The Latest Breaking News from BRP

There's no shortage of news on KTM at present. The Austrian motorcycle brand has increasingly become the topic of everyone's conversation as, well, they done screwed up. And screwed up badly. 

The current motto for Canadian powersport manufacturer Bombardier (BRP) is "Powersports and nothing else." That's not exactly true, as the company's actual motto is "Adventure by design." But in recent months, as the market has shrunk, global economic turmoil has taken hold, and everyone's tightened their belts, the manufacturer has…

[UPDATE May 14, 2025: On Monday, May 12, representatives from the US and China agreed to two things: a 90-day pause in their ongoing international trade tiff, and a mutual de-escalation of the exorbitant tariff rates each country had imposed upon goods from the other.

It's a strange time to be in the world, let alone in the powersports industry. And yet, plenty of people are. I've been asking folks from across the industry for their thoughts about the current, ever-evolving situation, as well as what their respective companies plan to do about it.

There's something to be said about staying in the lane you know best. Yes, I've always believed that the full adage of "A jack of all trades is a master of none, but still better than a master of one," rings more true than anything. But when companies get too…

Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) might not be a household name, but chances are that even casual powersports enthusiasts know some of its products. Whether you ride a Ski-Doo or a Lynx snowmobile in winter, a Sea-Doo personal watercraft in the summer, or own a machine powered by a Rotax engine,…

If you want to look to the future of design around almost any industry, just look at the iF Product Design Award winners each year. These prestigious design awards have been going on for 71 years, and recognize excellence in product design across various disciplines. But what we're interested in…

If you live in the US or Canada and you purchased certain 2025 Ski-Doo or Lynx snowmobiles, parent company Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) is recalling them for a potential safety issue. On 2025 sleds equipped with either the 600R E-TEC, 850 E-TEC, or 850 E-TEC Turbo R engine, there's a…

Imagine you own a powersports company, and you have one of the coolest engines on the market, but you only use it in one vehicle. That's not just silly; it's borderline mean to your demographic—BRP, please take some notes and stick that 325-hp rotax engine in something else.

I've both seen it with my own two eyes, and heard about it in the comments section here at RideApart. There are a lot of off-roaders, whether they're 4x4 drivers or UTV drivers, ATV'ers, dirt bikers, or others, that just don't care about staying on the trail, leaving it better,…

I always love delving into the US Patent Office's records and applications, as I feel like I'm getting a sneak peek at what's to come over the next few months. Sure, these applications are technically spoilers, but those spoilers sometimes lead to me getting more excited about a product, machine,…