To also test the top speed acceleration, we had a chance to drag race a Polaris RZR XP 900 SxS / UTV. Nevertheless, the 2014 Polaris RZR XP 1000 pulled the holeshot and was first to the finish line with several SxS / UTV lengths in between.
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The Polaris RZR XP 1000 SxS pulled away from the Polaris RZR XP 900 SxS when we drag raced it at the 2013 Bryce Canyon ATV Rally |
To put all that power to the ground Polaris choose to use a 29 inch Maxxis Big Horn 2.0 Tire. This tire is very popular among racers and avid trail riders. The 6 ply design is puncture resistant and features an aggressive tread pattern that hooks in up all types of terrain.
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29 inch Maxxis Big
Horn 2.0 Tires wrapped around 14 inch
aluminum wheels come standard on the all-new
2014 Polaris RZR XP 1000 SxS / UTV |
The 29 inch Maxxis Big Horn 2.0 tires are a wrapped around a 14 inch aluminum wheel that allows for a larger brake rotor which provides better stopping power.
“A 29 inch tire is awesome in the desert. It’s a fine balance between having a tall tire and having too much rotating mass. We hit some pretty hard rocks, holes, and deep whoops, but they worked very well” stated High Point Hummer & ATV Rental owner and Best in the Desert Truck driver Scott McFarland.
It took a little while for the large brakes to set in but once they were broken in the stopping power was extremely impressive which helped with the handling as well.
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Walker Evans Position Sensitive Anti-Bottoming Needle Shocks feature an impressive 16 inches of travel in the front and 18 inches in the rear
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As with any fast vehicle, high torque and fast acceleration are useless unless the driver can control the machine. Polaris kept this philosophy in mind from the get-go and applied one of the most advanced suspension set up in the market. One of the top shock manufactures Walker Evans was chosen to design the suspension on the new 2014 Polaris RZR XP 1000. What Walker Evans came up with would be an industry exclusive Position Sensitive Anti-Bottoming Needle Shocks that provides one of the smoothest most controlled rides we have ever driven.
The Walker Evans Position Sensitive Anti-Bottoming Needle Shocks feature an impressive 16 inches of travel in the front and 18 inches in the rear with dual rate springs, remotes reservoirs and 16 position adjustable clickers. The shocks work in a very unique manner that utilizes a long needle that goes down into a plunger onto top of the shock shaft.
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Remote reserveriors are located on the rollcage near the rear of the machine
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The needle goes into a pocket that is filled with shock oil then into an orifice at the bottom. This creates a bypass effect just like an external bypass that’s on a Trophy truck. It is a single bypass that gives the shocks two stages of dampening. The goal of the shocks are as they compress and comes into bottoming out the damping greatly increases and buffers any bottoming. As the shocks drop out it creates suction - that can be actually heard - through that same orifice as the needle comes back out of the shaft.
“The shocks performed excellent. As you roll through deep whoops you can actually hear the shocks working. You hear this squishing sound and that is the needle going in and out and that is the shock oil going through the bypass orifice. I am really impressed with the shocks!” Stated Scott McFarland.
