Team Associated APEX Scion tC - Full Review

Here's my full review of the Team Associated APEX Scion tC. After putting about 8 packs through this cool little 1/10th scale 4wd touring/drift car, I sum up lots of positives and a couple of opportunities that I saw during my time.
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Team Associated has some great looking officially licensed 1/10th scale touring cars out now. Enter the APEX! With their new partner in crime, Scion/Toyota/Lexus, Team Associated has not left out one detail from the highly detailed body to the wheels/tires and even a realistic brake rotor/caliper! The buck doesn't stop there, featuring Reedy power from the 3300kv brushless motor and the ESC and Servo coming from XP.
It's great to see this new line up touring cars from one of the innovators in the industry, Team Associated!
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Here's where I got it and some info from Team Associated:
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APEX Scion Racing tC Ready-To-Run
Brushless Powered All Wheel Drive Ready to Run
Built on the all-wheel-drive Apex chassis, the Scion Racing tC Rocket Bunny replica comes fully assembled and Ready-to-Run with factory installed Reedy brushless power and a Reedy WolfPack 6-cell battery wired with a High Current T-Plug.
Additional features include the XP water-resistant speed control and XP 2.4GHz radio system. The front and rear sealed metal gear differentials are connected together with a tough aluminum drive shaft that handles all of the Reedy brushless power. Imperfections in the road are managed by four adjustable fluid-filled coil-over tuned shocks.
The high grip treaded racing tires are mounted on scale replica 5-Spoke hex drive wheels featuring detailed brake rotors and calipers. Topping it all off is the factory finished Scion Racing tC Rocket Bunny body that replicates the details of Fredric Aasbo's Hankook Racing Scion tC, built by Papadakis Racing, which has become one of the most competitive cars on the Formula Drift circuit!
This vehicle may need extra parts to make it operational. Click on the SPECS tab above to see what's already included and what extra equipment you may need to make the vehicle operational, such as motor and battery pack.
Features
Fully assembled Ready-To-Run all-wheel-drive chassis that accepts NiMH or LiPo type batteries
Scion Racing tC Rocket Bunny replica body
5-spoke wheels come mounted with high-grip racing tires and feature detailed brake components
Powerful Reedy 3300kV 540 brushless motor
Water-resistant XP brushless speed control with High Current T-plug connector (2S-3S LiPo compatible)
XP 2.4GHz radio system with XP digital metal gear steering servo
Reedy WolfPack 6-cell NiMH battery with T-plug connector and AC peak detection wall charger included
Adjustable fluid-filled coil-over tuned shock absorbers
Metal gear transmission with sealed differentials
Steel CVA drive axles front and rear
Metric hardware and ball bearings throughout