Black Friday RC Car Deals 2026: What to Buy

What is worth buying on Black Friday

Here are the picks worth a look, from budget to premium. Tiers are rough; check the current price on the product page before you buy.

• Premium basher: the Traxxas X-Maxx Ultimate 8S for a giant monster truck, or the ARRMA Kraton 6S for the best all-round speed truck.
• Mid-range basher: the ARRMA Felony 6S street muscle car or the Losi LMT 2.0 solid axle monster truck.
• Mid-range crawler: the Traxxas TRX-4 F-150 scale crawler.
• Budget crawler: the Redcat Ascent-18 APEX mini crawler for a small space.
• Budget first hobby-grade car: the ARRMA Typhon GROM 4x4 or the ARRMA Gorgon 223S.
• Charger: the Traxxas EZ-Peak Live Dual for two batteries at once.
• Radio: the Spektrum DX3 Smart if you want to upgrade the controller.

Black Friday RC truck and car deals: 6S bashers

A big brushless basher is the headline RC purchase of the season, and these are the models that tend to come up on sale lists. A 6S truck takes a pair of 3S batteries or one 6S pack, so make sure you budget for those and a charger that handles them. Our best 6S RC cars, best RC monster trucks and best fast RC cars pages compare the field.

For a kid or a beginner, a 6S truck is a lot of speed, so read best RC cars for beginners first. If you cannot decide between brands, see Traxxas vs ARRMA and ARRMA vs Losi.

What to skip: toy-grade cars sold as hobby-grade, and RTR trucks that leave out the battery and charger when you were counting on them.

Black Friday RC crawler deals

Crawlers are slower and quieter, and the scale ones like the Traxxas TRX-4 are as much a model as a toy. A mini crawler is a good gift for a small home. Compare more in best RC crawlers and best mini RC crawlers, and see TRX-4 vs SCX10 if you are torn.

The Axial AXP8 Gilamon is a larger 1/8 trail buggy for open terrain. Pick the crawler to match where you will drive it: rocks and trails suit a crawler, open pavement does not.

Black Friday starter RC car deals

A first hobby-grade car does not need to be a fast one. Entry cars like the ARRMA Typhon GROM and Gorgon 223S are brushless and parts-supported, and they are easier to drive than a 6S truck. See best hobby-grade RC cars for kids and how to choose your first RC car.

What to skip: the cheapest fast-looking "30 mph" cars with no parts support. When something breaks you will have no way to fix it.

Black Friday chargers, radios and batteries

A good charger is the upgrade that makes every battery safer and last longer. Match the charger to your battery cell count, and never charge a LiPo unattended. See best RC car battery chargers and best RC car LiPo batteries, and use the LiPo runtime calculator to size a pack. The Traxxas EZ-Peak Live Dual and ISDT K4 are two common choices.

Batteries are the item to buy carefully. Buy from known brands, check the connector matches your car, and read RC car battery connectors first.

Is Black Friday a good time to buy an RC car?

It can be. Big trucks, crawlers and chargers are the kind of big-ticket items sale shoppers tend to watch, and last year's colors are where deals most often appear. Tires, pinions and screws are cheap, so the savings are small.

Do not buy the fastest truck just because it is marked down. Pick the vehicle for who is driving it and where, then check the current price on the exact model. Order early for Christmas, because popular models sell out and big boxes take time to ship.

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