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Sand Shark
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I was able to check out the new Polaris yesterday afternoon at the dealer in Chatsworth, CA - Wheel in Motion. Polaris is taking the frame cut away, one 4 seater (done up by Pro Armor), a 2 seat done up by Pro Armor, a 2 seat limited edition and one Turbo R (Turbo S replacement).
The new Pro R is impressive in person. It is a big car for sure and you can easily fit 35" tires on them without any issue. In fact the 4 seater they had on display had 35" tires.
The frame itself is an improvement over the XP Pro frame. The tubing is massive 2" and in the front section they use 2 1/2" tubing in some areas. The overall thickness of the tubing used seems to be good. Not sure of the exact wall thickness. They have a lot of gusseting and the frame appears to be very stout. All the shock mounting tabs are thick and use 14mm bolts.
The roll cage is no longer a bolt together cage. It look more like a real cage and seem to be pretty stout.
The front suspension arms are heavy and look stout. The lower shock fork is much more stout looking in person. The Walker Evans shocks have a shiny cast alloy shock fork and the Fox have a black cast alloy fork. The new dynamic suspension set up is very cool and has a lot going on. It independently controls compression and rebound. This is different than the Can Am set up which controls the rebound and compression at the same time. The new Polaris set up should provide a really nice ride. The new system also will control ride height when rock crawling. It has the anti-dive and controls to stiffen up the out side shocks when turning to reduce body roll.
Polaris is using a 3" diameter drive shaft. The front diff is completely. The Polaris guy said they tried using the Turbo S front diff, but it did not last. So they went with a new set up. This new one has a true locking diff or the usual 3 wheel type set up Polaris has on the other models. The rear diff is pretty big. The Polaris guy said it is about the size of a Dana 44.
The new 4 cylinder motor sounds really nice and with an aftermarket exhaust it will sound even better. When the fired up the Turbo R the motor sounded pathetic compared to the 4 cylinder. LOL!
The interior of the Pro R is the same as the XP Pro. The new shifting set up with dual cables makes for a smoother operation. The telescopic steering wheel is very cool. The display on the Ride Command dash is nice. Stock seats are comfortable and you can adjust the tilt on them. 3 positions. Comes with the Polaris 6 point harness set up.
Per the Polaris person I spoke to yesterday they are only make 600 of the limited edition models. The Pro R will be hitting the dealers next month.
@Lord of the Dunes no bubble gum welds on the production model. LOL!
Over all I think Polaris did a good job on this car and it is legit. They have been working on this model for at least 4 years and have allegedly put tons of hours and miles testing.
They are going to sell a ton of these cars when they have enough supply to do so. LOL!
Here are the frame pictures pre-production and some off the Limited Edition one
The new Pro R is impressive in person. It is a big car for sure and you can easily fit 35" tires on them without any issue. In fact the 4 seater they had on display had 35" tires.
The frame itself is an improvement over the XP Pro frame. The tubing is massive 2" and in the front section they use 2 1/2" tubing in some areas. The overall thickness of the tubing used seems to be good. Not sure of the exact wall thickness. They have a lot of gusseting and the frame appears to be very stout. All the shock mounting tabs are thick and use 14mm bolts.
The roll cage is no longer a bolt together cage. It look more like a real cage and seem to be pretty stout.
The front suspension arms are heavy and look stout. The lower shock fork is much more stout looking in person. The Walker Evans shocks have a shiny cast alloy shock fork and the Fox have a black cast alloy fork. The new dynamic suspension set up is very cool and has a lot going on. It independently controls compression and rebound. This is different than the Can Am set up which controls the rebound and compression at the same time. The new Polaris set up should provide a really nice ride. The new system also will control ride height when rock crawling. It has the anti-dive and controls to stiffen up the out side shocks when turning to reduce body roll.
Polaris is using a 3" diameter drive shaft. The front diff is completely. The Polaris guy said they tried using the Turbo S front diff, but it did not last. So they went with a new set up. This new one has a true locking diff or the usual 3 wheel type set up Polaris has on the other models. The rear diff is pretty big. The Polaris guy said it is about the size of a Dana 44.
The new 4 cylinder motor sounds really nice and with an aftermarket exhaust it will sound even better. When the fired up the Turbo R the motor sounded pathetic compared to the 4 cylinder. LOL!
The interior of the Pro R is the same as the XP Pro. The new shifting set up with dual cables makes for a smoother operation. The telescopic steering wheel is very cool. The display on the Ride Command dash is nice. Stock seats are comfortable and you can adjust the tilt on them. 3 positions. Comes with the Polaris 6 point harness set up.
Per the Polaris person I spoke to yesterday they are only make 600 of the limited edition models. The Pro R will be hitting the dealers next month.
@Lord of the Dunes no bubble gum welds on the production model. LOL!
Over all I think Polaris did a good job on this car and it is legit. They have been working on this model for at least 4 years and have allegedly put tons of hours and miles testing.
They are going to sell a ton of these cars when they have enough supply to do so. LOL!
Here are the frame pictures pre-production and some off the Limited Edition one
should be a blast....did they say how heavy when all said and done?
