The Polaris RZR 800S Review
TEXT: Sandeep Goswami (Old Fox)
Photos: Sundeep Gajjar (Motographer)/ Ashish Guliani
Mud-slinging, with all its negative connotations, was never as much fun as it was when done astride a machine that’s a pro at it. A powerful, nimble, capable, tough and aggressive machine like the Polaris RZR 800S for example. ATV’s (All Terrain Vehicles) are in every sense true to their name, capable of taking you though almost anything the lie of the land throws up short of climbing over rock walls and ascending mountains. Anything that constitutes a trail and is wide enough for its four wheels is fair game for the likes of the 800S. In fact in evolved markets for the ATV’s they are rated according to the their wheel track – the 50 inch ones capable of taking the tighter trails while the 60 inch ones needing the regular trails that allow jeeps and buggies. The RZR 800S incidentally is a 60 incher.
The 800 was once the big brother in the Sport side by side ATV world though is now superseded by the more powerful 900’s and 1000’s. But the presence of bigger brethren in no way undermines its superlative capabilities. Powered by a 760cc high-output twin cylinder 4-stroke engine that is liquid cooled and belts out a healthy 55 bhp, most of it accessible at low rpm’s as is the tree-stump pulling torque right from tick-over speeds. Capable of blistering acceleration on off-road flats notching up 60 kmph in less than 5 seconds, the 800S is just as adept at climbing out of deep holes and ascending up slopes where the driver only gets to see the sky while the 800S does the climbing! More on that later though. Lets take a wordy walk-around of the vehicle and get to know it before climbing in and flinging it around. Or will it be the other way round with the 800 flinging us around!
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