I'm a bit sad to see them move on from the original Stampede style, as I like the taller more traditional Monster Truck look. The Hoss & new Stampede 4x4 are now more like a 4x4 Stadium Truck with larger tires. That's fine I guess. They certainly don't flip over as much.
I actually have 3 trucks at the moment that are all decedents of my old Stampede 4x4 VXL that I got back in 2011.
-The most direct decent of my original truck is my Slash 4x4 Monster Truck. I extended the truck using a Slash 4x4 HCG chassis, center drive-shaft, and Front Bumper, used custom body mounts to mount an E-Maxx body, and hub extensions to widen the wheel-base. 1/8th scale electronics and fully upgraded driveline to handle 4s. My goal with this truck was to see if I could make a larger truck that could bash better with 1/8th scale vehicles like the E-Revo without me having to actually invest in an 1/8th scale platform. The result has been very successful.
-I had upgraded my main truck so much, that I was able to build a 2nd truck using mostly spare parts. Eventually I upgraded almost every part on this truck also, but unlike my first truck I've kept it true to the Stampede 4x4 platform (the pre-Hoss style at least).
-I built a 3rd truck, again out of spare parts. This truck I've kept mostly stock (old version) aside from the electronics. A-Arms, and front-bumper. This is my loaner vehicle.
I don't really need a 4th Stampede but it would be interesting to see what would be involved in converting one of my older-model trucks to something resembling the newer model.