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2008 Polaris Sportsman Utility ATV Reviews / Test Ride

2008 Polaris Sportsman Utility ATVs Press Intro - Test Ride

Polaris Sportsman Utility ATV Press Intro
The Polaris Sportsman Utility ATV Press Intro was held at Jawbone Canyon in Nevada
Reno, NV - Polaris Industries first got its start making farming equipment in the early 1950’s. In 1955, Polaris became one of the first companies to design and build a snowmobile, which was initially intended to help farmers, but instead, it became a popular recreational vehicle in the motorsports world. As interest in motorsports grew over the next two decades, Polaris recognized the consumer’s desire to be able to explore the great outdoors during any season and any type of weather conditions. Polaris got to work trying to design an all-terrain vehicle that would suit customer demands and began producing functional and innovative ATV’s in 1984, and have enjoyed much success throughout the years as a manufacturer. In the last couple of years, Polaris successfully introduced several new models of ATV’s and 2008 looks to be just as promising for the American manufacturer. Polaris plans on introducing a few changes in their utility line-up for the coming year, but they are changes intended to help their customers.

Polaris has decided that the popular Sportsman name will now be expanded to include all of their utility ATV models. By doing this, Polaris hopes to simplify their utility ATV model lineup and make it less confusing to the consumer. Polaris has ten models that can be separated into three distinct categories. The 2-passenger (or 2-up) Premium Recreational Utility quads include the Sportsman 800 EFI Touring, the Sportsman 500 EFI Touring, the Sportsman 700 EFI X2, and the Sportsman 500 EFI X2. The Premium Recreational Utility line consists of the Sportsman 800 twin EFI and the Sportsman 500 EFI, while the Recreational Utility model lineup includes the Sportsman 500 HO, Sportsman 400 HO, Sportsman 300, and the Trail Boss 330.

Polaris Sportsman 500 Utility ATV
Polaris Sportsman 700 X2 Utility ATV
Polaris Sportsman 800 Touring Utility ATV
Polaris Sportsman 500 Utility ATV
Polaris Sportsman 700 X2 Utility ATV
Polaris Sportsman 800 Touring Utility ATV

ATVriders.com was invited to attend the 2008 Polaris ATV Press intro in Reno, Nevada to learn more about the 2008 models and some of those changes that Polaris has made to their lineup. The location of choice to put these machines to the test was the scenic, high desert just outside of Reno, NV, which consisted mostly of wide-open sandy trails with some hill climbs and also some rocky terrain.

Polaris Sportsman Utility ATV Trail Ride

Gary Laskin, Polaris’s ATV Marketing Manager, was on hand to give us an overview of the 2008 lineup and discuss some of the details about the changes made. Laskin and his crew had brought along several different models for us to test, the Sportsman 400 HO, the Sportsman 500 & 800 Twin with EFI, and the Sportsman 800 EFI Touring 2-up & 700 X2 edition

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