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2010 Arctic Cat ATV Electronic Power Steering
2010 Arctic Cat Electronic Power Steering ATV Test Ride Review
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2010 Arctic Cat ATV Electronic Power Steering
2010 Arctic Cat 700H1 EFI S LE
If you want big bore power to go with your power steering, Arctic Cat has you covered this year as well. The other three EPS units for 2010 are all 700 H1 EFI versions. The green 700 H1 EFI S is the base unit with EPS yet steel wheels and no winch, coming in at $9249. The Viper Blue 700 H1 EFI S LE gets the same great LE upgrades as it’s smaller bore brother for $10,149 and the last 2010 model to receive the EPS is the TRV 700 HI EFI S. Available in Tungsten Metallic, the $9,949 bigger bore 2-up touring ATV gets EPS and cast aluminum wheels.

We recently traveled up to Moab, Utah to get our first hands on riding experience with all six of these new EPS equipped Arctic Cat ATV’s. As we gathered at the trailhead parking lot we were quickly introduced to the first unique EPS feature on the 2010 Arctic Cat’s. The Arctic Cat EPS system is designed to work as soon as you turn the key on, regardless of whether the engine is running or not. This will not only ease the chores of maneuvering your ATV’s around the garage or the trailer, but will also greatly enhance that first impression when a potential customer is sitting on the unit on the showroom floor.

2010 Arctic Cat ATV Electronic Power Steering
2010 Arctic Cat ATV Electronic Power Steering
Arctic Cat selected Moab, Utah to put their new EPS System to the test over the rugged yet beautiful terrain (Moab, Utah Trail Ride Article)

Sitting on dry pavement you can easily recognize the reduced effort needed to turn the bars as soon as you turn the key on. After playing with the unit in the parking lot for a few minutes, we decided it was time to actually fire them up and throw them in gear. I was excited to gear up in my new Klim cold weather gear as it is rarely this cold anytime that I ride back at home. I can’t begin to tell you the difference from being prepared with top notch cold weather gear such as the Klim stuff and trying to rough it with layers of standard cold weather clothing. The comfort and enjoyment factor is incredible especially when you aren’t having to constantly warm your fingers on the exhaust and your four layers of clothes aren’t bunched up making it impossible to move around on and control the quad.

2010 Arctic Cat ATV Electronic Power Steering
2010 Arctic Cat 700H1 EFI S LE
I jumped on a 700 S and we blasted out of the parking lot and up the road to the entrance to a fun, semi-technical trail in the infamous Moab slickrock. Our guide Scott from High Point Hummer & ATV knows every trail in the area like the back of his hand, and he quickly had us into technical climbs that really showcased/tested the EPS system. Bouncing back and forth between a S version and a standard non power steering unit, the advantages were immediately evident, especially when navigating the slower off camber climbs and descents.

While descending down steep chutes that require you to slow to a near stop and turn out to one line or another, the effortless power steering truly gives you one less concern making it easier and safer to navigate nearly anything technical we could through at it. A few miles further into the trail I found myself attempting a steep twisty climb that pretty much required differential lock to conquer. Once again, like most of the other power steering equipped ATV’s, the power steering actually makes the machine manageable to ride while locked up. It is no exaggeration to say that the improvement of adding EPS with diff lock, is more helpful than the addition of the diff lock itself.
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