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Hobbytech launches Rogue Buggy 2.0 1/8 Brushless RTR (RTR-01 & RTR-02)

released new Hobbytech SNU fit: 32/100

This is a 1/8 brushless buggy RTR — an on-road/off-road racing category explicitly listed as NOT historically covered by Hobbytech on this show (their track record is crawler platforms like CRX2 and licensed scale bodies). Even though it's a genuinely new release this week with clear specs and story value, the category mismatch caps it low. A major-brand race buggy kit could land in the 40-70 range generically, but this brand's established niche on the show is crawlers/scale, making a buggy laun

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Release Hobbytech Aug 3, 2026 date: first_seen · low
Hobbytech launches Rogue Buggy 2.0 1/8 Brushless RTR (RTR-01 & RTR-02)

Hobbytech-rc has released the ROGB.V2 Rogue Buggy 2.0, a 1/8-scale brushless RTR buggy available in two versions (RTR-01 and RTR-02) with reinforced front/rear steering blocks and knuckles, adjustable-camber upper turnbuckles (4mm on RTR-01, 5mm on RTR-02), new wheel-axle bearings, a new metal-gear Konect 15kg servo, waterproof 60A ESC, and a Konect 3650 2200KV brushless motor. RTR-01 also gets a new body design and velcro body mounts.

scale: 1/8 edition: RTR-01/RTR-02 product_line: Rogue Buggy 2.0 (ROGB.V2)