went. for $160 ish it is totally worth the coin.
True.. its soo good for the price!
So no upgrade needed? Enjoy all of your videos bro, keep up the great work!!!! Thank you!
I saw it in hobby town. For the price it’s amazing
If I hadn’t already bought one, this video would have sold it. The price point of this truck vs what you get for your money is just astounding. It is the best beginner truck out there by far. My only advice would be to take some steps to protect the body, as they seem to crack and break pretty easily. One trip to the skate park and the body on mine was destroyed.
Well said!
Awesome review 👍🏻👍🏻
Glad you liked it
Ha ha it's good as hell!! I love mine you got the red just like me it's a BEAUTY!!
I, too, bought the red with the nickel battery. It's perty OK to me.
I don't need the battery but... I like the RED. I can sell the battery/charger with my other basher RTRs.
@RCReviewChannel I'm sure I have a lipo for it.. there are a couple of 1/18 new crawlers I want for the colder months.
Yeah same here I just liked the red paint job best.👍👍@@RCReviewChannel
3s and a Wheelie Bar makes it Perfect
That's for dang sure!
I just got the red rtr, the body clips confused me at first because I pulled them without seeing where the went. I hope I got them back in properly.
This little truck is a true monster! With a simple brushless set up, I've managed 76 mph on 6s, and there's so much more to come. The price of this rc makes it so appealing to so many. I hope your video shows this to all of your subscribers. 👍👍
Yeah, it's not easy to make a cheap RC this good and with so much upgrade potential.
Yes the gorgon is a total overhaul of the voltage line. They improved every weak point on the voltage. Now its a beast for the price! I never wanted the voltage but after seeing all the improvements they made on gorgon and only $40 more i had to get it. They upgraded to a 550 motor, bullet proof transmission, heavy duty 3s driveshafts, no more leaky shocks, better tires, full ball bearings, better battery tray option. Just to name a few.
Thanks for your insight. They done good for sure!
Looks like the same bash spot of RAZOR RC 👍👍 Hope to see you make this thing brushless and share
Right? We live in the same area and we get together sometimes.
@@RCReviewChannel😎 Wicked OMG that’d be a seriously heavy show
Just out bashing your go2 rides no review jabba🫣 just Bash
I, too, was blown away by the truck in every regard and I have more RCs in the basement than I would ever admit but I have a soft spot for these "cheap" RCs, especially 2wd. However, I think you really missed some points to cover: rubber-sealed ball bearings all around and much larger inner wheel bearings to add durability and reduce slop, 14mm wheel hexes, very large (plastic) pivot balls that should last longer than all the tiny ones, and the clipless body really deserves a ton of celebration. My only intrigue is the ESC that is only rated at 25amp and if that is the reason for choosing a 14T motor instead of a 12T. Will it support 12T? It is just as fast as far as speed and acceleration (actually has far better braking too) as my other brushed RCs that have name-brand 12T motors and 60amp Hobbywing or House-branded ESCs.
I forgot to mention the fact even though the ESC is 2-in-1, the transmitter is compatible with Spektrum receivers so you don't need to also buy a new transmitter if you change the power system, you simply need the $25 SLR300. I also forgot to mention the fast servo and servo-saver that is nice and tight so it actually steers the truck to full-lock.
Perfect! I have those in the bin. Thank you sir.
You can use 3S mate; You need to change the ESC to lipo-mode by swapping the plug. I emailed ARRMA and they said it can take a 3S lipo, no problemo. 👍🏾👍🏾
I’ll try tomorrow. Thank you.
I'd like to see that
@@RCReviewChannel got my Gorgon yesterday. Through my in the 3S system from my Vendetta. This thing is a weapon!!
God knows I want a 4x4 version
Are spares available for these yet for you guys in the US?
First thing I did was gut mine and put a VXL3 motor/esc and she went 53. All Traxxas electronics.
53mph? Holy moly!!!!!! Different pinion as well? So impressive.
@@RCReviewChannel I went with an 18 tooth from a 13 with a Traxxas 5000mah 3s. Tires are really stable for what they are. Arrma did an incredible glue job.
Great value for a basher, thanks for the video. Question please: what's your recommendation for an 18th/24th scale dune buggy with a hobby grade build? Seems like I only find trucks and SUVs. Thanks, Michael
This one is good bezgar.com/products/hp161s-brushless-rc-monster-truck
@@RCReviewChannel Thanks!
It would be nice RTR
It is RTR and it's a good deal and it's well-built.
will you get the Mojave 4S? also looks quite alright from the first impressions…
I'll order it now. It looks different enough and I'm a big Mojave fan.
So Francis you changed your mind huh very nice. Were you going to shoe goo and drywall tape the body before it cracks the third time out
Shoe goe and drywall tape... ordering now. Mega brushless is coming this way.
I missed out and didn't pre order, now i can't find the $140 one in stock anywhere.
Yeah man, that $140 one is the best and it looks out everywhere. Backorder perhaps.
Its back in stock on Horizon as of 2/17 if you still haven't got one.
@@r8d4tube thanks. I finally caught one back before Christmas. They are definitely great trucks. Especially with a good little brushless system.
where is this dirt track you ran the gorgon with all those jumps? its one of the things holding me back from getting something like this; don't know where to run them. got crawlers because i'm familiar with linda vista and the barc group, but that's an awesome dirt track.
That is Calabasas park. Bikers don't like us there so it's good to go before 8am or on weekday mornings.
@@RCReviewChannel awesome.. thank you! and thank you for making these vids. they've been instrumental in our hobby.
@@RCReviewChannel You're awesome. Thank you. I've been composing a google doc of all the crawler places, now I can start incorporating places for like bashers and smasher. I'll keep watching as you keep putting them out and support your channel. Thank you for putting in the work and engaging back with your followers.
Looks like a winner. But it's cheap for a reason, 2in1 electronics, not all metal gears, no foam, plastic pivot balls, etc. Reminds of a Lunchbox, just more durable. And I'm so glad that it's an actual 2wd, unlike the overpriced Boost.
The 2-in-1 electronics is in all Arrma and even $500 Axials now. Wish they didn't do that for sure. Just a bad, bad trend.
No foam is not a money-saving thing. It really is designed to have no foam and that's what makes it handle so well. The vehicle is very light and this allows the rear to dig its power in.
@@RCReviewChannel It is a shame about the trend. And you could be right, but I've seen it do much better with higher quality wheels. It also seems like they cut costs in the body too much, especially when they have made it difficult to upgrade due to the mounting. A few people have cracked it significantly in videos. I just don't understand why Arrma keeps using plastic pivot balls when I can't even think of another brand that does.
Do your research it has all metal gears all metal rubber ball bearings it has metal pivot balls do your research it's not cheap it's a good truck for the money you can't beat the price you can't buy anything at that price for what you get open your eyes
@@REDAMISS Do your research. You are the one who's incorrect.
can you crawl with this?
Hi what is the standard pinion tooth size on these
comes stock with a 13t pinion - alnk.to/aWCJhkq
@@RCReviewChannel 13t an does 25mph on 2s
HANDS DOWN THE BEST WAY TO GET STARTED IN RC IS TWO WHEEL DRIVE ,MASTER THAT, AND 4WHEEL DRIVE IS A CINCH...
So true!!! This a teaching 2wd vehicle that is fun and not too frustration on loose conditions.
Eeehhhh a 'Pede Assassin. They gonna sell a lot of these .
Yeah, man. That Stampede is unchanged from 20 years ago when my kid was small. He's a working man now. :)
Were is this I'm in modesto ca
This is in San Jose, CA
I don't get why ppl hate on 2 wd cars i enjoy them more than 4wd
So many 2wd cars are not balanced and are hard to drive in loose dirt, especially with brushless power
@@RCReviewChannel that makes them more enjoyable because you have to learn how to drive the car
If it was upgradable to 4x4 it would be worth it
At $140, it is good enough...
I never liked those chassis, But I did understand those were built for kids. They gave us the Kraton, and the felony chassis to play with. The vendetta, was build for a child that wanted to do drag pulls or speed runs, and prepare them for the Felony chassis.
Vendetta was built for a child ? Hahaha a 70mph toy for a child. No man it's a budget friendly 70mph speed car not a child's toy
@@jalee6587 That was my opinion, I'm doing 125+ with my cars, so yes, I say those are for children. The hit dog always barks.
Can you please warn people of the weakness of this truck? The service savers last about 4 runs and the stock brushed motor and esc die in about 8 runs people need to know this truck stock isn’t useable you NEED to upgrade for this to be any good
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@@bastis.1751 I said what I said 3 months later I dislike this truck even more I had to put 200 more dollars to make it some what reliable
@@Stoned_Sparky
I do not understand it entirely. There are people here who let their Gorgon jump 10m high over high ramps. Nothing breaks. There are people here who bash through the skate park and nothing breaks. The car itself seems to be very well made, the gearbox can easily withstand 3S.
Did you have a Monday model or what exactly is the problem with your Gorgon? the reviews are consistently great.
I ordered 2 pieces today, one for myself and the other for my son for his birthday.
Arrma's Bri'ish tho bruv 😂
batttery and charger are a bit pricy
$30 for battery and charger is not bad at all. Just wish it was lipo.
You have to double the price, as you need to buy 2, one for spares, so unless this is better than a $300 truck, buy a better truck.
Arrma decided to make a chinese 1/18 truck. Same idea
Except it's 1/10, repairable and upgradeable.
come on man this is 2 cell 7.4 volt...
2-cell lipo is actually 8.4 volts when fully charged.
The fact that it is 2wd and not 4wd is a deal breaker. Why the heck would they make a giant monster truck that is not 4wd?
Because $140. Drives soooo well.
IT'S FOR BEGINNING OF THE HOBBY... MASTER TWO WHEELS AND FOUR WHEELS NO PROBLEM...
I really dont understand a 2wd monster truck. Makes no sense. Not a fan
Your thumbnail is super deceptive along with your title and links. You CAN NOT get the red gorgon for $140. Only the blue gorgon without the battery and charger is $140. The red gorgon comes with a battery and charger and is $170. Wasted 20 min of my time looking for the red gorgon for $140 only to find out its only the blue that is $140 and the rest are $170. So tired of youtuber click bait deceptive crap. Get your life together
Sorry about that. It is explained very clearly though in the video.
I did buy the red one by mistake.
@@RCReviewChannel not my point. My problem was title and thumbnail. It's the clickbait and misleading framing of the video that bothered me. I clicked on the video expecting one thing then as soon as you got me in the door the story changed and up goes the price.
Wow its on back order that is not good bro and on ebay NO THANK $93 shipping NO :D LOL this hobby is DOA just like Car Audio. The Crash is here LOL
Car audio too huh? I guess all enthusiast categories are affected. Mountain biking and Overlanding for sure too.
Nah, stay with my HYPER GO H16BM, And 200E , 4 Now great vid Though 😜👍✌️🦅🦼🇺🇸
you make better vids than SBG [scale buildders guild]
Thank you. We all play a little part in helping y'all make a good buying and playing decision.