Ok, lets not turn this into a Losi vs. Xray flmae war. If anything it should be a Mugen vs. Xray flame war!
Having driven a couple XT8's now I can say that the handling is very very good, its got everything one would look for in a truggy. The stock setup seems to work great as well. The included tires are ok, but the rubber is pretty hard, so they will last a long time, but the traction isn't at the level of a PL CF MTR M2
. I still haven't driven mine yet due to a lack of funds (servo's ARGH!), but dammit I can't wait to try it out.