Traxxas Refreshes Slash, Rustler & Stampede with New VX3 Brushless Power System
Capped at 30: reliably dated 2026-06-22 — old news, not next-episode material. This is a Traxxas Slash/Rustler/Stampede refresh (bashing/short-course, not scale/crawler), covered via a battery retailer's blog framing rather than an official launch announcement. It has some novelty (new VX3 ESC/motor system) but is filtered through CNHL, a brand with no show history, promoting their own batteries as compatible — this reads more like retail/affiliate content than a genuine product news item. Falls
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Traxxas has updated its Slash, Rustler, and Stampede 1/10 brushless lineups (2WD and 4X4 versions) around a new VX3 electronic speed control and V3200 brushless motor supporting both 2S and 3S LiPo batteries. The article, from battery retailer ChinaHobbyLine, explains the new VX3 system's cooling improvements and positions it between the older VXL-3S and BL-2S systems, while recommending CNHL batteries as compatible power sources.