i have heard that the reverse adds alot of wait to the truck. i havent got reverse so i cant really comment on that, if you are planning on racing your savage the reverse is not allowed to be used during a race. i was reading a r/c mag and they sed that hpi havnt put reverse on as standerd (like tmaxx) becouse they found that alot of people took the reverse off there trucks for racing or to lighten truck.