WILL CAN AM RELEASE A SIDE BY SIDE?

[..stiffler..]

Originally Posted by GRIZZLYWIZARD

That's with all of the manufacturers.

probably...but I couldnt say for sure..I only pay attention to BRP

[BATTLEGUN]

Stiffler, I can't say that I've heard the Outlander end of this rumor, but I "heard" from a "dealer" that the new SxS would possibly have a 990cc powerplant from one of their sleds. I'm not a sled guy and I never researched to even see if they have a 990cc sled motor. That would be classed as a 1000cc though.

Is it just me or does the rumor mill turn much more wickedly in the ATV industry verses...say the Auto industry? These guys are tight lipped for sure!

[GRIZZLYWIZARD]

Well FWIW in all my dealing with manufacturers and dealers, I constantly hear the following:

Kawasaki is making an 850 EPS
Yamaha will be coming out with a Grizzly 990 twin.
BRP will be doing this, Suzuki is doing that...blah blah blah.

This happens every year, and the rumor mill just keeps on churning. Bottom line, we never know what they are going to come out with. These are heavily guarded corporate secrets. To leak the information would be to commit business suicide by letting your competition know what you were releasing.

In speaking with certain reps from a few of the companies, I have learned a little about how they think. Most of us want something bigger better and faster. We represent a small demographic compared to what their studies have shown as to what the rest of the market wants.

[BATTLEGUN]

Well said GW. And truth be known, the current products available are truely amazing machines.

[GRIZZLYWIZARD]

Originally Posted by BATTLEGUN

Well said GW. And truth be known, the current products available are truely amazing machines.

Thanks, and yes they are amazing machines. Unless you can see BRP or even the other manufacturers make something with the aforesaid mentioned and be able to keep the costs to a minimum in order to yield a profit I don't see any ground breaking products come out. Take the Thundercat for an example; it is the biggest ATV available on the market, which isn't selling too well.

Right now they are selling the ATV's. But where does the line get drawn in the sand? At $9,000 + and in an economic turndown as we are experiencing, will those $9G plus machines still sell this year? If you make something bigger and better, do you still thing it will cost the consumer $9G? My guess is no.