Yup, wouldn't put either of these machines in the "Average Joe" category. However, I do firmly believe Polaris will sell every unit it makes, so there's a market for these.
Sounds like a 9 & half minute polaris commercial, similar to your yamaha videos. The prices on these machines are getting out of control. they are pricing themselves right out of the market.
Suspension looks amazing. I have had all the rzrs up to the pro. Now in a can am. I do miss the handling of the Rzr and the fact it jumped so well. Can am seems to push and always nose heavy. But I wouldn’t trade the ride to get in another Rzr. Going to be interesting to see if the new 2.0 is considered a side by side or a buggy. Nice review.. Look forward to you having one in hand
I have a pro now, deposit on a Turbo R. Picking up a can am x3 rc in January. Idk if I can get used to that cockpit driver seat feeling, sitting rearward of the center of the vehicle. What's your thoughts?
I’ve heard rumors that a turbo will not work on this engine without some major modifications. Something to do with the compression rate. I don’t have a high enough mechanical IQ to understand but nonetheless.
@@screamneagle8420 it could be possible if the compression rate is too high you can't run any boost because you'll blow the head gaskets out. most turbo motors are really low compression like 8 to 1
@@lil_molerat-2246 Can am can keep adding power to the existing rotax engine. They can get to about 300 fairly easily which is more than enough for most people
I love when they say “most powerful rzr yet!” Well I’d hope so no one wouldn’t think you released something with less power. All that power with the industries worst transmission
Fun, but pretty excessive. At that price point and weight you could custom build a rock crawler with the engine and drive train you want, and not have to worry about burning/snapping CVT belts either. What's the use case, 60 year old "Redneck Rich" types who will just end up taking 70% of the service road to putter around along with Subarus and Mall Crawler Rubicons? Maybe some semi-pro desert dune races too (and King of the Hammers SXS category), but at closer to trophy truck size and pricing, you're not going to fit on a lot of trails. I feel like SXS market hasn't really thought about practicality, just "bigger." I'm on the Polaris Owners council and I'm not sure if any of our feedback really makes it to the product managers at the end of the day. Just "more horsepower than Canam! More suspension travel! More cost!" over and over.
Hey Guys, As a fellow Canadian and not to far from you guys in Ottawa.. Will we have any issues insuring and plating these machines here. Also being 74" wide they will not be allowed on most trails systems. I thought there was a limit on 1000cc for our SxS here for some reason which I could be wrong. Any thoughts on this would be awesome.
you sayin I won't find paper thin metal WHEN I cut one of these cages off? I'll bet $$ they still use mild steel .065 tube. Given Polaris's track record, I won't trust them with my life any time soon.
I honestly dont think you guys could sound like any more of a sell out fan boy if you tried on this. The Pro R (the only one that really has any changes) is nothing special. I got to put hands on one at a race in Texas and the roll cage and all the suspension components are as weak as they ever were on any previous RZR and will not (and did not in that race) stand up to abuse. Also the "amazing engine" that you kept going on about got its tail handed to it and was nothing short of underwhelming. You act like because it is NA and 225 HP that it some how equals up to much more HP. In reality the fact that it is NA means you can get LESS hp out of it for the same dollar as a turbo machine. Most X3's out there on the race track are pushing 300 HP with VERY MINOR modifications (tune and injectors totaling around $700 or so in parts) where to get that kind of HP out of the 2.0 Polaris aftermarket companies are estimating $10k and it would need fitted with a TURBO to do it. I was hopeful that Polaris would release something ground breaking to push the industry forward more but as they usually do they have only come up to (or just shy of IMO) the level that the rest of the industry is at. One sided reporting and ignoring the rest of the industry is a poor excuse for legitimate journalism.
@@MidnightPolaris800 Nope not at all. I had an X3 and sold it. But to report like they did in this and ignore the other brands its 100% ignorant. I just dont buy into the marketing hype. Just because the Polaris marketing guys call it "ground breaking" and "a game changer" doesnt mean it is.
That’s OK keep buying that piece of crap Can-Am It doesn’t matter if they are faster. They are still a piece of crap. There’s not one single thing on a Can-Am that is even comparison to the pro r. Not one. And the car you saw at the race was preproduction,they changed a lot in production. The pro r is game changing.the baddest machine on the market. But you just keep buying can-am’s. 😂😂😂
2018 Tuned Turbo here ..... What's next ???? ..... a $50000 machine, that's what's next .......................... pricing themselves right out of business ..................... right now the hottest SxS out there are used ..... it's cheaper to buy used and rebuild (by a long shot) than to buy a new one ....... and one can have just as much fun without breaking the bank ........... after all, after market parts are better , anyway ......... 🙂
What could possibly be next? Higher prices! I'm sorry but a one use vehicle should not cost more than my full size pickup. the 2 liter was developed for the Slingshot, and sorry but belt drive sucks. Polaris and other manufacturers keep increasing prices and nobody cares. My 2017 does everything the new ones do. These are offroad vehicle, not limos. Everyone wonders why the price of everything has gone up. Because no one complains. Welcome to $5 a gallon gas (here in Ohio). You asked for it! Welcome to pickup price sxs, you asked for it!
will you be making a comparison video of the pro r vs canam x3 flagship? had the turbo s and was thinking of getting the new x3s but the pro r might change my mind, idk...
Great job here guys. I'm sold!! Lol Seriously though, It's been a few years since I've considered buying a sport SxS, but I think I'll be pulling the trigger on this one and you guys certainly haven't helped to change my mind about that, much to my wife's dismay. 😄 Always glad when I can catch your videos though guys. I can honestly say, they never disappoint. Have a happy holiday season and be well.
I'm not very impressed with the top speed my maverick easily hits 92 to 93 mph, polaris were the leading sxs for a while but there's a reason I went with can am they jumped in the game late and are still better even despite a decade less development than polaris, also I got 1800 miles out of the stock belt before replacement, and that was with some pretty hard driving including hill climbing and lots of top speed running, so can am has the cvt pretty damn good.
Open plea to reviewers: start talking longevity, repairability, and serviceability. Most of all affordability ..... reviewers have single handedly ruin trucks, muscle cars and cars.....
I think it's all gotten way too much! Too big, too fast, too expensive! A whole lot of overkill for the average family. All this power and speed they keep climbing to, is making the sport more and more dangerous. Maybe it's all being made for racing people? And maybe because I'm an old fart and on the east coast? I can't begin to imagine where it would be legal to ride such a huge UTV. And at the price points they have gotten to? Why not just go purchase a nice used Jeep for a lot less money that you can legally ride on and off road? It just scares me a little thinking about all the younger kids out there with no fear having so much horsepower. Then so many trees standing alongside most of the trails, plus the huge cliffs along the trail systems around here. Not just open deserts and sand dunes. JMO nothing more! Thanks for another great video Guy's!
Very impressive, I feel like they're leaving potential on the the table though by not putting in a manual and getting rid of these CVT's. The Yamaha DCT adds a big advantage when it comes to power potential.
No interest in having a primary and secondary pointed at my back. I hope all manufacturs have models without the eletronic shocks. They seem to have forgotting one basic rule..... keep it simple stupid. Yea i know you can hit a button and change the shock settings. It takes minutes to adjust your shocks from trail setting to dune riding. Learn your machine. Over 90% of my riding is above 5,000 ft so I will keep my turbo car.
My biggest question is how the charging system is protected from water and mud. I feel like Polaris needs to pull one from the Can-Am playbook and do something high horsepower for the mud riders like the xmr, that would really tickle my pickle
Still have my 2009 rzr 800. I can’t afford to upgrade. Still think it’s awesome. But I also would not get mad if Polaris wanted to reach out to me and donate me a newer machine
The disadvantage of the motor not having a turbo is there as well. You will not be able to add a lot of power to the pro r with a tune like any of the other sxs's do. Im waiting for a turbo 4cyl and a manual to switch from my 21 turbo s or I might just go can am if they could come out with a ride command competitor.
Having an NA engine also means it's going to be affected by altitude. You're not going to be getting 225hp on a NA engine in the mountains or the high desert.
@@snoop8093 You are 100% correct. A manual in this thing would add(in RELATIVE terms) an ungodly amount of weight for 1. Another thing would be that it would turn it into a maintenance PITA- so many 'small' and moving 'wear' parts would certainly create dealership warranty nightmares IMO. Not to mention a TRUE manual clutch would be a whole new beast in itself to master. I think it works well enough, and like the old saying goes "if it ain't broke, don't 'fix' it!"
I can't find any audio of the pro R at WOT other than the hoonigan video from rj andersons shop. What do these bad boys sound like from the factory? (The hoonigan video made me drool, reminded me of my old ae86 with 20v swap and open ITBs)
At 50,000 dollars Canadian, no thanks. it`s heavy and high revving motor. only good for wide open areas. still will not beat the X3 RR Can am. wait until Can am brings out their new SXS. BRP always leads, Polaris follows.
I know a few folks with rzrs and their local (Canadian) dealerships take good care of them. Which is good, because things like leaky diffs from the factory is pretty sad.
Can't wait to see one of these $40k+ machines roll end over end down hills with beer cans flying out. SxS are getting too big and polaris has all but forgotten about the average rider.
They literally have every single model from small trail models to big ones. They didnt forget at all. Side by sides have been always big its not atv quad.
The belt soaks up alot of drivetrain shock on impacts. With a real transmission every part on the machine needs to be stronger which would drive the cost up alot
You'd add considerable weight with a gearbox which in turn requires more power. Stronger components etc. I say stick with the cvt. It works well in most situations and I'd much rather have a belt to change than burn a clutch up.
@@jadebylund7061 slipper clutches would solve a lot of the issues. Submerged clutches can take a lot more than you’d think, and wouldn’t require replacing for some time unless you’re a complete baboon behind the wheel. Weight would be negligible given the HP recovered from the swap. Clutches aren’t that hard to swap they just look complicated.
@@447Film slipper clutch would solve most of those issues, engine braking could be programmed in like it is for the most part for the KRX. It’s not that far of a leap and the performance improvements would be massive.
Within 2-3 years, this engine will produce over 400 hp. It could do it now but Polaris will do it slowly to stay ahead of Canam and also to create more models to increase sales. I would love to see a supercharger in the near future
