I didn't purchase this car with high expectations. I expected a mid level electric RC car that I'd have to put some decent coin into to make it work the way I wanted to. I was wrong.

I opened the box to be pleasantly surprised by the quality of the build and the parts. Admittedly I didn't do the research I should have before buying this car so all the extras came as a surprise to me. The car already had all the common upgrades installed:

• CVD Driveshafts
• Aluminum Oil Shocks
• Adjustable Ball Differential
• Adjustable Slipper Clutch
• FM Receiver and Controller designed by Futaba
• Ball Bearings all the way around
• Metric Hex Screws

And a few other things that are probably worth mentioning but I haven't thought of them yet.

The main thing that did catch my eye when I selected to purchase this RC was the fact that it supported a seven cell battery without modification (I did technically have to remove a small piece of foam first) and the Price. It was priced competitively below the price of it's direct competition Traxxas Bandit and seems to offer a lot more for standard parts. The base Bandit (not the VXL) does not have any of the extras I mentioned above.

The car is no slouch for speed either. Even with an old six cell battery pack installed it has a good speed and a good runtime. The included 20T motor provides a good speed and a runtime of over 20 minutes on a 1500mah battery. Putting in a 7 Cell battery yielded above-average results. The speed is easily over 40 km/hr and I can only imagine the ridiculous speeds I'll get out of the eventual Mamba Max I'll stick in there.

The off-road capability of the car is better than I expected as well. The low clearance of the buggy is high enough that it can handle grass and with the adjustable suspension I can lower it for road usage and handling.

The stock tires are horrible for road usage so I intend to get a different set of tires for it. However for off-road it handles quite well. The soft edge style front tires just get shredded by asphalt.

Overall I'm very satisfied with the Duratrax Evader BX. Great price for an above-average electric RC. I have since added a Mamba Max 5700kv motor which it handled the power of very well. On the arbitrary scale I just invented, I give it a 7 clutchbells out of 9.