Back in 2014 Makita shook the tool world with their XPH07 flagship cordless high torque hammer drill that leapfrogged other brands high torque hammer drills with a then impressive 1090 in-lbs torque. While that number is still very high today, it’s been surpassed by other brands like Milwaukee, Ridgid, Metabo HPT to name a few with 1200 in-lbs of torque or more. Not wanting to stay behind, Makita announced a new flagship cordless high torque hammer drill with the XPH14 model that looks to stay competitive with the other brands.
Edit 5/19/21
Makita also announced a drill/driver model based on the above XPH14 hammer drill. This new XFD14 model is essentially the same drill as the XPH14 minus the hammer drill feature. All other stats are the same including the same torque, RPM range, features and size. It is lighter though slightly since it does not have the internal hammer drilling mechanism.
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XPH14 Hammer drill
As you can see above it looks very similar to the XPH07 original however Makita claims that theirs is the “most powerful” in it’s class with a rated 1250 in-lbs of torque. While it is 50 more in-lbs than Milwaukee’s and Metabo HPT’s (Hitachi) offerings, it’s still 50 in-lbs less than Ridgid’s and Metabo’s 1300 in-lbs flagship models. While the XPH07 dominated the scene when it came out, Makita’s latest XPH14 simply plays catchup to the rest. This is still great news as Makita users can now upgrade to a new high torque model that can hang with the other brands monsters with a monster of their own. Makita didn’t just make it stronger but they also say that they’ve made it 14% more compact than their previous model which is great as a more compact drill can fit into more tight spaces at a compact 7 inches in length. This makes it similar in size to Milwaukee’s highly compact M18 Fuel Gen 3 hammer drill which is 6.9″, thus making the Makita a hair longer at 7″ but packing a tiny bit more power.
XFD14 drill/driver model
The internal transmission has the same stats as the original XPH07 of 0-550/0-2100 RPM’s and (31,500 BPM on XPH14 model). I still wish manufacturers would stop going to 2000 RPM or higher on the highest speed since a drill struggles more the higher the RPM when using larger drilling bits. I think the sweet spot is still 1,500 RPM for the highest speed and would make drilling with larger bits more effective in speed two. But the trend for years is to go with a higher RPM, probably to satisfy those who compare paper specs when shopping. Weight for new models are 6 lbs with battery for the hammer drill and 5.7 with battery for the drill/driver model.
The image above is the new XPH14 model and has a similar side handle like the original although it’s hard to tell by the angle if they shortened it. It still is only two positions, right angle left and right, and comes with a depth rod so you don’t over hammer drill into concrete. The drill/driver XFD14 model does not appear to come with a depth rod although the handle can still accept one like the hammer drill version but doesn’t appear to have the knob to tighten so it wouldn’t hold it if you tried. The LED light is still above the trigger rather than below the handle. They also sacrificed the separate mode select collar in favor for a shorter length. I would have preferred they kept it since I’m a fan of separate mode select collars but this seems to be the popular course to remove this premium feature for the sake of a slightly shorter drill. Brands like Milwaukee and Dewalt have already gone down this path so no surprise Makita is doing the same. We can also see that it’s shown with a 5.0 ah battery which probably means kits will be bundled with them. I wonder why Makita doesn’t make it a standard practice to bundle their high end tools with 6.0’s. I’m still left wondering if it will have modern tech like an electric torque clutch or the tried and true mechanical torque clutch.
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I contacted makita UK, they said that it will be known as the DHP486 in the uk.
Good find, thanks!