RZR Racing has been on one thing of a tear lately. The workforce partnered with Sebastian Loeb Racing and put Brock Heger within the driver’s seat. Then it received the Dakar. Twice in a row. And the machine that did it’s now going into manufacturing facility manufacturing.
Thirty items of the Polaris RZR Professional R Manufacturing unit might be made in 2025, all of them race-ready machines with customization choices for groups to turnkey onto the dust. This would be the solely OEM-produced race utility job car (UTV).
Polaris says that what it is discovered from back-to-back Dakar and SCORE competitors wins has all gone into the brand new Professional R Manufacturing unit. The manufacturing model is constructed and offered in partnership with Scanlon Clarke Industries (SCi), a detailed companion to the RZR Racing workforce. SCi will deal with gross sales, post-sale assist, and elements provide for the machines. It’s going to act as a type of race workforce provider for these utilizing the brand new platform.
“By making this car obtainable, we’re empowering extra groups to raise competitors and set a brand new customary for off-road racing,” says Reid Wilson, President of Polaris Off Street.
The RZR Professional R Manufacturing unit machine begins as a shopper RZR Professional R, which we drove in Oregon in 2024 when the new 2025 model year RZR Pro series was launched. That customary Professional R mannequin is then modified to fulfill racing necessities, thus changing into the Professional R Manufacturing unit.
Modifications embody swapping the engine for a 2.0-liter ProStar Fury HO engine (which itself relies on the usual ProStar 2.0 discovered within the Professional R). The engine can output as much as 255 horsepower (187.5 kW). A rear-mounted radiator, built-in transmission oil cooler, and 500W twin followers are additionally added.
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Suspension adjustments embody MaxLink upgrades with Fox Reside Valve X2 shock absorbers and a Dynamix DV semi-active system. Alcon brakes and in-cab bias changes go along with the 35-inch BFGoodrich KR2 tires on Technique 407 bead-grip wheels.
Carbon fiber physique panels and parts make up for the added tools weight, which features a 130-liter gasoline cell (with dry break) and a lithium-ion battery pack for prolonged vary. Kevlar Sparco seating, an built-in steering wheel, and built-on spare tire and gear storage end the race readiness.
The RZR Professional R Manufacturing unit is constructed on the identical line as Polaris’ navy machines, and makes use of the identical mil-spec wiring and techniques. A MoTeC system for real-time management and efficiency knowledge logging can also be obtainable.
Polaris is pricing the brand new RZR Professional R Manufacturing unit at US$139,999 earlier than choices. In a cellphone interview with the Polaris/SCi workforce, New Atlas discovered that the 30 autos to be made in 2025 are to be offered first-come, first-served to race groups. Manufacturing might be adjusted in line with demand beginning in 2026 and past.
“Our perfect buyer is a race workforce that has the funding to compete, however can’t afford the R&D required to construct its personal machine,” says Craig Scanlon of SCi.
Supply: Polaris
