
Both machines offer analog speedometers with digital displays for all the standard instrumentation and hydraulic disc brakes come from the factory on both models. Fuel capacity is similar with 9.5 gallons for the Polaris and an even 10 gallons for the Can-Am. The Polaris is a touch longer and features a six-inch longer wheelbase, but the machines are nearly identical in height and width. Polaris’ new RZR XP 1000 High Lifter Edition offers 14.2 inches of ground clearance, thanks in part to its 29-inch mud-specific tires.

The tall tires improve ground clearance which is almost identical on both vehicles – 14.2” for the Polaris and 14.5” for the Can-Am. EPS is standard on both models, which you could expect since steering in the slop without it could be very cumbersome.ĬOMPARISON: Read our review of the 2014 Polaris RZR XP 1000īoth machines feature tall, aggressive treads, with High Lifter’s own 29.5-inch Outlaw II tires on the Polaris and the 30-inch Gorilla Axle Silverbacks on the Can-Am. Multifunction digital gauge: Speedometer, tachometer, odometer, trip and hour meters, fuel, gear position, sport mode, ECO™ mode, seat belt and 4×4 indicator, diagnostics, clock, auto shut offĤ,500-lbs winch, synthetic rope, integrated in dash switches, remote control.Ĥ,500-lb WARN† winch with roller fairlead, wired remote control and integrated winch remote storageįirst and foremost, both machines feature relocated engine intake and clutch intake and exhaust systems to maximize airflow and keep things cool.

White LED, High/Low & Red LED Tail/Brake LightsĢ40-W from four 60-W projectors with tail lights / brake lightĭigital Gauge: Speedometer, Odometer, Tripmeter, Tachometer, Coolant Temperature, Volt Meter, Hour Meter, Service Indicator, Clock, Gear Indicator, Fuel Gauge, Hi-Temp Light, Seatbelt Reminder Light DC Outlet

ventilated disc brakes with hydraulic twin-piston front calipers & single piston rear calipers Hydraulic disc w/Dual bore Front and Rear Calipersĭual 214 mm. travelĪCS (Air controlled suspension) FOX PODIUM X Performance 2.0 HPG Piggyback shocks w/ compression and preload adjustments – 14 in. Trailing arm Walker Evans 2.5″ Body, Comp adjust w/remote reservoir – 18 in. travelĪCS (Air controlled suspension) FOX PODIUM X Performance 2.0 HPG Piggyback shocks w/ compression and preload adjustments – 14 in. Selectable 2WD / 4WD shaft driven with Visco-Lok auto-locking front differentialĭual A-arm Walker Evans 2″ Body Comp adjust w/reservoir -16 in. Polaris RZR XP 1000 EPS High Lifter EditionĪutomatic PVT park, reverse, neutral, low & highĬVT, sub-transmission with high, low, park, neutral & reverse Mud-Specific Side-by-Side Specs Comparison Although each machine has several unique characteristics, both manufacturers paid special attention to the details that would be necessary to make a machine perform well in the mud. While Can-Am was the first to market with a Side-by-Side dedicated to the hardcore mud crowd, Polaris followed suit with a mud machine of its own and at first glance, appears to have upped the ante.

Among a variety of upgrades to the RZR XP 1000, the replacement of the RZR 800 with the RZR 900 and the RZR S 900, Polaris introduced the RZR XP 1000 High Lifter Edition – a mud machine that was clearly designed to stand toe to toe with the only other mud-specific UTV on the market, the Can-Am Maverick X mr DPS. Polaris recently unveiled its entire 2015 line up of Side-by-Side vehicles and once again made quite a stir.
