News

All three Xtreme Plus Polaris RZRs entered in this years’ Silk Way Rally have successfully achieved top five positions in the T3 category, making Polaris the most successful SSV manufacturer this year. The eighth edition of the Silk Way Rally concluded on Friday 27th July in Russia, after seven gruelling days of travelling from the port city of Astrakhan to the capital, Moscow. Top placed Polaris finishers were Robert Szustkowski (Poland) and Jaroslaw Kazberuk (Poland),…

Polaris, the world leader in off-road innovation, have introduced their new 2019 model year vehicles with a dramatic style upgrade to the RZR® XP 1000, the new RZR® S model, and a range of new colour options across its RZR®, RANGER®, GENERAL® and Sportsman® lineups. Rodrigo Lourenco, Vice President and General Manager of Polaris Off-Road Vehicles EMEA, said: “With the highly anticipated launch of the RANGER® XP 1000 for 2018, alongside the GENERAL® 1000 Deluxe…

The winners of the ‘Ultimate RANGER® Experience’ competition were announced on Monday 16th July on the Polaris website at www.ranger20thanniversary.com. Polaris launched a competition in May to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their best-selling utility vehicle, the RANGER®. Entrants were given the chance to win an ‘Ultimate RANGER® Experience’, by uploading a picture and caption showing their own personal RANGER® experience. The competition was a great success with over 320 entries being submitted throughout May…

The Polaris Xtreme Plus team are gearing up for the eighth edition of the Silk Way Rally due to begin this Friday in Russia; an international off-road rally event that will run for seven days with seven stages across the south of the country. Kicking off in the port city of Astrakhan on 20th July and finishing up on 27th July with a ceremony on the Red Square in the heart of the capital, Moscow,…

Known for its remote, unforgiving terrain and polar bears, Svalbard is a Norwegian island situated between mainland Norway and the North Pole – it’s one of the world’s most northernmost inhabited areas and also home to a RANGER EV… The RANGER EV belongs to Hurtigruten, the biggest travel company in Norway and the largest employer in Svalbard. Owning three hotels on the island, a number of restaurants, a lunch bar, two shops – which sell…

Founded in 1954 by David Johnson and brothers Edgar and Allan Hetteen, Polaris Industries is now a global powersports leader. Employing over 10,000 people worldwide with annual sales in 2017 of $5.4 billion, Polaris has been the world leader in off-road vehicles for over 30 years. In 2014, Polaris bolstered its manufacturing capability by opening the  first Polaris factory intended for the production of off-road vehicles outside of North America in Opole, Poland. With over…

Two decades since the introduction of the very first Polaris RANGER®, the historic legacy continues with the launch of the RANGER XP® 1000. The RANGER XP® 1000 is the latest addition to our strong utility vehicle line-up, and sets a new industry standard with over one hundred user-inspired improvements. It features class-leading power (82hp) and torque (61lb-ft), industry-leading towing (over 1100kg) and ground clearance (330mm) – which make it is the hardest working, smoothest riding…

For two decades, Polaris has provided class leading performance with their best selling utility vehicle, the RANGER®. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the iconic model, just a few months after the brand celebrated the one millionth RANGER® unit rolling off the production line. To mark this key milestone in the brands history, Polaris is offering their customers the chance to win one of the ‘Ultimate RANGER® experiences’ on offer – a range of…

“Camera rolling. Sound rolling. And ACTION!” When it comes to expertly setting the stage for movie stars and sporting legends, the Polaris RANGER EV is perfectly at home in the limelight. The film experts from HS-DynaX5 Cam Solution use this versatile, purely electrical all-rounder for TV productions as well as live broadcasts of major sporting events. With its quiet and locally emission-free electric motor, the RANGER EV offers unbeatable advantages on set. Equipped with HS-DynaX5 Cam Solution’s…

It’s been two decades since the RANGER® 6×6 vehicle was introduced and revolutionised the side-by-side category in 1998. Mitchell Johnson, son of David Johnson – one of the founders of Polaris in the 1950s – was pivotal to the conception of the iconic machine and tells us more about how the RANGER® rode to market… “When discussing the beginning of the RANGER®, we first have to think about the vehicle in the context of what…