What Else Is New From Arctic Cat?
It’s a Riot. We’re not sure if it’s literal or figurative … we’ll decide that after we have riot on the Riot.
Arctic Cat has unveiled its new Riot lineup—the Riot and Riot X—and is billing it as a crossover sled that can attack the trails and deep snow.
From what we can tell, the Riot is more designed for the trail and occasional off-trail riding and the Riot X more capable of a 50/50 mix of trail and off-trail.
The Riot has laydown steering and smaller-lug tracks whereas the Riot X has a vertical steering post and 2.25-inch deep lug tracks.
Here are some details on each:
Riot
- C-Tec2 8000 engine; 165-class hp 2-stroke (Green/Charcoal) or C-Tec2 6000 engine; 125-class hp 2-stroke (Charcoal)
- New ARS II Front Suspension with Fox 1.5 Zero QS3 ski shocks (Green) or Arctic Cat IFP 1.5 ski shocks (Charcoal)
- New lightweight Cross-Action Rear Suspension developed exclusively for the Riot, with Fox 2.0 Zero QS3 rear track shock (Green) or Arctic Cat IFP 2.0 rear track shocks (Charcoal)
- ProClimb-7 G2 mountain skis
- Standard with electric start
- Track: 146-inch with either 1.35- or 1.6-inch deep lugs Cobra
Riot X
- C-Tec2 8000 engine; 165-class hp 2-stroke
- Mountain Front Suspension with Fox 2.0 Zero QS3 coil-over ski shocks (Green) or Arctic Cat IFP 1.5 ski shocks (Charcoal)
- New lightweight Cross-Action Rear Suspension developed exclusively for the Riot with Fox 2.0 Zero QS3 coil-over rear track shock (Green) or Arctic Cat IFP 1.5 rear track shock (Charcoal)
- ProClimb-7 G2 mountain skis
- Standard with electric start
- Track: 146x2.25-inch Peak