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Ski-Doo still has the best 600cc trail sleds. Hands down, no lie. The MXZx 600 E-TEC handles the corners like a Ferrari and the rMotion suspension is the best trail suspension out there. You can’t beat the E-TEC’s fuel efficiency either. It was No. 1 in our test fleet, while the 800 E-TEC had the honor last year. Renegade is still the best trail riding crossover, again the rMotion makes this sled that much better - better than the brochures brag, and that’s rare.
Polaris has the best value trail sled in the industry with the Indy 600. I like it better than the 600 Rush and it gives up nothing in performance to much more expensive models from other OEMs. It is exactly what we need right now in the industry, a reliable clean 2-stroke with a lot of power and superb cornering at a low price. The Switchback has a great rack! Yep, I said it… the rack system on the back of this sled is perfect and highly useful. The 1.5-inch lugged track also is exactly right for this sled and the retro paint job is a staff favorite.
Early negative ride impressions
We had more early problems with our Cats than we have had in several years.
The idler wheels on the CrossTour were installed incorrectly so the track prematurely shredded a set of hyfax before we caught the error. There was a service bulletin on it, so the dealer fix was free. We also had a ski-loop eject itself mid-trail. We aren’t sure if that was a set-up error or if the bolts worked themselves loose.