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…
The 40th edition of the world-respected Dakar Rally took place in January in Peru – with three Polaris RZRs finishing the iconic event, Polaris is the most successful manufacturer in this year’s Dakar Rally in the SXS category. Top placed Polaris racers were Patrice Garrouste from France and his co-driver Steven Grenier from Switzerland, who finished in second place overall in their Xtreme Plus specially prepared Polaris RZR XP Turbo. Just 57m37s behind first place,…
Following the announcement of the industry’s first ABS equipped side-by-side, the Polaris GENERAL 1000 Deluxe T1b ABS is now available in dealers. Developed specifically for the European market at the Polaris Opole facility in Poland in collaboration with the Polaris R&D teams in the USA, the GENERAL ABS marks the first time such a system has been made available in the industry and makes the already versatile SXS even better for both work and pleasure….
RANGER® 150 EFI Youth RIDE COMMAND™ technology features include geofencing, digital speed limiting and passcode protected safe-start Vehicle will be available in Europe, Middle East and Africa later in 2018 as an MD homologated vehicle First-of-its-kind youth vehicle for riders 10 years and older – share the joy of riding with the whole family Polaris, the industry leader in off-road vehicles, has introduced the RANGER® 150 EFI, a first-of-its-kind youth vehicle for riders 10 years…
Clean Sweep podium for Polaris Father and son on the podium Huge rate of attrition – only 10% entrants finished It was a clean sweep for Polaris Factory Racing in the legendary King of the Hammers UTV race in Johnson Valley, California earlier this month, with Polaris RZR racers filling all three podium positions in the brutal desert-and-rock race. With two of the top three finishers from the same family, Mitch Guthrie Jr. finally triumphed…
After battling a variety of challenging landscapes and racing in extreme temperatures since the Dakar Rally began on Saturday 6 January, Polaris Xtreme Plus competitors finished the 2018 Rally in second, third and fourth place as the Rally reached its conclusion in Córdoba on Saturday 20 January. With three Polaris RZRs finishing the iconic event, Polaris is the most successful manufacturer in this year’s Dakar Rally in the SXS category. Patrice Garrouste (France) and his…
Norwegian musher and journalist, 33-year-old Marit Beate Kasin has been using a Polaris RANGER 900 to train her 30 Alaskan huskies ahead of Europe’s longest dog sled race, Finnmarksløpet, which begins on Friday 9 March. This year will mark the fourth consecutive year that Marit will compete in the iconic 1000 kilometer event, an event where Polaris plays a vital role, with event organisation staff using Polaris Snowmobiles and Off-Road vehicles. The winners of the…
As competitors reach the rest day on Friday 12 January – the traditional midway point of the iconic Dakar Rally – Polaris Factory drivers are putting in strong performances and currently occupy five places in the top eight in the general ranking, with Polaris machines winning three of the six stages so far. Top placed Polaris competitors, Patrice Garrouste (France) and his co-driver Steven Grenier (Switzerland), are in third place and have two stage wins…
The brand-new RANGER XP 1000 will make its debut in dealerships in December, with the first units starting to arrive later this month. Polaris recently celebrated rolling the one-millionth RANGER machine off the production line – 2018 will mark two decades since the utility vehicle was introduced to the side-by-side line-up. More rugged. More refined. More Ranger. Developed with over one hundred-user inspired improvements, the all-new RANGER XP 1000 sets a new standard for what…
As the world’s toughest race gets set to kick into action once again in January, reigning SSV Dakar champions, Polaris, are better prepared than ever to defend their title. Polaris became the very first official Dakar SSV class winners in 2017, after Leandro Torres and co-driver Lourival Roldan took the title in their factory Xtreme Plus Polaris RZR, Polaris will enter the event with the hugely experienced French-based team, fielding five specially prepared RZR XP…
