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The All-New Kawasaki Ridge Isn't Your Typical Side-by-Side! Here's Why!

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@brettradecki 5 месяцев назад

I must be stuck in the past, but I make six figures and I laughed at the $30,000 price for a cab model. Was interested until I saw that price. No way.

@thebigguy8306 5 месяцев назад

Same, old-school, motorcycles and ATVs should not bump into medium car/SUV (Rav4, CRV, CX5) territory.

@rapTorfx4 5 месяцев назад

Yeah, that's what I paid for my truck when I bought it, lol. Granted it was used, but only 5 yrs old and 30k miles

@TractorJeep 5 месяцев назад

Absolutely. No way, no how.

@theglitch99 5 месяцев назад

4-5 yrs of payments for us commenors!

@busabeater2 5 месяцев назад

Yep, you are stuck in the past, if you don’t buy it the next guy will, still a 3-4 month wait in the Midwest for full cab can am’s$30-$40k sell like hot cakes

@paulwicklund5044 5 месяцев назад

You need to get Andre & Mr Truck do the IKE Gountlet with this towing 2500 pounds. That would go viral.

@theglitch99 5 месяцев назад

OR just drive it alone+😂

@CC-en2lj 5 месяцев назад

Wow that price is insane I got my 2021 4Runner trd off-road for 38k brand new (before tax) in early 2021. This insanity will continue as long as people pay these crazy prices. My question is are people 50% wealthier since 2020? Making double??

@pajamatime5750 5 месяцев назад

Yeah some people have more money. And they choose to spend it. Thats their personal choice. I get SxS’s are pricy these days but that doesn’t mean no one can afford one

@chadsteele1 5 месяцев назад

Wait, these things will drop in the next year or two as the economy is slowly but surely tanking.

@AlanClapp2 4 месяца назад

I bought a 2015 Subaru outback higher mileage but super clean drove like new for 7400 bucks

@AlanClapp2 4 месяца назад

Considering the cost I would probably just drive my car like it's a side-by-side

@rackman5111 5 месяцев назад

Love it but the price is getting crazy 🤪

@user-iu5zr4wo4y 5 месяцев назад

Can someone please explain the wisdom behind requiring goggles while driving a fully enclosed vehicle?

@patd4u2 5 месяцев назад

Like when you saw someone wearing a mask driving alone on the highway during the lockdown.

@parkerfoxhoven7550 5 месяцев назад

Kawasaki requires helmets on these events. If you want sunglasses, sometimes it’s more comfortable to just wear tinted goggles with the helmet. I wear prescription glasses and they suck in a helmet. I’m assuming it’s the same for regular sun glasses. The helmet doesn’t make a lot of sense, but it covers them if something was to happen.

@patd4u2 5 месяцев назад

@@parkerfoxhoven7550 I wear prescription sunglasses when I'm driving my side-by-side and like you said it's really uncomfortable with goggles

@garysarratt1 5 месяцев назад

Alex is wearing shades part of the time, they must have been driving the open models, too.🤔🤷‍♂️

@grantdavis6011 5 месяцев назад

lawyers

@holden8239 5 месяцев назад

You should try some harder trails and you could see what makes the krx really different from a utility sxs. Also the krx has a 2 door option as well.

@MrMagic700 5 месяцев назад

Best review of the Ridge yet!

@a.g.6172 5 месяцев назад

Just get a 2 door used great condition JL Rubicon for 35k, no annoying helmets and drive it anywhere. I was interested until I saw the prices.

@GuardianGrove 5 месяцев назад

I pre-ordered one for May delivery! Looking forward to comparing it against my RMAX. Thanks for the video!

@AltTechFan 5 месяцев назад

I know it isn't a direct comparison, but for equivalent $ (low to mid 30s) you can buy a Maverick Tremor. I know you hear it all the time but the prices are just too high for an off-road work machine.

@ZIGZAGBureauofInvestigation 5 месяцев назад

Or used $ 8,000 2002 Nissan 4x4 CrewCab like I seen on Craigslist

@JoshuaCussins 5 месяцев назад

It looks cool. But id imagine for small work duty and 4x4 work a used older tacoma would give you more bang for your buck

@brentmcmahon8188 5 месяцев назад

That thing cost the same as my 05 Dodge 3500 4x4 and 4 door cab long bed dually with 5.9 cummins 6 speed manual and manual shift for the 4x4 selector and that’s crazy how can you sell a toy for 33K that’s just crazy ..

@davek9378 5 месяцев назад

They are crazy high, but they aren’t “toys” on the farm/ranch. Once irrigation season starts I pretty much live in my gator with cab/heat/air. Mostly Polaris cab/heat/air in my area.

@MrSteve8511 5 месяцев назад

70 mph smokes the defender and Ranger... I wish someone would a a decibel sound check in the cab.

@ZIGZAGBureauofInvestigation 5 месяцев назад

70mph Death Trap = RIP S uckers

@Propelled Месяц назад

It ain’t a race

@bernardcrane750 5 месяцев назад

Excellent review Alex!

@braaaaaaaaaaap 5 месяцев назад

What's the point of going riding to be enclosed. Most of the fun is getting wet and muddy smashing lite beers all day.

@John_Redcorn_ 5 месяцев назад

Its what happened when yuppy hipsters started getting into ‘offroading’

@TheAnnoyingBoss 5 месяцев назад

So you dont freeze to death in winter bro

@lanejohnson7656 Месяц назад

@@TheAnnoyingBoss You don’t know how to dress yourself? Lol

@John_Redcorn_ 5 месяцев назад

Im very familiar with those trails. Should have gotten off the easy green/blue trails and onto the black trails. Also passed up a lot of good mudholes where you could have tested the power.

@timdavison2417 5 месяцев назад

Well Done on all the information!! Is there many squeeks and rattles? How is the cab noise? How is the drivers leg room?

@mozzberg590 5 месяцев назад

30k?!? I'll stick with my Honda 520 for 1/3 the price.

@jameshessinger9643 5 месяцев назад

What is the AC like I know Polaris struggles and I live in Florida

@spartanchirho 5 месяцев назад

I love Kawa, have a teryx. Ventilated seats are the one option id want😂

@blueridge8992 5 месяцев назад

I’ll never understand what makes these SxSs so expensive. For that price you could put an LS, Dana axles, lockers, 35s AND air conditioning in a Samurai/Ranger/TJ/etc. and still have cash leftover.

@Propelled Месяц назад

And still have an old noisy uncomfortable heavy POS.

@BigBadJohnDiesel Месяц назад

The same reason a new pick-up truck can cost $100,000!

@KuschallRacing 4 месяца назад

when will you compare to the ranger 1500 steelbelt...?

@Jermy337 2 месяца назад

Is it chain or gear driven Reverse ? Also wondering how much trouble to snorkel....

@jnmaher1967 5 месяцев назад

Great job alex

@ZIGZAGBureauofInvestigation 5 месяцев назад

Its just too bad they COST So Way 2 Much [ $30,000 Fing Dollars Truly is not Worth the cost for the Metal used in its constuction ] and Are Not Legal to Drive on Public Streets.

@paulmadkow9143 5 месяцев назад

They can become street legal in Utah and Arizona.

@ZIGZAGBureauofInvestigation 5 месяцев назад

@@paulmadkow9143 and on Craglist a TRD SPORT TOYOTA TACOMA 4X4 - $17,500 (Durango)

@tonym3157 5 месяцев назад

Legal in my area of Colorado

@abqcrutch 5 месяцев назад

Legal in Sandoval county NM.

@Bob-4054 5 месяцев назад

Oklahoma also now.

@davidforsberg5675 5 месяцев назад

😏 used wrangler looks good

@robervin9107 5 месяцев назад

Alex the goat of Tfl.

@garysarratt1 5 месяцев назад

Rob the stalker

@WW-wf8tu 5 месяцев назад

@@garysarratt1 🤣👍 You got his # alright.

@garysarratt1 5 месяцев назад

@@WW-wf8tu He likes the young dudes; doesn’t compliment Andre, Roman and Nathan 🤨

@EverydayMan 5 месяцев назад

Is there any talk of a 4 door unit?

@pajamatime5750 5 месяцев назад

Yes, I’ve read it’s coming later this year….

@rofin9541 5 месяцев назад

Good veedeeeo. Nice Rig. Would have rather Kawasaki done something out west. Arizona, Utah, Colorado. Trails in WV are highways compared to western states.

@Sylvan_dB 5 месяцев назад

I was thinking the same thing. I've driven "roads" out here in the mountains that were worse than those "trails."

@davidcaskey4669 5 месяцев назад

He wasn't on the black trails that's why you think it a road

@46davenport 2 месяца назад

In Canada the Xr model is 40K + 15% sales tax. Plus freight (2200.00) , PDI, rear bumper, side mirrors and a winch, side nerf bars - 54000.00 Canadain dollars!!! OMG never will that happen. How much will this depreciate in the first year alone?

@-Dre-Day 5 месяцев назад

Waiting for the update video for the Tacoma!

@dogonthemoon2 5 месяцев назад

I think it'll come out soon on The Fast Lane Truck.

@TheAnnoyingBoss 5 месяцев назад

The update is that its junk for a high price no suprise

@stevekniess3665 5 месяцев назад

Wow getting lots of options like a on road vehicle

@thebigguy8306 5 месяцев назад

Thank you, Alex, great detailed review. Love the part-time 4x4 instead of full-time. Don't know what sales show, but IMHO Kawasaki gets lost behind Polaris and Can-Am. I am more of a fan of Honda and Yamaha.

@pajamatime5750 5 месяцев назад

They all get lost behind Polaris and Canam. Thats because those two manufacturers are constantly releasing the “latest and greatest”. Honda, Yamaha and Kawasaki tend to be more conservative with their offerings and much of the off road crowd wants the newest, fastest machines available - so they buy Polaris or Canam. In reality, the three Japanese manufacturers build far better quality machines that’ll last a long time vs the other two. Kawasaki is right up there with Honda and Yamaha and, in fact, they warranty their products far longer to…. Ya can’t go wrong with Kawi!

@scottdm9707 5 месяцев назад

Is Kawasaki still sourcing their engines from Cherry (Chinese)?

@pajamatime5750 5 месяцев назад

No. That was the triple used in the Mule.

@TheAnnoyingBoss 5 месяцев назад

Bums me out even hearing this

@ThepDenNgoaiBien 5 месяцев назад

How much is this car??? Is this legal on the street?? Thanks

@davek9378 5 месяцев назад

Street legal in Kansas - if it’s used for farming/ranching.

@WW-wf8tu 5 месяцев назад

Kawasaki is my brand. But at these prices, shy of being very well off with $, I would just buy a Jeep. For that matter, there are a lot of things you can do with $30K to have this level of luxury and be street legal. Being well off with $, I would just buy the best they got with all the whistles and bells and brag my ass off. lol And gloss over the fact it still runs off a CVT.

@janetairlines1351 5 месяцев назад

Is Tfl working with toyota on a pre-approved video about the tacoma problem?

@jaspajones7045 5 месяцев назад

So glad I bought a Bronco instead of Tacoma.

@janetairlines1351 5 месяцев назад

@@jaspajones7045 the previous tacomas are legendary. That is why this is so disappointing.

@jaspajones7045 5 месяцев назад

@@janetairlines1351 yup agreed

@theclueguy3388 5 месяцев назад

@@jaspajones7045I’ve seen more broncos break CV axles than Tacomas 😂😂

@Chrisbea3981 5 месяцев назад

Yeah you have to put thousands into a bronco to make it bulletproof they break constantly from the factory

@hphillips7425 5 месяцев назад

Nice looking country to off-road

@matriximaster 3 месяца назад

What is an equivalent basic version of this. Don't like AC Power stuff, just a reliable 4WD that can get up to 35 MPH.

@blurryface1975 5 месяцев назад

im not sure how anyone can afford anything these days.

@RabbiJesus 5 месяцев назад

“They were kissing this in their lineup” except for the one that started off their line.

@brianjohnson8294 5 месяцев назад

Another great review by Alex! it's nicer than my truck...

@Chrisbea3981 5 месяцев назад

Why do you have your big goggles on behind the windshield😂

@stevedvorak6188 5 месяцев назад

O need for heated seats in a sxs

@pajamatime5750 5 месяцев назад

Haha zero need? Polaris is doing it already…. Why do you need them in a vehicle like a car / truck but think they’re useless in a sxs?? If it’s winter and cold they’d be nice to have I think, no???

@welewisiii 5 месяцев назад

heated seats in my x3 are amazing for winter riding with no enclosure.

@joshchevyman1 5 месяцев назад

Absolutely not trading in my mule for one of those

@semikrazy28 5 месяцев назад

Yep. I just got a pro fx and love it.

@PKFiddy 5 месяцев назад

That Ridge has more power than the KRX. So saying that KRX is not useful in these conditions because you can’t go flat out is hilarious.

@pajamatime5750 5 месяцев назад

You do realize the power can be used differently through the clutching between a ridge (work machine) and a KRX right?

@christianoppelt6267 5 месяцев назад

Wieviel kostet sowas?

@chadsteele1 5 месяцев назад

So the lower models come wi th a winch but the upper models don't? Why am I paying 40k loaded but then spending another 1000 for a winch. No heated seats at that price point . ,like don't ask premium pricing and then skimp out.

@Supertramp01 5 месяцев назад

20k TOPS.... I want to know what people are doing for a living these days to afford these things. I own my home and everything outright ..ZERO bills minus the basics and cant justify these prices

@danstevens2204 5 месяцев назад

Whoever comes up with the names for the Kawasaki sxs’s must secretly work for the opposition.

@46davenport 2 месяца назад

also we test drove it and the interior noise is much more than any reviewer has let on. Very high revving engine, we also disagree with how the machine looks - very stubby looking.

@KD-yf1ym 5 месяцев назад

Finally a review of the machine, its options and features! Just tell us about the machine! Good information for the consumers who are interested in what IT IS and not "what it compares to" or what "class its in". Kawasaki can say its in the Lunar Lander class for all I care. When I was shopping for my first OHV I made mention of some of the machines I was considering and was chastised by "class and comparison" nazis that informed me what machines I was not allowed to compare, like it was their money and that their opinion mattered. Online "opinions" are about worth what you pay for them. The real question is, are those "opinions" payed for by someone else?

@philllsxga.7737 5 месяцев назад

Honda talon...

@okienightstalker3145 5 месяцев назад

It's an inclosed Wolverine...wow

@Zanderthelab 5 месяцев назад

I wish Polaris offered Apple CarPlay.

@redalfa22 5 месяцев назад

9K?? You guys got a great looking Tahoe!! For your next trick I challenge you find a second gen (1991-2002 I believe) Isuzu Trooper.

@Zanderthelab 5 месяцев назад

It’s lb-ft not ft-lb

@josephina24 5 месяцев назад

They're like little single cab trucks, crazy that for 30k you're buying an automobile that you can't drive on the road

@jolkraeremeark6949 2 месяца назад

Minus the highway, most streets are legal in Wisconsin.

@giobikefans 5 месяцев назад

Ain’t nobody buying these with any sense anymore at these prices

@guyjordan8201 5 месяцев назад

Foolish money

@MadAColt 5 месяцев назад

What the hell are these prices!? HARD PASS.

@davek9378 5 месяцев назад

It’s just another business expense for me. Pretty cheap compared to the $127 per acre to fertilizer my spring corn crop + $129 per acre for corn seed + $330 in diesel per tractor per day. Hell, I might get 2.

@davidnavarette6289 5 месяцев назад

@davek9378 it's hard reasoning with apartment dwelling city folk.

@LarryShadewald-jx7ko 3 месяца назад

@@davek9378 Yes! Our input costs are way high! I will plant 700 acres of soy beans and no corn this year in southern Michigan. And a really nice farm truck is around 90k. I watched the Ridge video and I ordered a Ridge Limited. At my age, I appreciate value, and this machine is loaded with value. It will be used on my farm and on trails so I wont have to use my truck and get it scratched and it is not as much fun to drive as a SXS.

@thonvuth809 5 месяцев назад

❤❤❤

@MassiveOverkill 5 месяцев назад

Thank you for not following the Kawawaki script that this is a Sport/Rec that competes with the RMAX/General/Commander. It's a Rec/Ute and good competition for the Ranger/Defender.

@pajamatime5750 5 месяцев назад

Still hung up on the RMAX I see? 😂😂😂

@donaldstambaugh5006 4 месяца назад

Heated seats, this world has gotten way to soft

@mcmillan1963 5 месяцев назад

Power windows??? And it's not street legal. $30k ! WTH! Just buy a used Jeep.

@davidcaskey4669 5 месяцев назад

In Wv it can be street legal if you list it on your taxes with your they send you a sticker to put on it

@mcmillan1963 5 месяцев назад

Good to know. But I'd still buy a jeep. Take care

@davidcaskey4669 5 месяцев назад

@@mcmillan1963 I have a 1993 wrangler and a 1954 M38A1. Jeeps I have just need another toy no a/c on the 54 lol

@JarmeL.100 5 месяцев назад

🔥🔥🔥

@jnmaher1967 5 месяцев назад

I just don’t want to wear a helmet

@st33ldi9ital 5 месяцев назад

No thanks. Would buy a jeep.

@thebigguy8306 5 месяцев назад

I'd buy a used

@stephenharvey913 4 месяца назад

$30K what a complete joke!!

@davidnavarette6289 5 месяцев назад

Commenters in tfl everything, "who needs all these awesome features? It's too much! " and "why aren't prices like the 80's?" My favorite is, "why spend all that money when i can get a 30 year old shitbox pickup for 3 grand? "

@TimeMariner 5 месяцев назад

I'd say you have more $ than you have sense, but honestly I think you're a broke fanboy.

@123brendan100 5 месяцев назад

I wanna know who actually buys these that dont have f u money from dumb things lmao

@Yoyomanmanholla 5 месяцев назад

No one cares about the toy.. when is the Tacoma diagnosis episode uploading?

@chrishill1286 4 месяца назад

wah wah wah all the price whiners out there and claims of six figure salaries. Well if you make six figures you have a two figure brain, everything costs more. Price a 15 year old fishing boat or diesel truck. I have a 22 general XP 4 all loaded up and it cost more than this rig. I'm considering trading it in for a sealed cab I can tell you that. Stop teh price whining, you sound like a bunch of UTV Karens!

@anthonyrowland9072 День назад

This is the price of a well optioned Wrangler. Some people don't like being called dumb to their face.

@ShawnEthier239 4 месяца назад

And still less capable than a 5k samurai

@PakmanR3 5 месяцев назад

Lost all interest at that price. Looks like a 8k vehicle to me

@thorritz8520 5 месяцев назад

I think a V8 is minimal for such a vehicle. And one definitely needs at least a 100 mph vehicle for off-roading. Also key components like satellite guidance system. Airbags, subwoofer, huge speakers of at least 400 watts. Wouldn't that be nice. Dear God we've become a spoiled culture. What a waste

@jimjasinski4861 5 месяцев назад

Weaksauce, its like a Rhino 😊

@ThatKoosterDood 4 месяца назад

Nothing sporty about it. Kawasaki really missed the mark 👎👎

@bimastrike87 5 месяцев назад

YOU DON'T HAVE TO CONSTANTLY YELL WHEN YOU SPEAK FFS

@JeffreyJohnston724 5 месяцев назад

I have seen other reviews by people that give honest reviews and the reviews are not very good I know you guys try to never say any thing bad because you suck up to the manufactures and never give a honest review you are more of a huckster channel so I wont waste my time watching this whole video

@tylerdurden4006 5 месяцев назад

Lol nope, according to western propaganda, this is a golf cart. 😂😂😂

@patd4u2 5 месяцев назад

I don't think it's a good idea to make the side-by-side's too quiet inside like street cars that are completely sound and envioment insulated. You don't realize how fast you are driving. If you're in a fully enclosed side-by-side with sound deadening air conditioning stereo, you could get yourself in big trouble on some of these trails not realizing how fast you're going

@MrSteve8511 5 месяцев назад

Man that's the worst comment I've see yet! 😅... in a time where all of these are too loud we need a quiet machine!

@patd4u2 5 месяцев назад

no it's not, I said inside the cab not outside, if you're too insulated from the outside, you don't realize how fast you're driving.

@MrSteve8511 5 месяцев назад

@patd4u2 in Michigan we ride these day in day out on bad weather and good. You get tired of the drone noise. If you don't rise much and don't know - then you don't know what speed you're driving. I get it.

@garysarratt1 5 месяцев назад

People probably train that out pretty soon, they can’t just wreck every day.

@patd4u2 5 месяцев назад

I learned to drive back in 1972 in a Datsun pick up. And you could not hear the stereo inside the cab when you were going 55 miles an hour on the highway,now you're driving 75 miles an hour in a completely soundproof interior and you do not realize how fast you're driving, I think that's why it's dangerous to have a two well insulated cab in the side-by-side's.

@garysarratt1 5 месяцев назад

The Eagles are the worst for taking down videos.

@mwc6849 5 месяцев назад

Not that impressive, looks like it rides terrible.

@idiopos 5 месяцев назад

Too much movement of your helmet mounted camera made me dizzy. Even the transition when you’re showing features up close it’s s too fast. Please slow down!