XXX-NT is the way to go, it will hang with him and depending on the drivers will beat him(the driver plays a big roll in who wins and who looses)

The Jato will pass him in straight line speed, but take it to a track and you will get spanked. The firestorm isnt to much of a racer on the track and will fall behind. The GT2 is very similar to the xxx-nt, take the bare chassis and line them up and the screw holes match up almost exactly, and they look very similar. Personally I think that Team Associated had a XXX-NT sitting in front of them while they where designing the GT2. So that means Team Losi must be doing something right, and it's different then the GT2 so you guys wont have the same thing. Having the same thing as someone else isnt always the best thing, plus it can get boring. But if you do get a GT2 at least you will know that you can hang with him. But the xxx-nt has a much better radio then the GT2 does.

You guys can have a little Chevy vs Ford type thing if you buy a xxx-nt2, but there both good trucks though (meaning the XXX-NT2 and the GT2) so either one is good to have.