On The Trail

Kawasaki was a lilttle late to the sport side-by-side game, but it is here now with the Kawasaki Teryx KRX 1000. Over 100 horsepower, sport side-by-side trailing arm suspension, cross-over springs, and a big cab with full-doors are just a few of the things the Teryx KRX 1000 brings to the trail or track. We drove it at the launch event, and were very impressed with this super-heavy duty built side-by-side. Our friends over at Dirt Trax TV put together this review video on their thoughts

The RZR "trail" and RZR S were both the start of the sport side-by-side no matter how you cut it. Updated for 2021 the Polaris RZR Trail and Trail S models have evolved yet again with improvements to these RZRs. We at ATV ESCAPE have been behind the wheel of both of these vehicles and the improvements are a welcome thing. Still very much fun to drive the RZR Trail S 1000 is a fantastic trail side-by-side that doesn't break the bank the way the more powerful RZRs tend to. In this review video from

Every vehicle family Can-Am produces comes complete with an X MR version which is outfitted to hit the deep mud holes whereever those can be found. The Can-Am Commander is not exception with a Commander X MR perfectly suited to those who want to get deeply dirty. Though we have not had a chance to climb into the cockpit of a new redesigned Commander X MR (or any redesigned Commander for that matter), the good news is Dirt Trax has, and they have put togther a review video about

For 2021 Yamaha brought out a new Wolverine RMAX model called the Wolverine RMAX2 1000 Sport. The new RMAX2 1000 Sport comes complete with a higher-end more adjustable FOX shock, beadlock wheels with special tires, and clad in Yamaha blue, but what makes it a "new" model beyond the specs? In this video Luke with Dirt Trax TV goes into the nuts and bolts of what makes the RMAX2 1000 Sport unique and how that translates into a different RMAX 2 1000 experience.

For model year 2022 Can-Am debuted its Smart-SHOX technology on the Maverick X3 family. Competing directly with the Polaris DYNAMIX Live Valve system, Smart-SHOX dynamically controls the shocks' dampening on the fly based upon the terrain, but with one big difference: rebound control. Yes, Smart-SHOX controls both compression and rebound, which at the time (Polaris DYNAMIX now has this also), was unique. Our friends at Dirt TRAX received a Smart-SHOX Maverick X3 MAX model and did a review video on

King Of The Hammers is truly an epic race. It is epic for the racers, it is epic for the teams, and it is epic for the fans. Boulders the size of a Volkswagen, vertical shelf drops longer than a side-by-side, open desert sections, and inclines and declines steep enough to see only ground or sky are all in store for those daring enough to race in the King Of The Hammers race. It is widely considered the most brutal race one-day race in the World. King Of The Hammers takes place every year in Johnson

Polaris recently unveiled the 2022 RZR Pro XP & RZR Pro XP 4 Ultimate Rockford Fosgate Limited Editions. If you take a loaded RZR Pro XP Ultimate, stuff it with an 800 watt stage 4 Rockford Fosgate audio system, give it some cool looking speakers, and throw in a custom new paint scheme, then you get this new Limited Edition RZR Pro XP. If great sound is something you want to add to your off-road experience, then this is your RZR Pro XP model.

What Makes It Special

For 2021 Polaris showed its commitment to the "trail" riders out there by updating the RZR models that started it all including the RZR Trail 900, RZR S 900, and RZR S 1000. A new driver postion, more spacious cab, and updated plastics round out a new design for 2021. AJ with Dirt Trax TV walks us through all the updates to this family of RZRs in this walk-around video.

Can-Am has added two new models to the Defender family. It has only been a couple of years since Can-Am started offering a “Limited” trim level with almost every feature and option stuffed into that Limited model. Well you can now add the Defender 6x6 Limited to the list of Limited trim models. Another addition to the Defender family is the Defender MAX Lone Star Cab that takes the Defender MAX Lone Star model and adds to it additional goodies making for a much warmer or cooler day out on the Pla

When the Polaris General XP 1000 first was announced we didn't get it, and then we drove it. That expereince changed our opinion of the General. In this video Luke with Dirt Trax TV reviews this new line of Polaris General with the new capabilities it brings to the table. For more information on the Polaris Ranger NorthStar Ultimate model, check out the Polaris General Website. Be sure