The RC truck world has changed dramatically over the last few years. At one point, you needed to be ready to spend hundreds of dollars and seek out specialty shops to get true hobby-quality equipment.

MJX Hyper Go is fast becoming a go-to brand for good-quality RC cars. This time, we take a look at the 14211, a short course 4wd race truck that promises to be fast and tough.

The remote-controlled cars and trucks of today are miles ahead of what we had as children. They're faster, the batteries are lithium-ion and last longer, and they're way tougher too. (After all, was ...