I have been an Avid RC Addict and Builder for the past 30 years. These past 10 years has shown a major change in direction for RTR Inovations and Suppression. Hostile Take Overs by greedy corporate types are the Cause of most of this.
This Model is NO Exclusion to the Cost Cutting and Price Gouging Still in effect! They ( the controlling interest in Axial Co) Besides the obvious New body design, they have made the tires taller and wider, BUT You WILL be Disappointed to know that they have NOT fixed ANY of the Current major ISSUES that plague the current SCX24 chassis platform. They have Actually made the PROBLEMS worse by adding even bigger tires and more weight without changing the gearing let alone the MICRO Machines Rated 030 motor. The under powered motor and ESC Burn out Way too easily for being called a high quality. Does Anyone in R&D Ever look at all the upset Customers and their videos online??? Poor plastic overused in RTR just so they can sell Aluminum upgrades to make it perform like they say it does from the box. Even the suspension geometry is off, further hindering performance. If you have the time in the hobby like I do with an engineering and building full size 4x4's you can easily modify the RTR rig to Actually be FUN and not ANNOYING to RUN. The inexpensively made lipo included in box is junk from start and made with cheap cells that last only a couple charges. The cheap chargers within a couple uses if don't show up non working out the box. ANYONE Wonder where the quality control $$$was spent???

I have the Deadbolt version and had servo go out within 5 mins of use on hard flat ground. Charger stopped working after first use and then lipo had dead cell after 1st charge... The motor is another WEAK LINK and overheats fast and do not have enough power in general for any self respecting RC crawler person. Which is why there are so many folks converting motors. The shocks or Lack there of, really are junk and useless for actual crawling bouncing your teeth out if you were inside the rig. You Charge us plenty of $$$ without option of a builders kit to keep from us WASTING More $ than its worth to rebuild the rig to Actually Perform Well enough for most folks. Plus having to replace all the electronics is another waste.
If you Want SOMETHING to REPRESENT Axial's current quality standards, THIS B-17 RTR is for YOU!!! It has been proven that all of these BRANDS Bought out by the RTR Monopoly that Horizon Hobby has created, Have Suffered from PROFIT Maximizing at the Expense of the RC hobby and US good folks who Believe WE DESERVE what we PAY FOR! ***WHY IS THIS SO HARD FOR CORPORATE TO UNDERSTAND??? US Hardcore RC folks Will Spend our HARD Earned $$$ on ACTUAL High Quality ITEMS. NO REASON to KEEP giving us JUNK. ITS About GREED in BAD people who ONLY care about MONEY and How much they can GET.....

For Me, I like the Body with Livery scheme. Also like the wheels and tires. But I will wait to buy those on their own. I already have a motor and gearing upgrade to handle the added stresses. I am NOT a firm believer of Adding a bunch of weight to get a chassis to overcome the suspension geometry issues to perform properly, I adjust the geometry. But Most Folks don't know any better and that is what they prey on...Ignorance. Do your research folks and you will be happier in the end whatever route you chose to go. utube is great for this with Trusted channels like medic from RC SParks who are truly honest about the products and showcase them in different series they have created to feature these small scale RC's made so popular by this Covid pandemic.