00:00 Hey guys, Zach Bowman with UTV Driver.
00:02 We are out here just outside of Albuquerque, New Mexico at BMF Ranch to drive the all-new
00:07 Can-Am Outlander.
00:16 This is the 700 model.
00:17 The 700 and the 500 share the same engine, but, you know, we spent all day riding and
00:22 we thought we'd give you five things that we love about this rig.
00:25 We're going to start with the fact that it comes with LED headlights across the board.
00:30 So no halogens anywhere.
00:32 You get high intensity LEDs everywhere.
00:35 That's great.
00:36 Number two, DPS models, which this is a DPS model, gives you excellent power steering.
00:41 How good is the power steering?
00:42 You get three different modes, min, mid, and max.
00:46 Max, you can steer the thing nearly with your pinky.
00:49 It's excellent.
00:51 Number three, the P-Drive transmission.
00:53 This is the same transmission that they use in the Can-Am X3, which means that it is excellent.
01:00 Clutch take up is fantastic.
01:02 Throttle modulation is super easy, but more importantly, it's super simple to shift between
01:07 gears.
01:08 Everything just goes right in and out, even when you're on a steep incline.
01:11 Number four, heat management.
01:13 So one of the big things about the old Can-Am, you ride through water, you're riding on a
01:17 hot day, you get a lot of exhaust out the side.
01:20 Not great.
01:21 The new single cylinder engine has a single exhaust that runs out the rear, and there
01:24 are protective side panels that run down both sides to keep all the engine heat and noise
01:29 away from you.
01:30 It means that you hear only the noises you want to hear, which is a good exhaust note.
01:35 There's no rattles, there's no squeak, there's no anything, and you stay nice and cool while
01:39 you're riding.
01:40 Number four, the seat.
01:42 Holy crap, is this thing comfortable.
01:43 This is a Recute rig, which means Can-Am wants you to be able to do a little bit of everything.
01:48 They say about 60% of people are going to be using it for recreation, bopping around,
01:53 and about 40% of people are going to be using it to tow a little trailer about, do chores
01:58 on the farm, that sort of thing.
01:59 That means you're going to be spending a lot of time in the saddle, and this thing is super
02:03 comfortable.
02:04 We probably spent about five hours ripping around on a track today.
02:07 It was great.
02:08 Number five, ease of maintenance.
02:10 So Can-Am focused pretty heavily on making this thing easy to maintain, even with all
02:14 these extra plastic panels.
02:16 The side panels come off super quick, super easy.
02:19 Turn a little toggle, they pop right off.
02:21 You have access to your CVT on the left side, you have access to your oil on the right side.
02:26 More importantly, up top, right behind the console, you have access to the air filter,
02:32 the coolant reservoir, and the fuses.
02:34 It's all right up top.
02:35 That's great.
02:36 Finally, the seat lifts off super quick and easy, and you have leads that run directly
02:41 to the battery, which is housed behind the right rear fender.
02:44 That's it.
02:45 And a bonus, I wanted to show you this guy.
02:48 Can-Am, for the first time, is putting a fuel caddy in the front drop-down, and I want to
02:54 show you exactly how that works.
02:55 So this is the fuel caddy.
02:56 It uses the link system, so you have a little safety down here.
03:02 Pull that guy loose, and then there's your lock.
03:05 Open up the lock, out comes the caddy.
03:09 How slick is that?
03:10 There's a better look here.
03:11 So you've got that little foot, little foot slides in there.
03:16 Go back over here, save a load of dogs.
03:21 Put that sucker in, and you're good to go.
03:25 So why is that good?
03:27 A lot of reasons, right?
03:29 No manufacturer recommends that you move a gas can on an ATV.
03:34 They fall off.
03:35 If you happen to have a rollover, you've got gas everywhere.
03:40 This is huge.
03:41 This is a big deal for getting work done.
03:44 More importantly, that same system can be used across all of Can-Am's link systems.
03:51 So if you've got a skidoo, you've got a sled, you've got whatever, you can use that same
03:54 jerry can across multiple rigs.
03:57 That same system also works with Can-Am's chainsaw, which is an auxiliary accessory
04:04 that they don't actually have on display here.
04:06 But with a jerry can and a chainsaw secure on your rig, you've got a full day's worth
04:13 of work.
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