[Si Coe]

I've had a XX4WE for a few months now, but mostly ran a Cyclone D4 as my main car - at least indoors. First outdoor meeting this year thought I might give the XX4 a go for a round - and OMG! Its way better on our bumpy track than the D4 ever was, and it hadn't even be set up properly.
It handles brushless just fine, but you'll need to keep a good eye on the belts as changing them trackside isn't funny. Actually works better on brushless amd Lipo than the old Street Weapon I had a decade ago did on brushed and NiCd. The drivetrain isn't as efficient as the shaft on the D4 say, but with brushless and lipo you can still have all the speed and power you want whilst lasting 5 mins so it doesn't matter anymore.
DMS has pretty much anything you'll need spares wise and are so amazingly fast and generally awesome you just wouldn't believe it! On advice I've fitted front and rear shock tower braces - these are the weak points so spares would be a good idea too. The front wishbones are also weak, but the best solution there seems to be Cat SX medium flex wishbones which have the same dimensions but are stronger and easier to get hold of.