The BEST High-Performance RTR Crawler SHOOTOUT - Only One Wins

This is one I’ve been wanting to do for a long time… a true head-to-head shootout between some of the best high-performance RTR mini crawlers on the market. In this video, I put the Redcat Ascent 18 Apex, CR18P Juice Up, HPI Venture18 CC, and Furitek Terra Comp through a full evaluation to determine which one actually performs the best. Instead of just driving them and giving opinions, I built out a structured testing approach to keep things as objective as possible. Each truck was scored across three key areas: price and overall value, objective performance metrics like weight distribution, vertical climb, and sidehill capability, and finally real-world performance on the course. The course test is where things really get interesting, because it shows how all of those factors come together when it actually matters. This is easily one of the most in-depth comparisons I’ve done, and the results might surprise you. If you’re trying to decide which RTR mini crawler to pick up, this should give you a clear answer. Ascent18 Apex: https://www.redcatracing.com/products/redcat-ascent-18-apex-1-18-scale-brushless-electric-rock-crawler?ref=capecrawlers&variant=52219075035503 Terra Comp: https://directrc.com/products/furitek-terra-comp-1-18-artr-crawler-black-flame-edition?_pos=3&_sid=c79ccbfa4&_ss=r&sca_ref=6967757.Bacq1VZ1t2&utm_source=uppromote&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=adam-carter&utm_content=6967757 Venture18 CC: https://directrc.com/products/hpi-racing-venture18-cc-flux-competition-crawler-green?_pos=1&_sid=74fb988d2&_ss=r&sca_ref=6967757.Bacq1VZ1t2&utm_source=uppromote&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=adam-carter&utm_content=6967757 CR18P Juice Up: https://directrc.com/products/hobby-plus-cr-18p-pro-brushless-juice-up-edition-yellow?_pos=2&_sid=7efd4686a&_ss=r&sca_ref=6967757.Bacq1VZ1t2&utm_source=uppromote&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=adam-carter&utm_content=6967757 Original videos: Apex: https://youtu.be/uru96RrJaxA?si=nalmA7hxZ8yO2SF7 Juice up: https://youtu.be/seni2u-CFkg?si=1GdC2IwIGGnH7wwB Terra Comp: https://youtu.be/rTDPlak9IzU?si=rgw_hpBmAUau18aP Venture18 CC: https://youtu.be/yKVFDudQrpc?si=kA03v0BZj53HHSR9 Cape Crawlers Merch: https://capecrawlers.com/ Affiliate links: Tower Hobbies: https://alnk.to/1C6BRcw Horizon Hobbies:https://alnk.to/aLFxP5n Amain Hobbies: https://alnk.to/c07jJiT Traxxas: https://alnk.to/e7ayrVl FairRC: https://goaff.pro/dmdqxo DirectRC: https://www.directrc.com/capecrawlers FMS: https://www.fmshobby.com/capecrawlers Discount codes 10% off any Little Guy Racing Parts products: https://littleguyracingparts.com/ - code CAPE10 5% off Meus Racing products: https://www.meusracing.com/ code Capecrawlers-5 5% off any Injora products: https://www.injora.com/?ref=CapeCrawlers - automatically applied 5% off RCAWD: https://rcawd.com/?ref=E5EBF8Fu - discount code CapeCrawlers 10% off anything at Mazz Designs: https://mazz-designs.com/ - code CC10 10% off any Flubberstufferz products: https://flubberstufferz.myshopify.com/ - code Flub10CC 10% off any Cow RC products: https://cowrc.com/ - code CAPECRAWLERS Email me with suggestions or collaboration inquiries: [email protected] Follow us on Instagram @capecrawlers! #rccrawler #rccrawling #axial #redcat #furitek #hpi #rccomparison