i have found through calfornia air resources that they have Approved Polaris engines for the following Models ----

Sportsman 300 17 Hp (which is replacing the hawkeye More than likely)
Sportsman 400 22hp (which will replace the 450 sportsman)
Sportsman 500 28 hp
Ranger 500 21 hp
the Documents are dated may 17 2007

Looks like they are gonna chop the hawkeye name and rename it to sportsman
The 400 Sportsman is gonna be Econimically priced to compete with all the other 400 class 5k machines.

 

Why so secretive? Honda and Yamaha have
advertised their certain models in mags since
several months ago.

BTW, why did Polaris release their RAZOR
so early if holding everyone out on the 2008?

When is that dealer show again?

Regards,

R'

 

next weekend.

 

If the 400 Sportsman is air cooled with an oil cooler and is based on the Hawkeye platform, that would be AWESOME.

 

ill be trading in the hawkeye !!!!

 

That'd make 2 of us Rickey!

 

the RZRs are cool. would like to drive on sometime.......

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: cweg1

I am a real Polaris fan and as a fan I don't want to see my team playing "catch up". I am praying for a

2008 POLARIS SPORTSMAN 1100!

Let them play "catch up"</end quote></div>

LOLOL yeah maybe a 1500 or even 2500 or better yet v8 turbo charged and a coffe pot. Maybe the should refine what they have to be better than the rest like in one department reliability not everyone wants horse power, people like to ride and not break down and cant afford an 800. Polaris still cant touch the japanese atv`s in that department. They hardly refine the atv`s and still out sale polaris for one reason bullet proof. But polaris is the best 4x4 atv out there thats easy to see they are tough 4x4`s. Id like to see polaris run one of the atv`s for some crazy amount of mile`s like 100,000 along with the other brands that would be cool id buy one then. I am intrested in the 08`s though my boss bought brp i wouldnt have.

 

Looks like we're not getting an 800. I looked up the Polaris 2008 machines on the California Air Resources Board website and they list the Polaris 800 Sportsman as having the same 760cc engine as they always have. Lets hope the did suspension refinements and give all of the 800 models ADC at least.


Here is a list of all machines that Polars has submitted to CARB for certification for 2008 (as i understand it):
Sportsman 800EFI 760cc
Ranger 700EFI
Ranger 700MXP 683cc
Outlaw 525 510cc
Outlaw 450 448cc
SportsmanX2 500EFI 498cc
Sportsman 400 455cc
Sportsman 500 498cc
Ranger 500 498cc
Trail Boss 329cc
Sportsman 300 296cc
Phoenix 196cc
Sportsman 90 90cc
Outlaw 90 90cc
Predator 50 50cc
Sportsman 500EFI 498cc
Ranger 500EFI 498cc
Sportsman 700X2 EFI 683cc
Sportsman 800X2 EFI 760cc
Ranger RZR 760cc

 

looks like kuvie and I are SOL