TEST RIDE: Polaris General 1000

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Dirt Trax Television Co-Host Luke Lester evaluates the all-new and exciting Polaris General 1000 featuring A 100-horsepower engine, Fox QS3 shocks and DNA from both the Polaris Ranger and RZR.
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[@ihaveheartburn2290]

2:21 lol pull or haul a massive load.. Pulls out of the garage with a tiny as wood spliiet

[@paintnomics9523]

With wheels lol

[@bn1651]

just found your channel and can't stop watching, great content guys! it's nice to see quality produced videos for us off road guys.

[@silverback7659]

They have a tv show to!

[@bn1651]

+DALA BEAST nice! I'll have to check that out, thanks

[@cameronmoore1491]

Yep!

[@donbement7747]

Love our General. Glad Polaris even made it better for 2017 by adding Turf mode.

[@kevinlemoi7837]

Always a professional review ... outstanding!

[@dirttraxtv]

Thank you!!

[@kevinlemoi7837]

@@dirttraxtv You are so welcome, these reviews are SO helpful when trying to decide what SXS to buy... much appreciated!

[@moose5.9]

I literally said this machine should exist years ago. I'm glad it's here cause I want it haha

[@shannoncantner894]

Braaap Tastic That’s their Atvs doesn’t mean it’s there uTV and razors

[@thatfeeble-mindedboy]

I don’t know the first thing about ATVs. I have never watched an ATV video. I Have watched a lot of review videos for all kinds of other things. So from the perspective of someone not distracted by the content, LOL, I have to say this video is absolutely first rate. … First off, as I said I know nothing about this subject, but I can tell when I am listening to someone who does. While very natural and conversational in nature, it doesn’t sound like you’re reading a script, but the long pauses, “uhh’s”, “aah’s”, searching for words, stumbles, stammers, and repetitions are refreshingly absent throughout. The overall pacing is right on the money, the camera angles are good, the picture is clear and focused and well-lit; and his mic seems to be where it needs to be. He has a very good command of the language in grammar and syntax, as well as vocabulary, he speaks clearly, doesn’t overuse technical terms, and explains complex things quite understandably. All of these things together seem to have become so incredibly rare these days… Watching a video featuring usable information, absence of fluff, war stories, or obnoxious background music, is a universally appealing use of time, as well as a prudent pre-purchase research tool. Anyway, … I realize you did not ask for it, but for what it’s worth: MY review of this review would yield five stars, hands down … In fact, I would hold this up as an teaching example for anyone who wants to produce their own videos - without hesitation.Good job… You should seriously consider making a video about making videos... title it: “How to produce instructional and review/test videos that give viewers what they’re looking for and not much else”. By the way; NOW I want one of these Polaris’s ...really bad… LOL

[@jnb894]

Nice video as always! I do miss the ''Pros and Cons'' at the end of your reviews tho!

[@alexyadron6609]

Polaris Rangers UTV are outstanding machines.

[@Kernalca]

do a video on the 2017 general.

[@dominike.2194]

you've earned yourself another subscriber

[@gabrielmcneal2657]

Great video!

[@bsharporbflat8378]

I'm thinking about replacing my Sportsman 850 Limited EPS for this

[@bbreckner9884]

can you do the maverick x3 when it comes out

[@moritzegger6291]

We buy one tomorrow so nice

[@johnward7970]

Can you rent this? Looking for a vacation in that neck of the woods.

[@espymanriquez4637]

I would love to buy any kind of side by side but the problem is that we have been trying to afford one for the past two years and haven't been able to find a cheap enough one or a good deal to buy one😭

[@Infamouscoma885]

Craigslist

[@biodot88]

Plenty of rock crawling rollover specials on CL

[@unclebilly1631]

Lease it?

[@husky9562]

Nice

[@davidmoon529]

After you buy it and pay off the loan what is it worth in 4 or 5 years ?

[@jasonlewis995]

6 cents.

[@Habs31]

@@jasonlewis995 well looking at the price of 2016 generals, they dont seem to have lost more value than any other machine really.

[@jasonlewis995]

@@Habs31 nope....off-road vehicles in general don't hold much value.

[@Habs31]

Jason Lewis well thats what i mean, in comparison to other off road vehicles, its lost what one can expect to lose on an offroad machine. Why compare the loss of value to anything else

[@jasonlewis995]

@@Habs31 polaris doesn't exactly have a reputation for longterm durability though. They're pricing is just more inflated up front than other manufacturers. Loads more yamaha rhinos still running around that polaris rangers. Not a knock to them, just a fact.

[@MrJAYjAY1960]

I'm not very familiar with the General but feel it would work for me. Is the General a 4 wheel drive ?

[@jamesmullarkey6793]

Jeff Travis yes it has 2wd and 4wd

[@MrJAYjAY1960]

James Mullarkey thanks.

[@itzreid2835]

And 1wd

[@triggerhappyreviews]

A very overlooked feature. My Honda has a rear locked diff and it tears the hell out of your yard.

[@williemaykit7940]

Any General owners hit whoops with it? Just wondering how it handles through them. I have a few different models of SxS I’m looking at and gathering information on.

[@ryanspencer9235]

Is the RZR Turbo or the Maverick Turbo better in open woods riding with occasional rock climbing?

[@REBELRIDERS]

Mavrick has more low end it will do a wheelie in low range

[@ryanspencer9235]

+REBEL RIDERS Okay Thanks

[@willreed2149]

The turbo models of each are really only going to help you in high speed situations such as dune riding. For rock climbing the turbo will be virtually useless as it wont have time to even spool up to give the extra power

[@davidmoon529]

How long do you think a turbo engine will last on an atv ? you think it will last the life of the loan you take out for it ?

[@malcolme4825]

I hauled a camper with mine

[@christophersmith8486]

3:50 lmao reeeeeeeach

[@dereknix5528]

The general actually has a 2000 pound towing capacity, read the manual. *Not trying to be a dick just trying to give the machine more credit*

[@toddfox2519]

I test drove the 2017 hunter edition and really liked the machine BUT the turning radius was horrible. That was the one issue that is keeping me from buying one. What is the rated turn radius on this machine, I can't find any specs on this.

[@johnlongwell7034]

Todd Fox get in a 2012 wildcat 1000 drive it through the woods for an hour or so then come back and complain about turning radius of a general....

[@hockeyfreak043]

Love this show,,,I have watched other shows. That they did a 3 yr review, an they say that they've having belt slip alot ?? Is this something that happens ??? Alot,,mabe if u got a better clutch..oh yea..they have put bigger tire on it...?? So the one guy said he was going bad to one size bigger than stock,,to keep the belt slip to a minimum,,this is the machine I want...but if thier is going to be belt slip all the time I dont want...but I so want..

[@blfjr2005]

it's a rzr 1000xp or a rzr turbo

[@WorkingOnRocks]

Im confused . How is a rzr or a maverick not a sport sidebyside . Buy the general is ?

[@ethanpiercey2635]

the rzr and maverick are pure sport side by sides when the general is a sport utility side by side

[@TheCamaro5]

The general has a usable bed and can tow. RZR and Mav are not made to do that.

[@WorkingOnRocks]

+Ethan Piercey its the same thing as ranger . Sould have named it the ranger s

[@ethanpiercey2635]

+Nicotine Junkies no. it's much better then the Ranger

[@TheCamaro5]

Nicotine Junkies re watch the video bud. It is more RZR than ranger but has the functionality of both. Big suspension with a big bed. Ranger has upright seating with a huge bed and top speed of 40-50. General has bucket seats with 80 mph top end. I mean go to Polaris website and see for yourself.

[@checkenginelighton1121]

People can throw things that make it look good and parts that make it have power......BUT can it live past 2 years.

[@bsharporbflat8378]

If you ask then it probably won't

[@JohnnyRebKy]

Live past 2 years?? Probably not LOL. Polaris reminds me of Shovelhead Harleys.......ride 2 hours, work on them 3. I wish Kawasaki would make a 1000 Teryx

[@ericsmallwoodd3977]

100% right bro~

[@mattbenson2497]

My ranger has 8,000 miles so that has to say something but it is only 3 years old so yeah they do last longer than 2

[@wickedmainah950]

How much as tested...that is the machine i want. I want to play on the trails and have the utility to plow and drag my private road.

[@padentuel5013]

wicked mainah about 20k but it’s September so you’ll find some amazing deals on them

[@danielblaeser2347]

They changed the lid

[@pepitogonzales4082]

porque no los venden mas baratos :,v

[@metaljackalope1801]

there is no such thing as a "razor 1000 xp turbo" as you say, or at least stock.

[@crowhunter6974]

If you are going to be picky, why not complain the horrible doors? I would much rather have a hard plastic center console and doors that don't require slamming to latch and disassemble themselves instead of the simply terrible flimsy doors that designed for this unit. I have looked at 4 different Generals, including a 2017 model and all of them require the door to be slammed to get it to latch and slamming them causes them to separate.

[@scottsheffield8232]

i hear ya...i guess they dont talk about defects......

[@stuntman660]

For $20,000 you would think it would have better quality doors!

[@WorkingOnRocks]

But

[@soybean70]

Darn near 80mph? NOT!

[@robertyenkel9121]

governed at 71, yet they say near 80,hahaha

[@fredpinczuk7352]

Looks more like an infomercial than an actual review.

[@ArticBeatle]

MSRP $20,299... Ouch

[@cloroxbleach6784]

10th like! lol

[@joseantoniofuenteshernande1424]

serves for children

[@bakabaka2061]

who would want to buy a polaris? Cheap parts, bad construction, prone to break downs. Count walking out of the woods.

[@theBuckeye927]

Literally hundreds of thousands of people