I have been crawling around the web and talked to the local dealer. I can't get a definitive answer.

Does Arctic Cat make any 2014 ATV or UTV that has a true Rear Unlocking Differential? (like the Polaris VersaTrac Turf Mode ? ?

Thanks !

 

no

 

I think Polaris has the only limited 1wd slip rear end (Turf Mode). I,m not even sure if they continued with it for very long.
It was just a feature for manicured lawns or golf courses.
It's just asking for trouble to make a simple thing more complicated then it has to be.

 

wait, I got to thinking that its possible one of the prowlers have turf mode now. ill look. I think the HDX has it

I couldnt find that it did,so i guess im thinking of another one. I know polaris did,but i thought there was another sxs that had it last year.

 

All the current Polaris Ranger UTVs have a rear lockable diff now, as well
as one ATV, the Sportsman 550 X2. None of their sporty UTVs seem to
have that. Polaris may be the only ATV now with rear diff.

As for AC, the 2014 Prowler HDX 700 Limited seems to have it. All the
majors seem to be going that way for some of their utility SxS units.

Even the new Kymco 500i/700i UTV has a "Turf" rear lockable diff.

 

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I never quite understood the "turf" mode myself
it's like putting a luggage rack on a corvette.

 

Maybe instead of "turf mode" it should be called "pavement mode", and instead
of "ATV" it should be "MTV", for "Most Terrain Vehicle".

ATVs without a rear diff handle very poorly on pavement. I have an old Bayou
300 with rear lockable diff, and it is amazing how much better it is on the asphalt,
versus most any other ATV. Of course, a 2WD ATV needs a locked rear end when
driving on loose dirt.

 

can't be many people looking to ride their atv on tar

maybe offer it as a special order option- but to just make it a standard option is a waste in my opinion.

I'm thinking the people at polaris figured this out sooner or later, hence the reason is was discontinued.

 

The rear diff on the Sportsman X2 is in the 2014 Polaris brochure, so I
do not think it has been discontinued.

Utility ATVs are extensively used by farmers, ranchers, and folks with
acreage. I suspect that they outnumber those using them to ride trails,
crawl over rocks, or ride thru mud-bogs. Many of us with acreage have
some pavement, and/or drive the quads on private shared paved roads,
in addition to dirt/gravel roads.

It is good that of all the quads for sale today, one (and only one?) is
offered with a rear differtial.

 

My ATVs do lots of pavement miles in the back of my truck. I did not buy $550 Mud tires to wear them out in one season of road riding .
I have a small car with a radio and air conditioning for that.

People have enough trouble with the limited slip front diff with lockers why have it on the back as well. Now you have x2 the worries.