The Latest Breaking News from Polaris

Powersports is indeed for everyone. There are folks who ride off-road vehicles simply for the fun factor. Meanwhile, others depend on their ATVs and UTVs to literally survive—navigating the remote wilderness, managing daily chores around their properties, or even running a business.Over the years, we’ve seen UTVs evolve from barebones off-roaders…

Listen, the internet is a weird place. But it's a mirror of the weird place we've created around us. Everywhere you look, there are oddities springing up from all corners of the globe, including AI-robot police balls, H2R-powered drone helicopters, 217-MPH cameras, and more. And with AI and robotics becoming more…

There's no denying that you can get a lot of horsepower out of a little package when it comes to electric motors. The power density is just staggering, to say the least. Just look at the Stark Varg with its 80 horsepower output and how little the overall motorcycle weighs. There…

As the chips continue to fall on KTM's situation, it's staggering just how much money the company spent on expansion over the last few years. And how much that expansion has bitten them in the ass right now, as it lays off workers, slashes sitting inventory, cancels race programs, and…

I'd like you to recall the early 2000s. For RideApart's younger demographics, it was a time where baggy pants, chain wallets, and frosted tips were in—for some reason, just like today—and the world revolved around the Discovery Channel. Between Shark Week, Mythbusters, American Chopper, and Monster Garage, the world tuned into the channel's…

Up until now, the powersports industry continues to be dominated mainly by Japanese, European, and American companies. You know, big names like Yamaha, Ducati, and Polaris—each of which are top players in their own respective games. But recent years have seen the rise of Chinese manufacturers.

It doesn't seem that any powersports manufacturer got out of 2024 on a positive note. Even the biggest names in the niche, like BRP's Can-Am and Polaris, took massive hits. But, Arctic Cat, which is owned by Textron's industrial segment, Textron Specialized Vehicles (TVS), hasn't gotten out alive. 

Few places are as remote as the Arctic Circle. It's a place of impeccable desolation and empty beauty. A place that calls both explorers and adventurers to set out across its 7.7 million square miles of permafrost, islands, and snow, and find peace. Or madness. And the Arctic Circle remains one…

Polaris Industries issued a recall on December 05 for 2024-2025 RZR XP 1000 and XP 4 1000 due to an issue with the battery. Under certain circumstances, the battery could cause an electric short, which poses a fire hazard.

Side-by-sides, ATVs, and the rest of the things the powersports industry is made up of are, well, inherently dangerous vehicles. They are, after all, mostly machines that don't offer the same sort of safety systems as a car, truck, or SUV. And that's their inherent draw, too. 

While I don't particularly mind loading any of my powersport vehicles into the back of our Honda Ridgeline, there's always a looming sense of danger. Not because I've had any mishaps, falls, or whiskey throttles that sent the machines flying. But because I've watched my fair share of mishaps, falls, and…