wonder if traxxas is owned by foreigners.....

[jocktheglide165]

I always wondered if traxxas is owned by some company in japan? Just weird how they name their vehciles like how japan names their rear vehicles like honda, nissan, etc. I mean.....like
Jato
2.5R engine
little naming conventions like that.

[Fluke]

now that you talk about it,"t-maxx" or "Bandit" could have been tamiya cars.

american cars tend to simpler names that don't mean something in particular(RC10,XXX)

merits discussion

[RichieRich]

Foreigners? :rolleyes: RC10 does mean something.

[ducati777]

Its all marketing. Adding an "R" makes everything faster. Especially Hondas and Acuras.

[Fluke]

i know "Radio Controlled 1/10th" or something like that.i mean its not a "word".you get it?like "storm" or "bobcat" things like that.

[StevePond]

I always wondered if traxxas is owned by some company in japan?

Uhmmmm, no. Traxxas is American owned. Are you stereotyping?! ;)

[jocktheglide165]

Uhmmmm, no. Traxxas is American owned. Are you stereotyping?! ;)

ok you got me because I like foreign cars I just noticed that about traxxas the way they name things. Like I know honda has an accord type R, skyline GTR.....little naming conventions like that the way traxxas names them reminds of foreign cars.

[ososlow]

It is just a marketing ploy used by almost every manufacturer. Do you want to buy a vehicle with a regular, boring name. Or something with a bunch of acronyms (or just pointless letters) that make it sound fast?
Honestly, I would rather have a vehicle with a cool name :D

[TRF Drive Hard]

Well Tamiya uses "designation" codes... like TRF414MS... while some of thier off road cars have names, they still retain chassis codes... its not a normal name you can pronounce but merely the name of the chassis... another example is FD3S, a japanese designation code for their vehicle... how many of these codes do you go by that is american? i havent seen/or heard of such... so like the traxxas, its labeled Bandit... unless the chassis of the Bandit has a designation, i never heard of...

[Grant Tokumi]

Japan uses "R", but America is in love with "X". RCX, XXX, X-main, Xtreme, Traxxas, MAXX. :) See its American.

[TRF Drive Hard]

X Acto :D

[4wdmt]

how about XTM?

their X-factor and X-cellerator, lol.

[Fluke]

x-actly :D

[ApriliaRacer]

I have to laugh at one name that Tamiya picked years ago, "BigWig".

[jocktheglide165]

I have to laugh at one name that Tamiya picked years ago, "BigWig".

thats true they went against the norm and named something american he he he thats funny BigWig.

[Greg_Hager]

.... another example is FD3S, a japanese designation code for their vehicle... how many of these codes do you go by that is american? i havent seen/or heard of such...
Or EG6. I, myself prefer my American acronym that I drive. N2O PWRD LX 5.0. :D

lol I know what you mean, but doen't the rotaries have a tendiency to die after about 60,000 miles?

[krisI.925]

thats true they went against the norm and named something american he he he thats funny BigWig.


The "Lunch Box". Am I eating a meal or driving an RC car? :confused:

[Tim'sLosi]

You want a more American name than the JATO? (http://rocketsciencebooks.home.att.net/jato.html)

[JatoFever]

Jato is an american term used by the united states airforce. Jato is a term used for getting a plane of the ground with limited take off room. They use rockets to launch the airplane. Jato stands for "Jet assisted take off"

[TJNMT]

The "Lunch Box". Am I eating a meal or driving an RC car? :confused:

Ahh yes my first RC back in the 80's. That is why I bought so I can bring to school. The Lunch Box

[ReppRacing]

Uhmmmm, no. Traxxas is American owned. Are you stereotyping?!

As it should be.
I can't stand buying japanese when I could be buying american.
The way I look at it is; Why would I want to send someone in Taiwan to college, when I could be sending one of our guys?

Call me strange, but thats how I've always been... :)

[MTA4]

Traxxas is an american company, that has everything they sell made in Taiwan. What could be more American than that?