At first glance it looks like the Xcellerator would be the better buy, but the Rush Evo has a couple of advantages:

1 RotoStart
2 Better Radio
3 Hop Ups.
4 HPI Support

It appears that the Xcellerator is getting a bunch of hop ups so that might be a non issue.

Still, I often wonder about the Xcellerator. It is supposed to be a great truck with a great motor and its 50 dollars cheaper than anything else. You would think they would be everywhere. Yet there is hardly any buzz about these trucks anywhere.

Maybe the reason is you can only buy them in California or off of the Hobby People on line. Not one local hobby store with in 100 miles from me sells them or their parts. If you are racing, you will need to be able to get the parts.

If you live near a hobby shop that sells XTM products go for the Xcellerator, but if not, I would go for the Rush. I did. I can't tell you its a better truck the XTM, but there are a lot of factors. The T-15 isnot slow and it's as reliable as rain.

If you are really going to race and you want to win, you might want to consider some other brands.