In-depth Overview of What Makes The New 2022 Arctic Cat Thundercat So Fast! 

I miss the good old days of going to bed and hearing someone lighting up a triple triple on a straight away behind the house. Oh and the smell of a two stroke. Sweet dreams.

I'm soooo happy he started it 😅👏👏👏 I hate it when RU-vidrs show you something and don't even start it or rev it

I have been waiting all winter for these videos. These are the videos that I enjoy. Not so much talking to the people that make them they’re biased lol you tell it how it is.

Thanks for starting it. You guys are awesome.

Great job as always Mark!

Thanks Mark, again, as always, great content!

I am glad you started it!

I drove an EXT, & was very pleased with its ergonomics!

Cant wait to see it rip on the next video!! Love the review.

Thanks for educational posting, keep up these great videos👍

Great episode. Keep up the good work

If I find 18 grand extra this is the sled I would have in the garage. You do a great job and speak clearly and at just the right speed.

Been a Cat rider since 1979. Still the best.

It’s all about balance and making the machine custom to you ! My sled is tailored for me , custom shocks , seat , skis bars etc . It’s heavier then this sled , and doesn’t tire me it out at all . I would get one , it just needs to snow earlier , and last longer to purchase another machine at the price they are going for now ….

Great walk around review Mr. Lester … 👍👍.

Love this guy!

Another wonderful video and fantastic content! Good job boys.

good job again mark!

MORE OF MARK PLEASE!

My cousin just smashed multiple world records on one of these, 2125 miles in 24 hours with No issues.

I think the industry needs to invent something that makes people less stupid on the trail. See if we can keep people on the right side of the trail around turns.

Yamaha makes great motors period and very hard to beat in performance, reliability and longevity!! That’s why that Cat is fast. SRX has been the fastest for quite sometime maybe cat and Yamaha had some type of deal.. I like that they work together and would like to try one someday. I have and old but very nice SRX700 and some ski doo etecs

Being a giant, this is my kind of sled. I Had a Thundercat of days gone by and loved it. If only I lived in an area I could use this everyday. the HD would be gone.

My 2022 Tcat EPS was not delivered until March of 22'. This is my 5th and favorite Tcat by far. One big improvement not mentioned on the video is the new adapt clutch. It is a great unit that makes the sled faster than the previous models. If you have an older 998, I would swap out the clutch for an adapt.

Got my like 👍

Just in passing, I have seen several dyno tests performed on the 998. All of those tests indicated beyond 200 HP for stock engines. The 998 does have loads more to give without changing the bones of the engine. For drag racers, the 998 is a dream come true! Believe it or not, there is tunning available out there with basic parts to go along that will elevate the 998 to over 375 HP. That is a package available to the consumer public. Insane! Fascinating but insane. In tight cornering through the woods, there is typically one way to operate the 998, nice and easy.

Way. To. Go. Nice

I had the millennium edition thundercat back in the day. It was a beast and killed everything for so many years. Maybe I’ll try a new one out

really cool jacket

Looking forward to getting my hands on one for a test ride. I have to find out if the EPS is as much of a game changer as it was on my Yamaha Grizzly.

Kinda miss sledding. I quit probably 20 years ago but still have the sled 1996 zrt 600 141 track light weight hood and seat aluminum bulkhead psi pipes and lots of jetting and clutch work. But that was the fun part back then head to the mountain with handful different springs and weights and maybe a helix or two 🤔. There's nothing like the sound of a nicely tuned triple at 9600 rpm

i'll stick to my my old xc700, there isnt a single sled made nowadays that justifies a price tag over $ 10,000, not too mention the required enclosed trailers and $70,000 trucks to haul them north just so you can find rideable snow, a fool and his money are easily parted

I borrowed 2019 Thundercatfrom a buddy on ride last year's Northern quebec ride and loved the motor but was in desperate need of traction so I wanted a longer ,bigger lug track but cat didn't offer any models to fit my requirements but yamaha does a xtx-le sidewinder I'm thinking I'm going to luv it .hoping for snow

I have a mint 2009 fastest production sled ever built, the 2009 Arctic Cat Z1 turbo. 180hp at that time was unheard of. It has studs so the machine will still leave a lot of todays trail machines in the dust on a wide open spot. The torque of the big 1100 cc 4 stroke with a turbo is insane. A lot have never rode it. But it’s well over 200lbft of torque. This thundercat is a beast and nice to see they are still at it. My favourite snowmobile I own right now is my mxz tnt. It’s so easy and light to ride and 600 etec is a amazing engine. 9578km and still kicking on no rebuild

I still liked it. I'm subd' nice job.

It´s like a Yamaha Sidewinder

I have a 2020. Did not put enough studs on.. need to add more. Studs are indeed very necessary.

I’d like to see a comparison between this sled and the Thundercat 2 stroke 1000. Just for fun.

Need more riding footage.

Great review Mark. Premium snowmobile. ATAC? I’ve already forgot the acronym….works great. I prefer my Sidewinder on Firm. As much as I hate to admit it….the TCat has a small edge across the lake on my Sidewinder. Put it down to gearing or whatever. Good looking sleds too vs the stub nose Doo. Everybody wants to see the big race. MachZ vs TCat vs Sidewinder. We had somewhat of a picture of what will happen recently with the credible Annual New York Drags (on grass tho with very little snow down there). TCat held its title in box stock. 2/10th’s over the Doo in 660. With a little tuning the tables were turned. I would like to see something longer & the results there. Another question is staging. Will the Rotax reliability accept, say, 270hp+? Will be interesting to see how it all unfolds.

A friend of mines husband does fur-buying on the Yukon driving from the mouth up many hundreds of miles many times per year. He'll put 13,000-15,000 miles per year on his sleds. He buys a new one every year since the last years will be worn out. I have a 2000 XCR800 I bought off a doctor who was leaving my town for $1,500.00. The Polaris service manual is wonderful in the explanations, with photos of the parts and part numbers of the special tools; I just finished perfectly aligning the front suspension with NOS shocks I found on HCS. When it comes time, I think I could even rebuild the engine if I wanted: this manual shows exactly how to do it. So...what is going to happen in 5-6 years when your new, $21,000 sleds' electronics start to fail? Tracking down that broken connection INSIDE a connector in a wiring harness buried underneath an engine you practically have to completely disassemble the front of the machine just to get too. Electronic throttles, EFI, sensors, God forbid; electronic oil pumps. And parts? Every year the sleds are darn near new designs. Yes they are fantastic, but look at the long run...

I haven't been the guy on the big numbers sled for a while, the last time I went out for that it was on a 2013 apex, and whereas squeezing that throttle was absolutely addictive riding the sled on trail was exhausting after a few hours. I'm sure the newer models in this segment have made improvements but the sheer scale of this thing makes me think touring on it is best done in a leisurely style. From the seat of my mxz 8, I have a hard time picturing spending a full day on a sled like the Thundercat. Though I am certain this thing has just about everyone grinning ear to ear when they punch it.

I run the Nome Golovin 200 race. 200mi in about 2hrs. There are a few people who have tried to take this machine (2021 models) and tune them for huge horsepower gains. They are the fastest out of the gate but none have ever finished the race. Something blows on em before the 200mi is up, ie tracks and bearings. Ski-doo 850 renegades and Polaris 800 switchbacks are usually the ticket

Holy crap I’ve been out of the scene forever , they’ve come a long way since my 74 elan 250. Jeez these must be 30,000 $ wow would love to giver on one of these .

i want to see a race between the Mach Z 2022 vs Thundercat 2022 :D!

lol I give ya a thumbs up

So ... i am one of those guys .. I bought my 09 Nytro brand new from a dealership in Barrie . Sled was a beast from the get go and i was in love . Then one day out with a group of guys for a run , literally just got 50m down the trail and there was a loud mechanical burp and that was it . No power and green and brown fluid all over the trail . Picked up the metal debris from the ground and many hours later at home i was able to reassemble the shards of metal i found into 2 things , the hole the connecting rod had punched thru the block that was shaped in an "H" pattern from the base of the connecting rod and the end of the rod itself. I took the sled to another dealership that shall remain nameless due to shoddy service and poor mechanical skills ( found out a few seasons later ) and showed them the parts i grabbed off the ground and the sled itself . I left and a few days later i was called by this dealership and told to come to meet them at the shop that day . I did and once i was in the office of the shop, i was greeted by two guys in suits that were from Yamaha Canada and wanted to ask me what i was doing when the sled broke etc . Thank goodness the dealership that the sled was at had done the last 3 services to the sled so the paperwork was good and they walked off to huddle up in the corner and discuss. A good while later they came back and said that Yamaha Canada has not seen this happen before and needed to take my engine and ship it to Japan to see what the cause was . Then i was told that i would be receiving a new crate engine from Japan to replace mine as mine only had 1200kms on it ( not 12k but 1.2k) and i had to pay for the labour which ended up costing 1500$ . Season was blown at that point and eventually 3 months later i was told to come and pick it up . I was a happy camper indeed . Right up till the next season as it was throwing codes left and right and was down in power and just not riding right . Took it to another dealership that figured out what was the issues in 5 minutes . The previous dealership had hacked up my wiring so badly then spliced into the wiring harness a huge section from an Apex that they soldered , taped and zip tied to the point where the current mechanic who i still only deal with and is a gem of a human being , started laughing and fixed everything and only charged me labour . Go Matt the Ginger at Markham Mowers !! 5 years of bonkers fun riding and the second engine is loving life and runs like a swiss clock . Cheers .

I have a 1996 Arctic Cat Puma , will do at least 55 mph on a good day haaa !

One major improvement that is needed on all manufacturers is a better drive system either more indestructible belts or a a transmission, belts are so expensive and just don't last in high power sleds

Need to bring back the full hood open concept, to hard to work on these new machines when u have trouble out in the boonies. And my nearest dealer is a good 1000 kms away with no highway here.

In March of 2019 at the snowmobile spring shows the adversited price to order a 2020 thunder cat..was $16,395. What has changed updated or been added since besides decals and power steering to the old outdated chassis. And priced way north of 20 grand today. To reflect the increase. Wages on the other hand do not keep up for the 22+ present increase. For the same old same old snowmobile.

The best part is no one will ever steal it👍

So many zippers on that suit! Team Arctic! The power steering ---grow some!

I will keep my two 2000 Thundercats. One still in the Crate. The perks of once Owning a Cat Dealership.

as much as i would love a new sled i love my beaters

Is it though ? Has it gone head to head with the Mach Z or the new polaris VR1 boost or the MXZ turbo ?

im more a 600 2cycle guy but i would love to take a Blast down a open stretch just to clear out the cobwebs in my 66 year old head 👍🇺🇸😱

EPS does seem to slow the TCat’s top end slightly.

Where you guys riding ?

Would someone please put the Sled guys in charge of the SXS part of Arctic Cat?

Arctic cat needs come out 8000 zr rr turbo trail sled

What's taking arctic cat so long come out with 2 stroke turbo trail sled

Funny how all of these old sleds are coming back ! Mach Z ! now thundercat ! Yamaha are coming back to 2 strokes, will they revive the old Polaris Storm ? That would be so cool !

I'd like to see this up against a new srx. They both have the genesis motor right? Why is this faster?

Is Arctic Cat going to supply you guys with test sleds again?

Does it come with a walker

That titles in danger....

As a ski doo guy I can’t wait to see you guys put the mach and the thundercat head to head I think that’s the only true way to know which is the fastest

i hate 4 strokes butwant a buddytoget this nd let me gut it and long track it! be anew ditchpickel

Loved my Polaris growing up in the 90s. Unfortunately we don't get as much snow in western mass anymore. So snowmobiling as a hobby of mine no longer exists

Like !

Anyone know the range of the tiny tank ? How about starting in cold ? Cheers

It's hard to be excited by the same design for a decade. I hope Arctic-Cat do something big next year or they will be out of business.

Is there going to be a regular show this year?

Wonderful remarks on a nice sled. Unfortunately these sleds wind up in the wrong hands and we as snowmobilers pay the price for it.

How fast is it. I had a Yamaha exciter and I had it up to 90 before I ran out of road and had to slow down.

Where did they get the electronic power steering idea from mark? Just wondering? 16 xf 800 owner.

Does it drive?

This sled needs more traction. Amen! For many reasons, this is a requirement. The TCat/Sidewinder has too much power to go without. Truthfully, better traction starts with 144 studs. Don’t kid yourself.

Wonder how fast my 157hp '03 Polaris 800 XCR woulda been with a Turbo? Sure didn't need one. It was my-t fast for 18 years ago!!

I wonder how many people who watched this know who Lou Ferrigno is.

Ruins my day? It ruins my whole winter!!!

Reminds me of the Mach Z

It blows my mind how there isn't a rail of some kind included on that tunnel for accessories. At this point in the market, tunnel rails should be standard.

Not enough snow anymore to justify a new machine unfortunately.

We had an Arctic Cat back in 1989, we bought it from a guy who used to drag race it across the lake up Deep Creek Lake, it had studs on the track, they said they had it up to 140 mph. We had a Massey Ferguson, Yamaha, Ski-Doo and 3 others. That Artic Cat was by far the fastest one we had. This one guy we went to look at his snowmobile, he took me for a ride on his, that thing was fast, he reared up the front end and I was doing all I could to hold on, because I was younger and the guy was fat! Lol.

remember when artic cat got banned in canada? does this still have bombardier copy parts on it?

Nice to quiet

What do these things weigh, like 700lbs?

I just love how much these things weigh . In Idaho, you have to buy an overload permit when you buy an Arctic Cat .

Yes! These walk around videos are so much better without the script. Save the script and all those little slang terms you love to shower the “sno-mo-biz” with for the printed pieces. Keep the the more fluid and natural dialogue for the videos. Even Sr. here doesn’t look stiff and robotic.

Is that the guys dad from American pie?

Yamaha is all I've ever owned

So, you said it's the fastest, but never said how fast. What is the top speed?

How bout a thunder cat motor in a mountain sled and bring back the king cat. Or a big bore 2 stroke king cat, do something for us loyal customers on the mountain.

As a Ski-Doo guy, I have no problem tipping my hat to Arctic Cat if they have the fastest machine. That's been a claim to fame for AC for years. I choose Ski-Doo for other reasons. Still, a showdown with the Mach Z would be fun to watch.

I still have my 1997 Arctic Cat 900, mountain cat. Have not EVER did a speed test per say, only what's on the dial. Some say it does about 100 miles per hour. If that is so, (and by the way, at times I had death grips on those handlebars ), How much faster is the brand new 2022 top rocket compared to my " old girl"

Yamaha please make a 2 stroke motor

OK arms like Lou Ferrigno So if traction such an issue how come you don’t get a new track design or at least studied from the factory

Did I miss how much it was?