The Latest Breaking News from Polaris

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.

[UPDATE February 14, 2025: A spokesperson for Indian Motorcycle responded to RideApart's request for a comment. Here's their full statement.

Is it a bike? Is it a car? Is it a trike? No, no, and… well, sort of, but not really? What it is, is the Polaris Slingshot, a three-wheeler that has always been one of those weird machines that seems to defy categorization. It’s sort of like that kid…

The world is expensive as all hell right now. I know, I know, breaking news! But I say that as someone who's always on the hunt for a good deal. I'm a spendthrift for nearly all things, though my wife would likely tell you otherwise if you were asking about…

ATVs are some of the most useful, fun, and capable machines on the planet. Each day, they're used for farm chores, backcountry excursions, camping, hunting, fishing, and everything in between. They're workhorses but without the need for feed or constant grooming. I've used Kawasaki's Brute Force 750 for the last…

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…