Wondering what ESC to run in your 1/10 touring car? In stock, the Hobbywing XR10 Pro and XR10 Justock are all but tied. In modified, the XR10 Pro leads easily, and in brushed, it's the Hobbywing QuicRun 1060. We counted the setups saved in the RC Setup App since January 2024: 598 racers named a touring car ESC, and 71% of them run a Hobbywing. 4WD and FWD cars run the same ESCs, so we counted them together and point out where they differ.
The percentage under each ESC is the share of racers in that section who run it. Counts updated November 2026.
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Most popular stock touring car ESCs
365 racers named an ESC alongside a stock motor. Hobbywing has 71% of them, and Orca is next at 6%, spread across several models. FWD is where the drivetrains differ: of the 51 FWD racers, 51% run a Justock, while 4WD racers lean to the XR10 Pro. This list covers ESCs with at least 8 racers.
- Hobbywing XeRun XR10 Pro24%
- Hobbywing XeRun XR10 Justock24%
- Hobbywing XeRun XR10 Stock Spec6%
- Tekin RS4%
- Hobbywing XeRun XR10 Pro G3X Stock Spec4%
- Elceram Oxide2%
1. Hobbywing XeRun XR10 Pro
24% of stock racers
The most popular stock ESC in touring, just ahead of the Justock, even though it's Hobbywing's modified model. Nearly all of its racers run 4WD, at 93%, and the Xray X4 is its most common car. 48% of its racers pair it with a Hobbywing motor. The button goes to the current Pro G3.
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2. Hobbywing XeRun XR10 Justock
24% of stock racers
Second by a whisker, and the FWD favorite: 51% of FWD stock racers run one. 67% of its racers pair it with a Hobbywing motor. The button goes to the G3S.
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3. Hobbywing XeRun XR10 Stock Spec
6% of stock racers
Hobbywing's ESC built just for stock classes, and nearly all 4WD, at 91% of its racers. 61% pair it with a Hobbywing motor. The button goes to the G2.
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4. Tekin RS
4% of stock racers
The top ESC outside Hobbywing in stock touring, and nearly all 4WD. Trinity motors are its most common partner. This count covers the RS, RS Pro and RS Spec.
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5. Hobbywing XeRun XR10 Pro G3X Stock Spec
4% of stock racers
The stock version of the Pro G3, with the same 160A rating. All of its racers run 4WD, and 79% pair it with a Hobbywing motor.
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6. Elceram Oxide
2% of stock racers
The one ESC on this list from a smaller European maker. All of its racers run 4WD, and the Awesomatix A800R is its most common car.
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62 racers named an ESC alongside a modified motor, nearly all in 4WD, and one model has half of them.
1. Hobbywing XeRun XR10 Pro
50% of modified racers
The modified ESC in touring: half of the modified racers run one, and no other model reaches a tenth of them. 94% of its racers pair it with a Hobbywing motor. The button goes to the Pro G3.
Buy the Pro G3 at AMain (opens in new tab)Most popular brushed touring car ESCs
52 racers named an ESC alongside a brushed motor, mostly for Tamiya's spec classes, and Hobbywing's two QuicRun brushed ESCs cover most of them.
1. Hobbywing QuicRun 1060
48% of brushed racers
The brushed ESC for Tamiya's spec classes. 36% of its racers run it in a TT-02, and 40% run it in a FWD car.
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2. Hobbywing QuicRun 1080
25% of brushed racers
The 80A version of the 1060, and the one brushed ESC here that's more FWD than 4WD, just. Tamiya motors are its usual partner. The button goes to the G2.
Buy the G2 at AMain (opens in new tab)How we counted
We count anonymous totals from setups saved in the app for 1/10 electric touring cars, 4WD and FWD. A racer counts once per ESC no matter how many setups they've saved, and a value only counts if the racer entered it themselves, not if it came along with a copied setup. An ESC counts as stock, modified or brushed by the motor on the same setup: a brushless wind of 13.5 or higher is stock and anything lower is modified. A racer who runs more than one class counts in each. Plenty of racers leave out the ESC model, so these rankings only cover the ones who named one.
