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Polaris
Hawkeye ATV |
Medina, MN (12/14/06) – Tis the
season where the ATV press awards their industry best
and Polaris ATVs, once again, have received various top
honors. Three new and one current model from the World’s
Toughest ATV line-up have been heralded as top notch.
Racking up two awards was the Polaris Hawkeye. The Hawkeye
came on the scene in 2006 boasting full-sized features
in a mid-sized package, such as Independent Rear Suspension
(IRS), a Polaris Variable Transmission (PVT) and digital
instrumentation. ATVPathfinder.com named the Hawkeye “Best
Buy of the Year” for their “Best of 2006”
ATV picks citing Hawkeye’s full-featured offering
at an affordable price.
The Hawkeye also received the nod from All-Terrain Vehicle
magazine who named the ATV “Best Mid-Range Sport
Utility 300-419cc.” All-Terrain Vehicle presents
the award to,
“the manufacturer producing a vehicle best fulfilling
the demands of the Sport Utility consumer in the areas
of value, quality, features, performance ride, comfort
and handling.”
In 2006, the Outlaw revolutionized the high-performance
sport quad market by being the first sport quad with IRS.
The industry took notice, and 4-Wheel ATV Action named
the Outlaw “ATV of the Year” stating the machine,
“could be a quad that tears up the existing standards
of performance for its class, or it could be a machine
that brings fresh, new technology to ATVing.”
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Polaris
Sportsman 800 |
The Sportsman 800 proved no Big Bore machine is tougher
by being honored by All-Terrain Vehicle as the “Best
Big Bore Sport Utility” for 2006. The Sportsman
800 took the class with its plush ride, superior suspension
and “torquey” twin engine.
On the International scene, France’s Quad Passion
magazine named the Sportsman X2, “European ATV Election
of the Year” in the Rec/Ut 500 cc Category. The
category was judged by 45 ATV riders that were readers
of Quad Passion and 10 European ATV specialist media representatives.
Each rider had 20 minutes a vehicle to test 16 different
criteria that included handling, position, equipment,
power, braking, comfort, design, fit and finish.
“Polaris is honored to be recognized by the ATV
enthusiast press both here and abroad,” said Mike
Dougherty, general manager of the ATV division for Polaris.
“This recognition further exemplifies Polaris builds
‘The World’s Toughest ATVs.’”
About Polaris
With annual 2005
sales of $1.9 billion, Polaris designs, engineers, manufactures
and markets snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs),
Victory motorcycles and the Polaris RANGER for recreational
and utility use.
Polaris is a recognized leader in
the snowmobile industry; and one of the largest manufacturers
of ATVs in the world. Victory motorcycles, established
in 1998 and representing the first all-new American-made
motorcycle from a major company in nearly 60 years, are
rapidly making impressive in-roads into the motorcycle
cruiser marketplace. Polaris also enhances the riding
experience with a complete line of Pure Polaris apparel,
accessories and parts, available at Polaris dealerships.
Polaris Industries Inc. trades on
the New York Stock Exchange and Pacific Stock Exchange
under the symbol "PII," and the Company is included
in the S&P Small-Cap 600 stock price index.
Information about the complete line
of Polaris products, apparel and vehicle accessories is
available from authorized Polaris dealers or anytime from
the Polaris homepage at
www.polarisindustries.com .
www.polarisindustries.com
2100 Highway 55
Medina, MN 55340
(763) 417-8650
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