The new 2011 Yamaha's are up with the Grizz 450 now having EPS!
2011 Yamaha Grizzly 450 Auto. 4x4 EPS Video, movies

 

sweat they just get better

 

looks like a very nice and feature filled midsized machine. the video of it vs the rancher is a little misleading...the guy driving the rancher is a dumbass, but you'll have that when a company is promoting its product. if i was to get a belt tranny machine, this one would get serious looking from me

 

The EPS will be a huge upgrade on the Grizzly 450 I just finished weeks of shopping/test driving for a new ATV and guess what after looking at about every brand and model made I ended up with two ATV's left. A 2010 Grizzly 450 4x4 and the 2010 Honda Rancher 4x4. Both are very nice bikes so it came down to a few small things I liked better and best pricing I could get. I end up with the Honda Rancher 4x4 with power steering and ES( I liked it better than the Honda AT auto trans but I like manual shifting on a bike myself). The main thing I liked better on the Honda was the power steering you just have to drive a ATV for a week or so with this PS and it will be hard to ever own a ATV without it again. It turns so easy in any condition,4x4 low speed, high speed, does not jerk around any at high speeds over rough ground it is like the machine is driving itself it's so smooth. I also haven't had any of the PS issues the guy was showing on the Honda its been nothing but two finger easy to drive on any angle ground or load on the bike but then again that is a yahama video trying to sale their product just like when the guy stated you had to take your hand of the handle bars to shift the Honda into 4x4 mode not so on the Grizzly which is better? Then he turns around and makes fun of hondas reverse which you can do without taking your hand of the handle bars compared to the Grizzly which you have to take you hand off the bars to shift into reverse? You can't have it both ways is it better to keep or hands on the handle bars or not? Overall to be honest I drove alot of ATV's last few weeks and most all of them were so stinking nice It was so hard to choose a brand or model when it came down to time to buy. I do think the Grizzly factory stock seemed more ready for heavy,bad A**************** 4 wheeling through mud and rock just had better tires and such. The Honda was smoother to drive ride and steer and with the manual ES shifting seemed to have more power and speed when I needed it. I do agree with likeing the Grizzly Auto Trans better than the Honda AT the Grizzly seemed to have better low end power and shifted more like I perfered throughout the range of gears. Overall if the 2010 Grizzly 450 would have had the PS I might be driving a Grizzly this evening when out checking cattle thats a great added feature to a really nice ATV. The good news is I am in the market for a second new ATV and have beening looking at a Polaris 400 and the Grizzly 450 the Grizzly 450 with EPS may just have found a new home!

 

That's a new twist in the 450 class machines. Still no 2-up machine.