Cars and Trucks

If you're looking for real radio control excitement, you've come to the right place! Whether you want a fast electric car for parking-lot racing or a nitro-powered four-wheel drive monster truck for serious off-road bashing, Hub City Hobby has you covered. We also carry batteries and battery chargers, nitro fuel, glow plugs, wheels and tires, radio equipment, plus repair parts for most major brands.

Nitro

If you love the roar of a high-output small engine, a nitro-powered car or truck may be just what you need to satisfy your "need for speed". Nitro vehicles get their name from their fuel, which contains a blend of methyl alcohol, nitromethane, and engine lubricants. While generally faster and more powerful than electric vehicles, nitro-burning cars and trucks require somewhat more maintenance than electrics, and may not be suitable for young children.

Hub City Hobby stocks many popular nitro vehicles, including street cars such as the Traxxas Nitro 4-Tec, and stadium trucks like the Traxxas Nitro Sport or the insanely fast Traxxas Jato 3.3. For serious offroad action, try a four-wheel-drive monster truck like the best-selling Traxxas T-Maxx 3.3, the HPI Savage 4.6, or the brawny LST XXL from Losi!

Another high-performance offroad option is a 1/8 scale buggy, like the race proven 8ight from Team Losi, which is available as a factory-built race roller that requires only radio equipment and an engine of your choice to complete, or ready-to-run, with an included Losi 450 race engine and Spektrum DX3S 2.4GHz radio system with integrated telemetry! If you want something a little different, the Losi Ten-T is a ready-to-run truggy that packs all the race-proven performance of the 8ight-T into a 1/10 scale package, then adds some sweet new features, such as a remote starter activated by the included Spektrum DX3S transmitter.

Electrics

If the only electric R/C cars you've ever played with came from a toy store, you probably think that "battery-powered" is a synonym for "slow". Don't be fooled – even the most basic hobby class electrics are two to three times faster than the discount store cars, and with recent advances in motor and battery technology, you can now buy an electric capable of speeds topping sixty-five miles per hour!

Hub City Hobby has a wide selection of hobby quality battery-powered cars and trucks, including many popular micro and mini electrics, such as Team Losi's 1:36 scale Micro-T, an upgradeable ready-to-run truck that fits in the palm of your hand, and the Mini-Sprint, a 1:18 scale sprint car that comes complete with battery, charger and 2.4GHz radio system.

Looking for something a bit larger? We have beginner-friendly choices like the Electrix Circuit, Traxxas Stampede, or the Losi High Roller. We also carry exciting four-wheel drive off-road machines like the awesome Traxxas E-Maxx, short course race trucks like Losi's ReadyLift XXX-SCT, and other top performers from Traxxas, HPI, Losi, Team Associated and more.

Still not impressed? Try a brushless electric, like the Rustler VXL, which is capable of speeds over sixty-five miles per hour when paired with the right Lithium Polymer battery packs!

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