Amazon Picks
A hand-picked selection of hobby-grade RC cars available on Amazon, grouped by price. These aren't part of our main price comparison — Amazon doesn't let us pull live pricing the way our other retailers do, so check the current price on the listing itself before buying.
Under $150
A genuinely fast brushless basher for the price — good pick if straight-line speed and jumps matter more to you than technical crawling.
A tiny, indoor-friendly buggy that comes with everything included — an easy way to get a real hobby-grade RC running without a big first purchase.
Axial's popular micro-scale crawler line — a lot of realistic scale detail and genuine rock-crawling capability packed into a small, easy-to-store truck.
A budget monster truck bash truck with room to grow — runs fine stock, and there's a brushless upgrade kit if you want more speed later.
Dual motors and 4-wheel steering aimed squarely at technical crawling — built for picking a line over rocks and obstacles, not speed.
Traxxas' smallest RTR monster truck and a common first recommendation — simple, durable, and easy to live with for a new driver.
A licensed VW Polo R WRC body over brushless power — built for rally-style sliding on loose dirt and gravel rather than pavement.
A brushless short course truck with oil-filled shocks — a step up in off-road bashing speed and suspension feel without leaving this price range.
$150–$400
A budget-brushless buggy pushing real speed (50+ mph claimed) with a carbon fiber chassis and waterproof electronics — built for speed runs more than technical driving.
A dedicated rock crawler with portal axles and waterproof electronics — built for technical climbing over rocks and trails, not speed.
A scale sprint car built for dirt-oval bashing — a different driving feel from a typical off-road basher, closer to real sprint car racing.
A lighter 2WD brushless monster truck built for big wheelies and jumps — simpler than a 4WD basher, which makes it easier to flip up on one wheel.
A licensed Ford Fiesta ST body on Traxxas' brushless 4WD rally platform — built for sliding through loose dirt and gravel like a real rally car.
A scaled-down version of Traxxas' XRT — smaller footprint, but still brushless power and 4WD for backyard bashing without the size of the full-size truck.
A brushless RTR monster truck from Associated's Reedy racing lineage — a durable basher with real motorsport pedigree behind the electronics.
A brushless 4WD buggy that ships with a full spare parts kit (extra motor, ESC, servo, battery) — unusual at this price and handy if you're rough on gear.
Over $400
A 6S brushless short course truck rated for 60mph — serious speed and power for the price, aimed at experienced bashers who want to go fast.
A purpose-built rock bouncer with a tube-frame buggy look — designed for aggressive high-speed rock crawling and desert-style bouncing, not a typical basher.
A licensed Son-Uva Digger monster truck replica with real solid axles — built for the classic monster truck look and feel, wheelies included.
A huge 1/5-scale monster truck with 8S power — this is Arrma's flagship speed truck, built for big power and big impacts, not a beginner's first RC.
Traxxas' top-tier X-Maxx trim with 8S power — one of the most capable RTR monster trucks on the market, built for serious speed and big jumps.
A muscle-car-styled street basher with 6S brushless power — built for pavement and smooth dirt runs rather than off-road trails, with serious straight-line speed.
A large-scale 1/5 desert truck built like a real short course racer — long-travel suspension for eating up rough terrain at speed, not a backyard basher.
A larger 1/7-scale rally car with a licensed WRC body and real speed (60km/h claimed) — a step up in size and power from the smaller Hyper Go rally cars.