depends on the use of the truck, the xtm is more at home in a track, but can bash fairly well. On the other hand, the rustler is the king of bash. The problem with the rustler pn the track is that its soo heavy compared to other trucks, and the motor is too powerful to race with, but is veri impressive for high speed runs. The drawback of the xtm is the support behind it, not a lot of shops have spares, unlike the rustler.