Venture Wayfinder RTR Gunmetal

Introducing the Venture Wayfinder, an RC trail truck that embodies the spirit of exploration. The HPI Venture is your steadfast companion, ready to traverse mountains, streams and beyond. It's not just a vehicle, it's a trusted ally for your weekend jaunts or grand explorations!

The Venture combines a realistic front-motor position and formed steel C-channel chassis rails with a realistic suspension and drivetrain. The new Wayfinder body augments the Venture framework, resulting in a unique off-road experience we're proud to provide. The Wayfinder body is meticulously crafted and available in two distinctive color options - a glossy metallic Gunmetal and a vibrant metallic Orange. The design details extend beyond the primary coloring, featuring black accents that embellish the arch extenders and sills creating a striking contrast.

NEW Wayfinder Body

The Wayfinder body included with the Venture RTR kit is completely outfitted with a range of fabulous scale items. In addition to the hand-painted polycarbonate body on its own, you'll find a pair of side mirrors, a functional roof rack ready for a range of scale accessories, a working swing-away spare tire mount on the back bumper, working D-ring shackles on the front and rear bumpers, tubular brush guard and mounts for LED lights on the front bumper, and adjustable-width rock rails that help the truck glide over tough obstacles.

Rockthorn Off-Road Tires on CR-10 Wheels

The Venture features Rockthorn tires with thick, self-cleaning tread blocks for driving on hard-packed dirt, gravel, wet or dry rocks, loose dirt, mud and more. The Rockthorn tires have additional sidewall tread to help get the truck over extra-difficult obstacles like slippery rocks and tree roots. The tires are mounted on great-looking CR-10 1.9" beadlock-style multispoke wheels, which themselves feature center hub caps that hide the wheel nuts for maximum scale realism.

Low Angle Driveshafts

The low angle and central position of the driveshafts allow for maximum power transfer, so as much power as possible reaches the tires. The driveshafts are composite slider-style shafts with universal joints at each end, where they meet the transfer case and axle. At the axles, 13-tooth pinions and 43-tooth ring gears (axle ratio of 3.31:1) sit inside the "pumpkin" or center of the axles. Each differential is equipped with metal diff lockers for pure 4WD traction at all times.

All-Metal Transmission

The Venture features strong metal gears throughout its transmission. With a main gear set taken from the ultra-fast and ultra-strong Savage XS Flux, the Venture drivetrain can handle LiPo power up to 3S without any upgrades.

Maximized Clearance Angles

The Venture chassis is loaded with potential, making it extremely versatile on the trail and up tough climbing routes. Its capability lies in several factors, including off-road friendly clearance angles from the tire contact points to the bumpers and chassis, as well as good ground clearance thanks to its minimal diff case size.

• Break-over angle: 44.5 degrees
• Approach angle: 55 deg
• Departure angle: 45.5 deg
• Max climb angle: 49 deg
• Max tilt angle: 28 deg
• Axle articulation: 30 deg
• Ground clearance 68mm capable: (2.7")
• Ground clearance at standard ride height 60mm: (2.4")
• Axle ground clearance 32mm: (1.3")

Balanced Weight Distribution

The chassis layout of the Venture, with the forward-mounted motor and transmission, plus the chassis-mounted servo (CMS), puts the weight at the front end, giving the Venture ultra-realistic driving performance and great handling when hitting the trail.

Battery placement options

The chassis layout of the Venture Wayfinder can be adjusted with three distinct battery positions, right out of the box! We have included the parts to convert your Wayfinder to run any of these three battery locations.

 The Front Battery Tray allows you to put your battery pack right up front. The front battery tray replaces the radio box so you'll want to make sure you are running a waterproof receiver like the RF-41WP!

 The standard position for the Ready-to-Run Venture is just behind the central gearbox and as low in the chassis as you can get. With the NiMH battery installed, this position gives a slightly forward weight balance and the best centre of gravity.

 The rear position is as close to a 50/50 weight balance as you can get!

• Hand-painted polycarbonate Wayfinder body
• Functional roof rack plus side mirrors
• Front bumper features brush guard, light mounts and D-ring shackles
• Rear bumper features swing-away spare tire mount and D-ring shackles
• Adjustable rock rail side sliders help the truck get over tough obstacles
• Formed steel C-channel chassis rails 
• Front Universal Driveshafts
• Front-mount motor and transmission position for ultimate scale realism
• Front weight bias improves climbing traction and provides more realistic driving
• Parts for all three battery positions are included with the Wayfinder
• All-metal gear drivetrain for extreme durability
• Central transfer case with slider driveshafts to front and rear differentials
• Transfer case prevents motor stall for the best climbing action
• Transfer case also straightens & lowers center driveshafts for more efficient power transfer
• Axles feature small diff case or "pumpkin" size for best possible ground clearance
• Aluminum differential pumpkin cover
• Locked differentials for superb off-road climbing traction
• 12mm aluminum hex hubs to fit any available crawler wheels
• Shock towers have multiple shock mounting positions to allow for wheelbase options
• BTA (Behind The Axle) steering linkage for improved approach and departure angles
• Panhard bar for scale looks and optimized geometry with zero bump steer
• Zero Ackermann high steer knuckle design for improved obstacle clearance and tighter turning radius
• 3-link front and triangulated 4-link rear suspension
• Oil-filled aluminum coilover shock absorbers (63-90mm stroke)
• Adjustable threaded shock bodies for quick ride height changes
• Dual-stage shock springs
• Aluminum lower link/shock mounts
• Aluminum panhard mounts
• CMS (Chassis Mounted Servo) realistic steering setup
• Adjustable body mounting to fit any style of off-road body
• Fully braced rear body mounts
• All-terrain Rockthorn 109mm x 38mm soft S-Compound tires with chunky tread blocks
• Beadlock style CR-10 ten-spoke 1.9” wheels
• HPI 35-turn crawler spec motor provides speed as well as crawling torque 
• HPI waterproof SC-3SWP3 Crawler Edition adjustable electronic speed control 
• HPI water-resistant SS-30MGWR steering servo
• HPI 2.4GHz radio system with carry handle
• HPI waterproof 2.4GHz receiver in a protective case
• Full set of ball bearings

DIMENSIONS

• Length: 527mm (20.7")
• Width: 227mm (9")
• Height: 238mm (9.4") with roof rack, 217mm (8.5") without (will vary depending on tire choice and suspension settings)
• Wheelbase: 311mm (12.3")
• Front overhang: 101mm (3.9")
• Rear overhang: 135mm (5.3")

WEIGHT

• Running weight: 2.4kg (5.3lbs)
• Weight without battery: 2.1kg (4.7lbs)
• Body Weight: 0.21kg (7.44oz)

CAPABILITY

• Break-over angle: 44.5 degrees
• Approach angle: 55 deg
• Departure angle: 45.5 deg
• Max climb angle: 49 deg
• Max tilt angle: 28 deg
• Axle articulation: 30 deg
• Ground clearance 68mm capable: (2.7")
• Ground clearance at standard ride height 60mm: (2.4")
• Axle ground clearance 32mm: (1.3") 

GEARING

• Drivetrain ratio: 7.6:1
• Transmission gearing: 1.53:1
• Axle gearing: 3.31:1
• Transfer case gearing: 1.5:1

• Nothing everything is in the box

• Factory-assembled & pre-painted electric-powered full-time 4WD 1/10 scale off-road truck
• Includes NiMH battery and charger and 4 AA batteries for radio transmitter
• manual