ONYX Motor Version

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TLDR - Motor Version

As of February 2025, ONYX is rocking the V3Ti version of its motor. That means-under no circumstance-should you settle for anything less than a V3ti or V4. If you’re eyeing a QS 205, 260, or 273, make sure it’s a V4. Grabbing a V1, V2, or V3 instead? Well, unless you enjoy self-sabotage and making terrible life choices, just don’t.

Motor Versions

Yes, age, height, and weight make a difference when it comes to high-performance electric motors! The jump from the 2015 V1 to the 2024 V4 is like going from a flip phone to a smartphone-night and day. The latest motors bring serious upgrades: better efficiency, more range, higher top speed, steadier sustained speed, improved cooling, tougher build, tighter tolerances, and way more headroom to push past the limits.

QS Motor Version Year

V1 vs V2

The main differences are as follows: The V1 motor features an iron core and a single set of hall sensors. The V2 motor improves upon this with an aluminum core, more copper windings, a thicker cross-sectional area, and stronger steel magnets.

V2 vs V3

The V3 motor further enhances performance with an updated core construction, 16 pole pairs, wider laminations, additional copper windings, a thicker cross-sectional area, higher current capacity, increased torque for the same current, reduced temperature saturation time, (356°F) 180°C-rated wire (compared to (248°F) 120°C in previous versions), and wider steel magnets.

V3 vs V3Ti

The ONYX RCR originally came equipped with a QS MOTOR V3 motor in 2018. In 2021, it was upgraded to the QS MOTOR V3Ti (short for V3 Thread Integrated), featuring phase wires exiting from the threaded side of the motor axle with flexible rubber insulation, improving the IP rating from IP54 to IP65.

V3Ti vs V4

V4 motors incorporate high-quality silicon steel, upgraded high-temperature enameled copper wire, deeper channels for increased wire density, enhanced hall sensors, improved heat dissipation, and optimized for higher loads and over-voltage performance.