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| The
Polaris ProStar 570 engine |
The new Polaris ProStar 570 engine is based
on the ProStar 900 that is featured in the
full sized RZR XP 900. The wet sump, single
cylinder, ProStar 570 Engine features 4 valves
and a dual overhead cam that provides quick
acceleration and goes from 0-35 mph in 4.5
seconds. While high performance machines are
not necessarily known for their fuel efficiency,
the Polaris RZR 570 averages 150 miles per
tank of gas, which is the same capacity as
a full sized RZR. We were able to reach a
top speed of about 60 mph. “The power
was surprisingly good and felt comparable
to the 800. “It’s a little less
on the bottom when you are starting out, but
once you get going, it is good. I was pretty
surprised with how much power it puts out,”
stated Beau Baron.
The light weight transmission provides plenty
of torque and gets the power to the ground
while providing less driveline noise. “It
was a pretty quiet ride, which is something
I really liked,” stated Baron.
From the seats forward, the Polaris RZR
570 is basically the same as the RZR 800,
but with a few differences with a single
beam headlight that is now operated by the
turning the ignition key. Also, the glove
box is absence from the RZR 570, which is
available on the RZR 800, and this is one
feature that we wish they would have kept
on the RZR 570 because the glove box really
comes in handy to store items like a spare
belt and tools. On the bright side, the
glove box is available for purchase from
the RZR 800 model, so it could still easily
be installed in the RZR570.
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| The
RZR 570 only features one beam headlights,
which is operated on the ignition
key instead of a toggle switch |
Another
item missing on the RZR 570 is the
glove box, which we hope is added
in the future releases |
From the seats back, the Polaris RZR 570
is a totally different animal. The rear
end geometry and frame is different from
the RZR 800, with an entire new suspension
setup, but we felt that it handled really
well. “It was very agile and cornered
well. It has a lower center of gravity so
it also felt really stable,” stated
Beau Baron.
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Polaris
RZR 800 |
Polaris
RZR 570 |
The
new RZR 570 has an entirely new
rear end compared to the RZR 800
& we felt the RZR 570 to handled
better than the RZR 800 with the
new suspension setup, but even though
according to Polaris it has the
same ground clearance as the RZR
800, the RZR 570 is much more likely
to bottom out on obstacles while
driving, so we highly suggest adding
preload to the shock for riding
on rocky trails because it will
help with maintaining the ground
clearance to clear obstacles on
the trail
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The RZR 570 offers 9 inches of travel in
the front and 9.5 inches in the rear with
pre-load, adjustable ZF Sachs Shocks. The
IRS works well and helped to make the machine
feel incredibly stable. One thing we did
notice was that the center of the RZR 570
sat a little low with two guys in it and
we ended up getting high centered a few
times out on the trail, but a little pre-load
adjusting should take care of that. We saw
some riders adjust their pre-load all the
way up, which raised the rear end by about
two inches and that seemed to take care
of the issue.
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| We
found a few small jumps out on ride
to test out the RZR 570 suspension
& it performed extremely well
with 9.5" of travel in the rear
& 9" up front |
