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00:00The Polaris Razor has tons of models and trims to choose from, but which one is right for you?

00:05Should you go with something tame like the Trail S or the XP1000, or go with a top-low-line desert shredder like the Pro R or the Pro S?

00:12We had the same question, which is why we brought these two razors to Winrock Park to find out.

00:17And to help me, I brought along our editor, Anders Carlson.

00:21Anders, tell me about this first rig.

00:22Well, right behind me, we've got a Polaris XP4 1000 Ultimate.

00:27Now, this is kind of a jack-of-all-trades sort of rig.

00:29It's neither the sportiest nor the most extreme or the most crawliest kind of rig that you can possibly have.

00:35It's kind of a jack-of-all-trades rig that does everything pretty, pretty well.

00:38Wouldn't you say?

00:39It is pretty good, but how much power does it make?

00:41Well, it does make 114 horsepower, and it does have Fox shocks, so it's kind of in the middle.

00:46It's not, like, super, super crazy horsepower, but it's good enough.

00:50Yeah, but you said it was a jack-of-all-trades, but I think it's a master of none,

00:53which is why we brought along this Razor Pro R4 Ultimate.

00:57This is Polaris's wide-open desert shredder side-by-side that kicked off the horsepower race.

01:02That horsepower came from a naturally aspirated inline-four that made 225 horsepower.

01:07Now, at the time, that was the most horsepower we've ever seen out of a side-by-side.

01:11Now, that's since been dethroned, but that doesn't take away from how good this rig actually is.

01:15Well, God bless horsepower wars.

01:17You know, it's kind of funny that you mentioned desert shredding as it's raining here at Windrock.

01:21We are in-

01:22So, that's a lot of horsepower.

01:23It is right.

01:24How much of it can you actually put to the ground, this soggy, wet ground?

01:27That is a great question.

01:28We're going to take it on what's called G1 up here.

01:31It's a nice little gravel road all the way to the top of the mountain.

01:33We're going to stretch its legs a little bit and see what it can actually do,

01:36and we're going to compare it to this Razor XP4 1000.

01:40We're going to get geared up and hit the trail.

01:41Now, Anders, which one do you want to drive first?

01:43You know, I think I'm going to take the family rig, you know, but in a sense, they're both ultimate rigs.

01:47They are.

01:47These are the top-of-the-line rigs from both of them, so it's a fair competition.

01:50This is the top model, and this is the top model.

01:53So, it's super mucky out there.

01:54So, Anders, how are we going to talk to each other out there?

01:56I figured it would yell.

01:57I used to be in a band, and I'm really good at yelling, but do you have a better idea?

02:00Well, my tinnitus wouldn't like that.

02:02So, we're using the Cardo Pac-Toc Edge ORV.

02:04First and foremost, the Cardo Pac-Toc Edge ORV installs with no tools required.

02:09That's right.

02:09All you got to do is pull off the adhesive backing, clean your helmet with a provided alcohol wipe, and stick it right on there.

02:15The actual unit also uses magnets to connect.

02:17That means all you have to do is pop it on there.

02:19No annoying clicks, no annoying beeps.

02:21All you got to do is stick it to your helmet, and you're good to go.

02:24The Pac-Toc Edge uses dynamic mesh communication.

02:27It can group up to 15 comms up to a mile ahead, and it can extend up to 5 miles the more comms you have.

02:33Now, the technology does require line of sight, but if anyone is disconnected, it reconnects as soon as you're back in range.

02:39It also uses natural voice recognition, which means you don't have to mess with any fancy buttons.

02:44All you have to do is say, hey, Cardo, and it'll do whatever you want it to do.

02:47But you can also connect Hey Siri and OK Google to connect directly to your phone.

02:51This unit is IP67 dust, mud, and waterproof, which means on a day like today, your Cardo will stay safe.

02:58It uses JBL speakers and one-way directional mics, meaning it cuts out engine and wind noise.

03:03This thing also comes with audio mixing, meaning you can have your music, your GPS, and talking to your buddies all running at the same time.

03:10And if you connect to the Cardo Connect app, you get over-the-air updates, you can adjust the mic sensitivity, program JBL audio profiles, and it has audio recording for content creation.

03:20That's important for us for obvious reasons.

03:22And today we will be using Cardo's all-new waterproof mics.

03:26Again, it's gloomy, it's rainy out here, we're going to get wet, we're already wet, and it just helps to have an extra layer of protection on your Cardos.

03:33All right, I think we're ready to hit the trailer.

03:34I am in the Polaris Razor Pro R Ultimate, and Andres is in the Polaris Razor XP1000.

03:44The XP4 1000 Ultimate.

03:46XP4 1000 Ultimate, my bad, my bad.

03:48First impressions, what do you think about these rigs?

03:51What do you think about your rig?

03:52Boy, you know, we're just on asphalt right now, but I like it.

03:55I think it's tractable, it's friendly, nothing untoward is happening.

03:59I think you've got more rig than we really need here on this wet and rainy and slimy day at Windrock.

04:04That's what I think.

04:05I have the Polaris Dynamics Fox Active Suspension.

04:09You can see all the little buttons on my steering wheel.

04:12It's small between Baja, Baja, Baja, Baja, and Baja.

04:16But right now I'm keeping it in Baja just because I think that's the best Baja here.

04:20And especially the acting suspension.

04:22And it samples the terrain at something like, what, a thousand times per second?

04:27That is more times than I could sample terrain.

04:29So I'm impressed.

04:30And I've got to tell you, I've got Fox shocks as well, but I do not have the same fancy shocks as you do.

04:35I think they're doing a fine and capable job.

04:37However, we're going to find out as soon as we start hitting rocks, baby heads, boulders, and other stuff like that.

04:43We're going to see if your fancier setup with all the little gnomes inside the shocks, if that does anything.

04:49We haven't even talked about the price, right?

04:51I think that's the first big thing we need to get out of the way.

04:54That's where I'm going to come way ahead because I want to hear you say it.

04:57What's the MSR fee on that?

04:59Mine, as it sits, is $46,999.

05:03Okay.

05:04Yours, I think, is $27,999.

05:08Wow, that is almost a difference of $20,000.

05:12I know neither of us have a math degree, but even I can do that.

05:16And $19,000, $20,000 is a lot, a lot, a lot of money.

05:21$150,000 to $200,000 years of a Windrock pass.

05:24Heck, you can even buy a whole other Razor XB.

05:27They started something like, what, $17,999?

05:29Still, that's a whole other side-by-side that you can get for the price difference between these two things.

05:35And, you know, you've got to ask yourself, is it $20,000 more fun and capable?

05:41I'm not going to expect you to keep up with me.

05:43It's exhilarating how fast this thing is.

05:48When I got you in my line of sight, I felt like there was some life shredding there.

05:51I don't know about you, but right now, I do not give a crap about that $20,000.

05:56I am having $20,000 worth of fun right now.

05:59We're approaching that really now, which is kind of our stopping point.

06:02We are going to get out and see what we think about these rigs.

06:05Why did we think about these rigs?

06:07I don't know.

06:07I mean, I'm only, you know, batting $500.

06:09I got to tell you, this thing is very capable.

06:12I'm having a great time.

06:13Listen, you're sending it, and you're kind of hurting my feelings by getting ahead of me a little bit.

06:17So, that part is a little sad.

06:19I keep trying to, you know, hold off just a little bit, just so I'm not leaving you in the dust.

06:23Would you say that you're holding me back, sir?

06:26But I do think that this thing is magnificent.

06:29When I hit the throttle, as soon as I got on that straightaway, it just ate.

06:33Like, 20 miles an hour to 60 miles an hour like that.

06:37And that's that 225 horsepower working.

06:39And it's the smoothness of the four-cylinder that gets you there.

06:42I've driven a ton of other rigs, and it's hard to compare to a Pro-R.

06:45There's just nothing else like it, man.

06:47Were you putting all those ponies in the mud at all times?

06:50I don't think so.

06:51Absolutely.

06:51Whereas I was maxing out.

06:53I was using almost all those 114 ponies at all points in the trail or whatever.

06:57So, is that more fun?

06:58So, I do not think you're wrong on that side.

07:00There were not a lot of times that I was able to use that whole 225 horsepower.

07:05There were, like, maybe two straightaways where I could floor it and use it.

07:08This thing definitely is more fun in the desert.

07:11I can't admit that.

07:12But it's still a blast out here.

07:14Well, you know, one of the greatest parts about our jobs is that it's not our job to be correct, really.

07:19It's our job to be adaptive and to change minds.

07:21I can't wait to sit in that thing and see if it changes my mind.

07:24I think that we should trade rigs and head back down to the parking lot and see what we think down there.

07:28You know what?

07:29I'm going to try to hurt your feelings, too, by losing you and seeing if I can make a quick getaway.

07:34Let's see if we can do it.

07:35Okay.

07:35Well, it is my turn in the Razor XP4 1000.

07:39For how tame it is, I was honestly surprised at how capable it is.

07:43Our old boss and I took it down some pretty harsh trails, and it didn't seem to care very much.

07:49Pro-R has harnesses while this has seatbelts.

07:53I'm pleased to see that we got suicide doors.

07:55That makes me feel like I'm in a capable and danger-conquering rig.

07:59These brakes are not as good as the Pro-Rs.

08:02They feel very squishy.

08:04I have to say that I feel like a pirate, and I just want to go out on the trail.

08:08I just want to do pirate things to it, man.

08:11It does look like a boat.

08:12I will give you that.

08:14All right.

08:14You leave.

08:15Okay.

08:16Immediately, a lot smaller of a silhouette on this thing than yours.

08:21Tires are smaller.

08:23Rig is narrower.

08:24Shorter wheelbase.

08:25What's the difference in width between these two?

08:27That's a 74, and I believe this is a 64.

08:31This thing just goes over anything you point it at.

08:34Literally, just point it at danger and just hit the gas.

08:37I can already feel the difference between your 32-inch tires and my 30-inch tires.

08:42I got to tell you, it's a little addictive to just be able to stomp on the gas and light the tires up,

08:46no matter what you're doing.

08:48Low speed, high speed, middle of turns, whatever.

08:50This thing is so much fun.

08:52This is literally like the honey badger of UTVs.

08:54So, you started off in the Pro-R.

08:56What did you think of the XP-1000?

08:59I like it.

09:00I'll start with I like it.

09:01I do like the Razer XP-1000.

09:04The problem is that this is just so much better.

09:07It really is.

09:08And to me, $20,000 is worth it.

09:11When I pinned it up the hill and I could feel that entire naturally aspirated 225 horsepower straight to the wheels,

09:18no turbo lag or anything, I was fine with it.

09:21I was fine with the price.

09:22I hate doing this, but I do kind of see your point a little bit.

09:27114 ponies is pretty good, and I was putting a lot of them down at all times.

09:32That was a lot of fun to just mash the pedal to the floor and just feel all the tires light up.

09:37And the extra width, we're at 74 inches.

09:40You can get into lots of trouble real quick in this thing.

09:43However, there is a lot of forgiveness, and there's a lot more margin for error.

09:46When that thing's going 10 out of 10, this thing feels like it's maybe 7 out of 10.

09:50Yeah, absolutely.

09:51And at the same time, we say all this that we love this thing and we'd rather have it,

09:55and that extra $20,000 is worth it.

09:57But at the same time, I understand the appeal for this.

09:59I understand someone who wants to come out here on the weekends,

10:02who wants to pay basic used car money for a side-by-side and not new car money for a side-by-side,

10:08take it out here on the weekends, have their family out here, and have a good time.

10:11And you can do that with the Razer XP1000.

10:13My verdict?

10:14I'm going to split the difference.

10:15I'm actually going to stay with the Polaris Razer XP1000 Ultimate,

10:19and I'm going to take that $20,000, and I'm going to get annual memberships to 200 of my favorite friends,

10:24because I have a lot of friends, and I'm really extremely wealthy and rich.

10:27That still blows my mind that that's the difference between the two,

10:30that you can get 200 Winrock passes.

10:31We're deciding it's 200.

10:32Yeah, we're just going to say 200.

10:33200.

10:34We're estimating that it's around 200 annual Winrock passes for the price difference between these two.

10:39The bigger wheels, the beadlock tires, the power, the dynamic suspension, even the color.

10:45I just, it looks like a luxury rig.

10:47It looks like something that you spend $45,000 on, or $47,000 in its case.

10:53That dynamic suspension was crazy.

10:55I started going over boulders, I felt nothing.

10:57I'm not even feeling that.

10:59Like, those bumps, I know it's not anything, like, super intense.

11:02It's just my suspension doing its little creepy, trolly thing.

11:05Started hitting ridges, I felt nothing.

11:07Before you even know what you're going over, it already senses it, and it's almost unearthly.

11:12It feels like a rocket ship.

11:13That's about it for us at UTV Driver.

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