2016 Polaris Slingshot Road, Track & 0-60 MPH Review - TFL Leaderboard Hot or Not Ep.7 

So from a performance and track time perspective it's so so. But from a fun factor it's awesome!

I rented one in Newport Rhode Island when on vacation. Most fun I've ever had. I love it!

It's an oversized go kart with the motor out of a Saturn Sky.... And after driving one, I want one so much

Ppl get confused by it's looks. They think it's supposed to be some super fast, amazing handling machine. but it's not. it's a fun cruiser. I just cruise around back and forth to the shore. I love it

From an owner since when they first came out in 2014, I really thought this review was spot on. Great job guys! The Slingshot is track capable, but not so much in the stock form. Add a turbo kit, better tires, and a good suspension and it is a totally different machine and surprises many people at track events. Wish I was closer, I'd love to loan you out mine to get a review on a customized one. That is where the fun is!

LOL @5:40 "i didn't want to take it around a corner too fast because I was afraid the back end would come flying around or I'd go on 3 wheels" (already on 3 wheels Roman...)

This needs to be redesigned as a mid engine setup. That would make huge improvements in just about every way imo.

I work at a Polaris dealership and have spent some time in a Slingshot. It is fun, but I dont feel any safer than on 2 wheels. It's quick but no quicker than a sporty car. The biggest problems seen on these have been related to electronics, infotainment, etcetera. I would recommend adding your own the stereo to a base model rather than spending the extra on the SL.

technically in a sense you could say a kangaroo is 3 legged because they can stand using their tail.

My wife and I rented one on our trip to Florida. It was really fun! My wife was so impressed she green lighted the purchase of one. I will be getting one in the fall or early next year.

I have a customer who is "very well funded." He has, among other things, a M5, Vette (don't know what trim), and a couple of other high end cars. He says his Slingshot is the most fun to drive & the cheapest "car" he owns. I'll take that.

It is not a race car! It is a fun little vehicle. I use mine as a daily driver. Rain or shine I love this little ride. AND if you do not like it then do not buy it.

Pretty good review. Overall positive. At the end of the day it's a very fun vehicle to drive and it's somewhat of a "raw" vehicle in my personal view. I've logged over 20,000 miles so far behind the wheel of these and with suspension and tire upgrades this thing is a blast on the race track. :)

With the cheetah and kangaroo comparison, he was actually almost correct in the fact that kangaroos resort of three legged. They use their tail as a third leg in a fight, and can put all their weight on it. He was accidentally an analogical genius!

Anybody that tells you to by a Mazda hasn't test driven a Slingshot. No comparison this is insane to drive fun as hell I have owned over 40 vehicles this is the most fun by far.

I have a 2021 R model and it's not extremely fast but it is fast. It's not meant to be a race car, It's meant to be fun driving and a eye Catcher and people do give it a second look. I love mine.

I think the main point is: As compared to a 3 wheeler with one in front and two in the rear, it's miles ahead.

The Slingshot looks sexy as fuck. I actually sat in it! I felt like I was scratching the ground, but I can understand for such a cool looking three-wheel sports car.

I really want to like it more but I just can't force my brain to enjoy the appearance of it. I'm not against three wheels at all. It looks very relaxing and fun to drive. I just can't handle the looks of it. For those that have them please enjoy and have fun because it looks fun.

I have owned hot cars, scooters, motorcycles and you really can't compare them. All of them are fun in their own way. There are many reasons for having each and I can sure justify why I own one. The slingshot is the most fun I've had in any vehicle. Bottom line, don't like it, don't buy it.

For anyone complaining about its performance have you ever driven a go kart? It's more fun than a car. The fact that it power slides adds even more fun. If you really care so much put a turbo ls3 in it like I've seen and try not to die

Paul looked like a lumberjack sawing away at the wheel going around the track. I cant wait to see you drive your EVO around the track.

this was the best polaris explanation of all vids i looked at on the subject . thanks for that expert opinion

Been wanting to see a review of this car for a while. Love these

Great video. Love the hot or not style episodes you guys are doing.

Love the new series of videos guys. And very good job Paul on these test. Would love to see more second hand cars. Amgs and Ms or V12TT Mercedeses. Thank you.

Anyone complaining about the price hasn't looked at what a cruiser motorcycle costs. Go price a HD or Indian bagger.

The Reliant Robin must be spinning in its grave‼️🌪🌪🌪

The issue is that Paul was looking at it in a racing perspective and not for just everyday people. So if course he's goings say he didn't like it.

I think trying to put this in a category is doing it a disservice. It is neither a car or a motorcycle. The DMV is forced to choose one of those to call it but we aren't. I think just thinking of it in a category of its own it's an awesome toy!

Have wanted one of these from the moment I saw one. This video confirms it ;)

Robin mobile is the perfect description.

Anyone else in love with these 3 wheel bikes

I hope when the Elio comes out you guys review it

What sucks is that they often leave them outside before they hit the showroom, I wouldn't have believed it if hadn't seen it myself. However there they were sitting behind the warehouse, along with the other Polaris products Indian motorcycles etc...

Even here in Wisconsin, I see a swarm of these driving by in groups, everyone I see in them are IDK...50? A dude with his wife just curving country roads with a open top. Are these the best things ever? NOPE...but people buy some and I love that this day and age that we as CONSUMERS have the option to buy something like this..

That thing is the coolest thing to hit our streets thank you so much Polaris!

It's classified as a Auto cycle.No helmet needed in Texas. I work at a Polaris dealer, they call me Mr. skeptic at work. I laughed when we got the first one. They were in very limited supply. we all took turns driving it. Wow it was not what I expected. It was a blast to drive. The one we all test drove sold the same day. 8 months later now, we sell 2 to three a week. True it may be a fad. But i doubt it. Customers wrap them, add lights, upgrade sound system, custom paint jobs, add turbos, dress up engine custom seats, etc... we had a parade in our city (Corpus Christi) and the owners of these created a local club and drove in the parade with all their customized slingshots. as far as a track vehicle thats the farthest thing from a slingshot owner. Midlife crisis vehicle probably more accurate

You can tell him that this vehicle was not designed for drifting. It's not a motorcycle, the cycle, you straddle it, this you sit in, it also has a steering wheel, pedals, clutch, seat you sit in and a seat belt.

Analogy of Bolt/Cheetah/Kangaroo: was shot down immediately with none has 3 legs - awesome rebuttal

Blue Nissan Titan at around 5min now we know what's coming up next 😁

i thought it was disingenuous of Paul to attempt to compare a $25,000 autocycle to an $80,000+ super high end sports car.

I wonder if putting a super sticky tire on the rear would change things on the track

Love the 2 differing points of view. Well done.

Saw one of these in my most recent video on the road! I had no idea what it was lol but my sister called it the batmobile.

third wheel in the back needs to be a sphere.

FRS-2, Blackjack Zero , Grinnall Scorpion 3, MEV TR1, are all capable 3 wheelers but the Polaris is mass manufactured, but less characterful I should think. I had a go in the MEV and boy it goes like stink!

Reliant Robin the coolest three wheel.

"All of them have either two legs or four legs, none of them have three..." Well, the kangaroo has a virtual third leg - its tail. If it wants to kick you in the spuds, it'll raise itself in the air and take out your wedding tackle with a double footed kick to the nether regions. So yeah, the Slingshot is like a kangaroo!

I really expect the Slingshot to be fast because my 07 Hawkeye 300 2x4 fourwheeler hits 30mph within 5 seconds, and has gone as high as 43 mph. Going to try to break that this weekend. LOL

Paul definitely got his workout in. For the power to weight ratio, I feel like it should be faster.

People renting these on the street swear these are the fastest things in the world, I get people yelling at me in my 93 tuned mustang gt and I can tell they aren’t car people

Hey Roman, I'm glad you liked it. If you want to get one, you should research some of my videos. I have a Polaris Slingshot vlog and a bunch of aftermarket part install and reviews. BTW, it's much better with a set of JRI aftermarket shocks and tires. Also, don't buy into that horseshit about the tires being "made for the slingshot." They're just re-badged Kenda Kaisers and they suck. There's a fast growing Polaris Slingshot community. It's full of fantastic and very helpful people. I do hope you join us! :) Talk the Wife into it, you'll love it. I love the videos you guys produce by the way. I watch all of them. Fun stuff!!!

2016 Polaris sling shot with 1k miles for 18k is that a good deal? Comes with cover so basically u can drive it in the rain. Im new to these things and would like to get one for the beach cruise but is it a good deal?

Great toy

I'm not really sure why they wanted to put this on the track other than it is part of the show. Paul knew it was not going to be stable in corners before he drove it. The bottom line should be it is not a race car and does not have sufficient grip to drive it like one. It is something cool to drive around town.

They need to make a TFLMotorcycle

Polaris should just make their own, no frills, light weight sports car already.

supercharger comes to mind lol a 3 wheel lighter cobalt ss sounds light a blast

When backing the SL out of the garage, why did you not use and illustrate the rear view camera? It's not that good in the sun, but in the shade or at night, the backup camera is pretty good.

It should be noted this car will officially do 0-60 in 5.2 seconds. The high-elevation of Denver is the primary issue. Not the best city to test cars :)

Sounds JUST like a Equinox/terrain/verano!

Roman calls the Ridgeline a car and this Slingshot a car. Lol

wonder what polaris's profit margin is for each unit sold. being this is a ton...well, less than a ton of plastic.

Rebid it to resemble a Morgan trike and I'd be interested in it. As it sits, no way, too garish.

Cool car

its a light weight chevy cobalt with 3 wheels but just one rear wheel drive

I love these!! But really the ecotec engine from GM? My Focus hits 60 in 6.5 sec. and that thing is slower with a bigger engine?

Do you think that you would've had more grip around the track if you had a 345/20/20 rear tire

I don't really understand the concept, and I really don't understand the idea of sourcing an Ecotec engine. I'd have sourced something a bit more high revving and reliable from Honda/Toyota.

I love motorcycles and I love cars. I don't think this would be a replacement for a motorcycle, but I do get the open air appeal. I don't get the Atom comparison either because of the price difference. My big question is why would someone buy one of these over a Mazda Miata?

What if it rains? Not trying to hate, I’m thinking of buying one in a few years as my first car, so what’d ya do if the weather isn’t nice?

Imagine this with a wing 🤔

Well a Kangaroo does use it's tail like a third leg... Do you think if the Slingshot had a better rear tire with more traction it might be better on the track side of things or is it pure weight distribution that is the issue?

you should review the T-rex 3 wheel bike and compare them.

Interesting Polaris vehicle but seems limited in performance. If you want to have a better open race car feel TFL car should get an Ariel Atom to review. Also the Ariel Nomad looks crazy with some off road designed into the Arial family of cars.

The slingshot is very dangerous in the rain. My parents have the slingshot SL and they have got caught in the rain and went sideways in the highway.

Went to test one out salesperson said it will do 200mph my thoughts were not with those tires or horsepower numbers. What is the actual top speed of these things?

So, what I'm seeing here is the Slingshot isn't a race car. Cool. I don't know that I'd want to race one. It would be nice to cruise down the beach in one of these, or maybe a run up P2P (which is what you should have done).

Miata is the most fun car i ever drove

This thing is designed to be a fun backroad car not a track car or freeway cruiser. Hence why it sucked on a track and was a blast on the street lol

Roman, this type of vehicle is known as a motorized tricycle. They are/were typically used by disabled drivers.

So it's a Miata with 3 wheels that doesn't handle as well?

Hey, So, Would you buy this or a Fiat Abarth convertible? Both fun cars.

I've read a test in a German magazine and they hated it in every possible way. Tires seem to be horrible and the back wheel had the writing "not for road use" or something similar on it. There's no way I would prefer this to any lightweight 4-wheeler or the Morgan 3-wheeler. Not even the price would convince me so.

Saw one for the 1st time today. It was backed into a parking space so I actually thought it was dune buggy type car at first. While I haven't driven one, it seems like style at the expense of substance. Yes, people stopped to look. It seemed like if you got into an accident, you and the car could neatly fit in Dumpster with lot of room left over.

Kangaroo is not a bad comparison considering it does use its tail as somewhat of a third leg. Still doesn’t compare to a cheetah.

11:36 The kangaroo uses its tail as a 3rd leg and a rudder as it turns quickly. So the the narrative in this review was on point and maybe he forgot where he was going with the whole kangaroo comparison but it's truly correct.. you would never expect a kangaroo to whip around that quickly and make turns the way it does. and especially not come off the ground with both legs and still be in control of his gravitational positioning... just sayin. ha

They should have put really wide/flat tires on it.

There fun and it's something different

No mention of MPG? Interested as it's so light

They went with 3 wheel cause of insane safety requirements on new cars and the cost for government approve of new cars. Motorcycles tons and tons easier to get approve for production. Damn nice sixties 2 seat roadster.

Campagna T-Rex is the way to go in my opinion..

This thing is crying for a 4th wheel, would make an amazing budget alternative to something like the Lotus 7

6.5 0 to 60 doesn't sound like something i'd carry a passenger on.

Going down the road it looks like you're riding in a backwards wheelbarrow. Like a big scoop catching all the wind. The antithesis of aerodynamic. Or cool.

The kangaroo stands on its tail to kick it sorta does have 3 legs good one Roman! And its not as good as a $70,000 atom well who would have guessed that.

wish it had the flappy paddle shifter.

It's a kangaroo😂😂😂😂 you guys make a great team!!

I love my 9 slr and I have gotten really good at drifting and id like to challenge that so called professional driver to a race on that track. id kick his ass!