🛻 The HPI Savage XL 5.9 GTXL-6 Blue 1/8 4WD Nitro Monster Truck marks the return of a true icon of bashing Nitro. Longer, wider, and more imposing than a classic Savage, it is built on an extended TVP chassis, a 395 mm wheelbase, and an ultra-robust 4WD drivetrain. Its powerful 5.9 cm³ Nitro Star F5.9 engine, paired with a 3-speed transmission, delivers massive torque and impressive acceleration on all types of terrain.
⚙️ Technical Specifications
- Scale: 1/8
- Type: Monster Truck Nitro
- Drivetrain: 4WD via drive shafts
- Engine: Nitro Star F5.9
- Displacement: 5.9 cm³
- Startup: Roto Start 3
- Transmission: 3-speed
- Super HD reinforced drivetrain
- Differentials: Bulletproof 29/9T
- Spur gear steel
- Reinforced clutch bell
- 3-mass aluminum clutch
- Chassis: 3.0 mm aluminum TVP
- Aluminum engine mounts
- Suspension: independent double wishbone
- Shock Absorbers: Adjustable Big Bore Hydraulic
- Reinforced spring-loaded servo guard
- Captive suspension axles
- All-hex screws
- Brakes: dual ventilated discs
- Dual-foam air filter
- Enclosed radio box
- Receiver: HPI RF-51N
- Built-in low-voltage failsafe
- Transmitter: HPI TF-51
- Wheel hubs: 17 mm aluminum
- Rims: Havok 3.8"
- Tires: TREDZ HD Terrahex 3.8"
- GTXL-6 body, factory-painted and decorated
- Separately molded body parts
- Reinforced front and rear bumpers
- Mounting points for 3 mm and 5 mm LEDs
🔥 Nitro Star F5.9 motor
The Nitro Star F5.9 is the heart of the Savage XL. This 5.9 cm³ engine is designed to deliver massive torque at low and mid-range RPMs, allowing it to effortlessly move the XL chassis and its large wheels. It is equipped with a new radiator featuring enlarged fins to improve cooling.
- Aluminum tuned exhaust
- Curved exhaust manifold
- Aluminum 3-weight clutch
- Reinforced and vented clutch housing
- Roto Start 3 starting system
⚙️ Reinforced 3-speed transmission
- 3-speed transmission HPI
- Second and third gears with steel gears
- Adjustable shift point
- Easy access to clutch adjustment
- Allows you to adapt performance to the terrain and your riding style
🛡️ Super HD Drivetrain
- Transmission based on the Savage Flux philosophy
- Bulletproof 29/9T differentials
- Reinforced design for high stress conditions
- Spur gear steel
- Robust Driveshafts
- Designed for intense bashing
🏗️ TVP aluminum chassis
- Thickness: 3.0 mm
- Aluminum construction
- Extremely rigid
- Lightweight relative to its strength
- XL wheelbase for greater stability
🛞 Wheels and tires
- HPI Havok 3.8" rims
- TREDZ HD Terrahex 3.8" tires
- 17 mm aluminum hex nuts
- Compatible with a wide range of 1/8-scale wheels and tires
- Large contact patch for excellent traction
- Tread pattern optimized for off-road bashing
🧩 Kit contents
- HPI Savage XL 5.9 GTXL-6 Blue RTR
- Nitro Star F5.9 engine installed
- 3-speed transmission installed
- Super HD transmission
- TF-51 transmitter
- RF-51N receiver with failsafe
- GTXL-6 body, painted and decorated
- 3.8" Havok rims
- TREDZ Terrahex 3.8" tires
- Roto Start 3 system
- Complete radio system installed
❗ Required
- 4 AA batteries for the transmitter
- 5-cell 6.0 V NiMH receiver battery
- 6-cell 7.2 V NiMH battery for the Roto Start system
- Spark plug heater
- Filling funnel
- Nitro 16% fuel
- Charger compatible with receiver and Roto Start
batteries
📏 Dimensions
- Length: 585 mm
- Width: 470 mm
- Height: 255 mm
- Wheelbase: 395 mm
🎯 Who is it for?
- Fans of Monster gas-powered trucks.
- Fans of big Nitro engines.
- Drivers looking for a very rugged vehicle for intense bashing.
- Longtime fans of the Savage line.
- Users who want to enjoy a true 3-speed transmission and a convenient starting system.
- Experienced drivers capable of handling the power and maintenance requirements of a Nitro high-displacement engine.
