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Can-Am Commander 1000 Limited &
1000 X & XT SxS Links |
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Taylorsville, NC - The competitive
world of the Side-by-Side market has been increasingly
growing and sending manufacturers into a frenzy with
upgrades and more power in order to be top dog. While
relatively new to the UTV market, Can-Am has already
raised the bar and set a new standard with its release
of the 2012 Can-Am Commander 1000 Limited.
While most of the UTV market have a specific niche
such as racing, working or recreational, Can-Am has
added another category to the Side-by-Side genre in
the way of the “luxury” UTV with its introduction
of the Commander 1000 Limited, the Cadillac of Side-by-Sides.
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When
we arrived at the ride location, a fleet of
2012 Can-Am Commander 1000, 1000XT, 1000 X,
& 1000 Limited models were lined up for
testing
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We at ATVRiders.com were fortunate enough to be invited
out to Can-Am’s press event to test ride the
new Commander 1000 Limited and see what this new model
had to offer. The chosen location for our ride was
the rocky trails of Brushy Mountain Motor Sports Park
just outside of Hickory, North Carolina.
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The
2012 Can-Am Commander 1000 Limited is built
for "Luxury" on the open trail with
features like GPS, Speakers, iPod hook up,
& on-the-fly adjustable Fox Racing Shox
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With a wheelbase of 75.8" the Can-Am Commander
had to squeeze threw some of the ATV Trails
at Brushy Mount Motor Sports Park in North Carolina |
The area had miles upon miles of trails, but many
were too narrow for a Side-by-Side unit, but the several
mile loop that we were to use was more than adequate
to give the Commander 1000 Limited a work out and
test its capabilities with plenty of elevation changes,
water breaks and rocky trails.
When we got our first visual of the machine we were
pretty impressed with the styling and automotive inspired
paint scheme that looked awesome. We were very anxious
to get some seat time in with this unit and one of
the things we wanted to test out the most was the
new Air Controlled Suspension system with Fox Racing
Shox. The Air Control Suspension has six pre-set,
custom suspension levels to tune the high-pressure
gas shocks for load hauling and trail conditions.
The driver selects the desired amount of preload pressure
(1 through 6) via the LCD display and gauge. In addition,
there is an air hose that is attached to the air compressor
located under the driver’s seat that can be
used to fill tires out on the trail, which can come
in quite handy if you get a flat while out riding.
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The
Can-Am 1000 Limited features a digital instrument
gauge that shows your current speed, shock
settings, & much more
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The
Fox Shox air compressor under the drivers seat
can also save you from being stranded out on
the trail with a flat tire |
