In a surprising announcement, domestic amphibious ATV maker Argo has decided to introduce a series of 4x4 quads to its lineup for 2018:

https://atvconnection.com/articles/a...ads-line-2018/

 

More the merrier. Competition is good for the buyers.

 

They look to have some nice features. I think pricing will be key especially for the 500cc models. The 1000cc 2 seater looks to be a nice top of the line model. It would be nice to see how it stacks up against other 1000cc models like Can Am and Polaris. Apparently the 1000cc model only comes in a 2up model. I think a single seater would have been good to have.

 

I didn't check everything but some of the specs for the 500 are the same as the Textron Onslaught 550. I wonder who actually builds them, Argo, Textron, someone else?

 

I didn't read the whole article. Where are they made, USA, Mexico, China?

 

I don't think it said. If it did I missed it.

 

If it doesn't say where it is made, then we can probably assume it isn't in the USA. Made in China wouldn't surprise me.

 

They do look a lot like CF Moto atvs with a different name stamped on them.

 

When I looked again today Textron doesn't have the Onslaught 550 listed anymore. The links all lead to Textron and they only make Arctic Cat ATVs. Last year Bad Boy Buggies had an Onslaught 550 and the links I followed for it also went to Textron and Arctic Cat ATVs. Both of the 550s had a 503 cc engine just like the Argo 500s. I think all 3 are the same but only one company at a time sells them. The new Arctic Cat 500 is only a 433 cc so they quit using the 503 cc that's in the Argo.

ETA: The CFMOTO 500s have 495 cc engines so they probably aren't related to any of the others.