Officially Licensed Land Rover® Defender® Body
Injection molded scale details including grille, snorkel, and side mirrors
Rugged, functional roll cage
Tough fender flares
Front bumper with tow hooks and replica winch
Rear bumper with scale accessories and functional spare tire
Full Nylon composite wheel wells and floor pans
Trail-tuned XL-5™ HV Waterproof Electronic Speed Control
Fully waterproof design
Five drive profiles
Sport Mode — forward / brake / reverse
Race Mode — forward / brake / no reverse
Training Mode™ — 50% forward / 100% brake / 50% reverse (patented)
Trail Mode — forward / brake / reverse / with trail-tuned drag brake in neutral
Crawl Mode — forward / instant reverse - no neutral with 100% hill holding brake
Traxxas EZ-Set® one-button setup
Large, efficient heat sink
Wide voltage latitude 6–7 cell NiMH (7.2–8.4 V) and 2–3s LiPo (7.4–11.1 V)
Two stage low voltage protection (LVD)
Motor
Powerful Titan® 21T reverse rotation motor with internal cooling fan
Precision, preset gear mesh adjustments
Motor retention separate from gear mesh
Portal Axles
Increase ground clearance (3.14″)
Eliminate torque twist
Steel gears
Improve axle geometry and reduce strain on driveshafts
Rigid Steel Frame
1.5 mm thick steel frame rails increase torsional rigidity
Innovative design allows four wheelbase positions (300, 312, 324, 336 mm)
Adjustable rear shock tower positions for SWB and LWB configurations
Bumpers adjust fore and aft
Rugged rock rails adjust for width
Wire routing clips integrated into frame rails
Drivetrain
Full-time shaft driven 4-wheel drive
Tough 6 mm stub axles
Steel front CV driveshafts
Hardened steel rear axle shafts
Remote locking steel gear differentials with cable-actuation
Steel gear transfer case
Innovative Battery Compartment
Hinged battery strap allows quick and easy battery access
No pins to lose
Accommodates different height batteries
Accepts full-size long battery packs
Integrated compartment accepts smaller 1/16 scale batteries (with optional strap)
Transmission
Two speed high/low range with remote shifting
Dual horizontal shafts
Twin friction plate slipper clutch
Easily removed for servicing
Steering
Chassis mounted 2075X metal gear digital servo
Superior 45° steering angle
Direct steering (no servo saver)
Steering geometry corrected for bump steer
Suspension
Front — 3 link with panhard
Rear — Triangulated 4 link
Heavy-duty rod ends with steel hollow balls
5 mm diameter steel link rods with 4mm threaded ends
Aluminum GTS Shocks
Oil-filled coilover GTS shocks exclusive to TRX-4 chassis
Silver-anodized aluminum bodies
Threaded bodies with collars easily adjust ride height
Silky smooth damping for the toughest trails
O-ring cap seal and dual X-ring shaft seals
Wheels and Tires
1.9″ Canyon Trail tires with trail-tuned foam inserts
Pre-glued and mounted to tough black scale wheels
Trail tuned S1 rubber compound
12 mm steel hex
Transmitter
TQi™ 2.4 GHz 4-channel transmitter
Traxxas Link enabled
Telemetry ready 6533 5-channel micro receiver with failsafe
Automatically stores and loads settings for up to 30 Traxxas Link enabled models
Exclusive Cruise Control feature for extended trail driving
Adjustable steering and throttle sensitivity (exponential)
Adjustable steering and throttle endpoints
High 13ms frame rate and near-zero latency for responsive control
Patented O-Ring sealed watertight receiver box keeps the micro receiver dry
Sealed Ball Bearings
Hex hardware with rust-resistant black oxide coating
