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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…

Operating in challenging conditions is a key feature of any Polaris product, whether it’s racing across sand dunes in 30 degree heat or working at the top of an Austrian mountain in below freezing temperatures. Vonblon Power is a Polaris dealer who provides customised vehicles for the Austrian Mountain Rescue team. When there’s an emergency, the mountain rescue team need transportation in a vehicle that they trust – not just to get to the casualty,…

As the iconic RZR celebrates its 10th birthday this year, we take a look at the racers who have raced the machine around the world. Next up in our series is Lei Li from China racing the RZR XP 1000. Racing UTVs for two years, Lei Li has been racing a Polaris RZR from the very beginning and competed in the 12th T-rally earlier this year. “The RZR is so stable and predictable. Polaris has…

The brand-new RANGER XP 1000 made its debut this year following extensive development and testing at the Polaris R&D facility in Wyoming. Boasting over one hundred owner-inspired improvements, the new RANGER has class leading power (82hp), torque (61lb-ft), ground clearance (330mm), suspension travel (280mm) and towing capacity (over 1100kg). With the first units arriving in dealerships later this year, alongside the new vehicle there will be a range of 200 Polaris engineered parts and accessories…

Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, Polaris changed the off-road world forever with the launch of the RZR 800. It was in 2005 that Project ‘VISTA’ – the code name for the development of the RZR – begun, but in the early days it was undecided whether the SXS vehicle should lean more towards being a utility vehicle like the existing Ranger or whether the company should explore a new avenue and break into a…

As the iconic RZR celebrates its 10th birthday this year, we take a look at the racers who have taken it to victory throughout Europe, Middle East and Africa. Next up in our series is 21-year-old Denis Retat from Poland racing the RZR XP 1000 in the Super Rally in Poland. It was double success for brothers Denis and Nicolas Retat, who were both top of their class, racing to victory in their Polaris RZR…