The HPI Racing Venture18 Flux lineup expands once again, now available in two stunning official Toyota color options: Blue and Crème!
Building on the proven Venture18 platform, the new Flux edition takes performance to the next level with a high-torque brushless power system and refined electronics for even greater control on any terrain.
At its heart lies the new FLX18-3S20-T Brushless ESC, a true trail-ready controller designed for versatility and control. This advanced ESC allows you to switch instantly between Crawling Mode, with full drag brake for technical terrain, and Trail Mode for smooth throttle response and flowing exploration. The result is a truck that’s just as capable of slow, precise crawling as it is of high-speed trail running.
The officially licensed 1985 Toyota Hilux SR5 body returns with the same meticulous detail, featuring a clipless polycarbonate shell, clear windows, and authentic scale touches such as Toyota emblems, molded wipers, door handles, mirrors, and tube-style bumpers. The fitted LED light kit enhances realism, making your adVenture shine day or night.
The new Blue and Crème finishes are more than just colors — they’re authentic factory paint codes taken directly from the original 1985 Toyota Hilux lineup. These genuine Toyota heritage shades capture the spirit of the real Hilux SR5, giving the Venture18 Flux an unmistakably classic look that honors its full-scale inspiration.
Fully Ready to Run (RTR) and powered by HPI Racing’s proven Flux brushless technology, the Venture18 Flux is built for those who want performance, precision, and the pure thrill of adventure.
Choose your color, switch your mode, and experience the freedom of the trail — your next adVenture begins with the Venture18 Flux.
The officially licensed Toyota Hilux SR5 body included with the Venture18 RTR is completely outfitted with a range of fabulous scale items. In addition to the hand-painted polycarbonate body with clear windows, you'll find a host of scale details including a pair of real side mirrors, door handles, grills, classic tube bumpers front and rear, light buckets for the working lights, dual-tube rollbar and adjustable-width rock rails that help the truck glide over tough obstacles.
Say goodbye to the hassle of traditional body clips! The Venture18 Clipless Body Mounting System offers a seamless, secure, and efficient solution for mounting and removing body. Designed for ease of use and built to last, this system eliminates the need for messy clips that can get lost or break during extended trailing sessions. With a single twist-lock mechanism and a rear hinge, you’ll enjoy quick access to the chassis and effortless battery swaps, making your Venture18 experience smoother and more enjoyable than ever.
The Venture18, features a fully functional LED light set that’s directly controllable from your transmitter!
The Venture18 offers 5 distinct light modes out of the box, all easily cycled through with a simple push of a button on the transmitter. From Day Mode, to Dusk to Night Mode for full illumination, the Venture18 has you covered in any lighting condition.
The brake lights illuminate automatically when the brakes are used and signal lights can also be Off, On or in flashing Hazard modes.
The Venture18 comes with a meticulously crafted, fully detailed body that’s designed to impress. The scale rollbars enhance the SR5’s rugged look and also features 4 removable rollbar lights for amazing realism and style. This perfectly complements the overall body design, ensuring your Venture18 stands out in any setting.
For those who want to take it to the next level, the rollbar lights can have extra optional LED lights installed, which will plug straight into the standard light controller, allowing you to have dramatically more illumination for driving in total darkness!
Robust side bars, known as rock sliders or rock rails, allow the Venture18 to slide over obstacles that are just a bit too tall for it to completely clear. Stretching from the front to rear wheel openings, they serve to aid off-road performance as well as protect the body from scratches by ground obstacles like rocks and roots. Although they are the perfect fit for the Toyota Hilux SR5 body out of the box, they can be adjusted in width to fit other scaler bodies.
The Venture 18 is fitted with 1.2" Rockthorn tires molded in sticky rubber, just like the 1.9” version. Each tire is studded with a variety of lug sizes across its face, and the tread extends to the sidewall to help get the Venture18 get over extra-difficult obstacles like mossy rocks and slick tree roots. The tires are mounted on great-looking chrome finished CS-10 1.2 inch 3-piece beadlock "Steely" wheels, which themselves feature center hub caps that hide the steel wheel locknuts for maximum scale realism. Whether you're navigating through rocky obstacles or conquering tight spots, the Venture18 trail truck delivers hours of fun and excitement.
The Venture18 features counter-rotating telescopic center driveshafts with universal joints at both ends for super-smooth power transmission to the front and rear axles. This virtually eliminates torque-twist on the chassis when the truck is powering up tough inclines!
The Venture18 is equipped with an all-metal, servo-operated 2-speed transmission, designed for superior performance and durability. With the flick of a switch on the transmitter, you can effortlessly switch between low and high gears, giving you the flexibility to tackle any terrain with ease.
Low Gear boasts an impressive final drive ratio of 81.44:1, providing exceptional slow-speed crawling capabilities for those tight, technical trails and obstacles. And when you need a burst of speed on a flat, open section - or just need a wild amount of power to get up a climb! - simply shift to High Gear on the transmitter for a final drive ratio of 20.36:1, offering a blast of speed!
Built with an all-metal transmission design, the driveline is not only incredibly tough and brushless-ready but also features a super-low center of gravity. The driveshafts are composite slider-style shafts with universal joints at each end, where they meet the transmission case and axle. At the axles, metal 11-tooth pinions and 28-tooth ring gears (for an axle ratio of 2.54:1) sit inside the "pumpkin", or center, of the axles. This helps enhance stability and balance, allowing the Venture18 to conquer even the most challenging lines and obstacles with confidence.
The Venture18 FLUX features a strong, high-torque 1.5kg metal-geared micro steering servo. The axle mounted servo allows the Venture18 to go exactly where you want it with precise steering control, and the extra weight over the front axle helps the truck get over tough obstacles!
