Introducing Graham Knight, an age-defying Polaris racer from the UK with an incredible story of how he achieved his dream of finishing the Dakar Rally. How did you get into SSV racing? Graham Knight had never ridden a motorcycle until he was 53 years of age when his friend, Alan Skirvin, sparked his interest in off-road riding by taking him to the Geraint Jones Enduro School in Wales where he learned to ride an off-road…
The Polaris RZR Factory Racing team took on the Dakar Rally for the first time this year, with BAJA champions and husband and wife duo, Wayne and Kristen Matlock. In their Dakar debut, the Matlocks competed in the SSV class with the all-new 2021 Polaris RZR Pro XP. After covering 7,646 kilometres of the world’s toughest race, both crews successfully reached Jeddah on 15th January, obtaining one of the greatest rally achievements; completing the Dakar…
All new full-size RANGER will be first electric vehicle released in collaboration with ZERO Motorcycles, progressing Polaris’ rEV’d up strategy Vehicle will launch in late December; targeting delivery to dealers in early 2022 MINNEAPOLIS, MN (March 1, 2021) – Polaris Inc. (NYSE: PII) today unveiled plans to debut an all-new 2022 electric RANGER utility side-by-side in late December 2021, advancing the Company’s strategic rEV’d up electrification strategy. This full-size RANGER is the first electric vehicle…
The 43rd edition of the Dakar Rally has officially come to an end, covering 7,646 kilometres over 12 stages to reach Jeddah on 15th January. Polaris teams – Xtreme+ Team, Polaris France CST Team, and the Polaris RZR Factory Racing Team – all successfully completed the world’s toughest rally with the new RZR Pro XP machine. Running for the second year in Saudi Arabia, home to vast expanses of desert and a labyrinth of complicated…
Trail Agility. Endless Comfort. For 2021, Polaris Off-Road introduces its brand-new, 60 inches wide, RZR Trail S 1000 Premium, optimised for next-level performance for your best trail ride yet. Featuring the powerful ProStar 999cc, double overhead cam twin-cylinder engine, and weighing only 651-kilograms*, the RZR Trail S blends its class-leading power-to-weight ratio with real trail versatility, thanks to a new narrower track width of just 60 inches. The new machine also has an engine braking…
Amazon Prime Video’s The Grand Tour, hosted by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, is one of the most popular motoring TV shows worldwide. Broadcasted throughout more than 240 territories worldwide, this series of specials sees the team take on expeditions across some of the most remote and exotic parts of the world. Launched on 18th December, the latest episode titled ‘The Grand Tour: A Massive Hunt’- is the long-awaited addition to the fourth…
The CST-Polaris France Xtreme+ team is pleased to welcome a new pilot to its Dakar Rally line-up; French professional rider, Jérémie Warnia. Warnia will represent the team for Dakar 2021 under the name of CST-Polaris France at the wheel of the new Polaris RZR Pro XP, prepared by Xtreme+. Originally from Gassin, France, Jérémie Warnia is a celebrated ATV athlete and professional rider: Two-time USA ATV champion, two-time European ATV champion, ten-time French ATV champion…
Dakar 2021 marks the tenth year that the Xtreme+ team will take the Polaris RZR to Dakar: The legendary race that has shaped both the history and the future of SXS racing. The Xtreme+ team first took the Polaris RZR to Dakar in 2012, before the SSV category was even introduced in the racing line-up. In the first year of taking on the Dakar, the Xtreme+ team claimed first place in the T3 category with…
For Europe, Middle East, and Africa only Following the global launch of the all-new 2021 Sportsman 570, Polaris has introduced a variety of special edition trims to meet every rider’s needs and style, including the new Sportsman 570 EPS SP Öhlins Edition. Designed in close collaboration with Öhlins – renowned manufacturers of advanced suspension technology for the automotive and motorsport industry – the Öhlins Edition is a new addition to the Sportsman 570 platform, developed…
Scott Wine to leave Polaris effective Dec. 31 Board executing succession plans Polaris reaffirms 2020 sales and adjusted earnings guidance MINNEAPOLIS, MN – November 17, 2020 – Polaris Inc. (NYSE: PII) today announced that Chairman and CEO Scott Wine will leave Polaris to assume the CEO role at CNH Industrial (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI). Wine will remain in his current role at Polaris through the end of the year as the Board executes its…
