Polaris Industries manufactures a full line of all-terrain vehicles (ATV), snowmobiles, Ranger utility vehicles in 2wd, 4wd or 6wd, Victory Motorcycles and EU rated quadcycles. Polaris no longer manufactures personal water craft or sportboats. Based in Medina, Minnesota. Stock symbol: PII. Owns approximately 25% of KTM of Austria.
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Corporate History
Polaris is credited as the first maker of production snowmobiles. Edgar Hetteen and Allan Hetteen were partners in Hetteen Hoist and Derrick Shop in Roseau, Minnesota. David Johnson partnered with Allan and Edgar Hetteen, to create a vehicle that could travel through snow. These vehicles' primary use was to make hunting locations more accessible. The employees worked overtime to finish their concept model. After creating it using a grain silo conveyor belt as a track and an old chevy bumper for skis, they had the first snowmachine. They sold it to "Silver Pete", the lumber yard owner, for $465. A second model was created, called the Polaris Sno Traveler. The first machines rolled off the assembly line in Minnesota in 1956. The original models weighed close to 1000 lbs. and moved at a speed of about 20 mph. They came in a two-tone paintjob (white below blue with a strip or chrome trim dividing them). Polaris is also the top selling brand for automatic quads. Edgar left the company in June 1960 and started a competing company called Polar Manufacturing in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. The company name later changed to Arctic Enterprises. That company continues on as Arctic Cat.
2008 Models
Snowmobiles Performance
- IQ Shift
- 700 IQ
- 600RR
- 600 Dragon IQ
- 700 Dragon IQ
- Turbo Dragon
Crossover
- 600 Switchback
- 700 Switchback
- Turbo Switchback
- 600 Dragon Switchback
- 700 Dragon Switchback
Deep Snow
- 600 RMK 144
- RMK Shift 155
- 600 RMK 155
- 700 RMK 155
- 700 Dragon RMK 155
- 700 Dragon RMK 163
- 800 Dragon RMK 155
- 800 Dragon RMK 163
Trail
- 120 Youth
- 340 Dump rider
- 550 LX
- SuperSport
- 600 IQ LX
- IQ Turbo LX
Touring
- Trail Touring DLX
- FS IQ Touring
- 600 IQ Touring
- FST IQ Touring
- IQ Cruiser
- WideTrak LX
- 340 Transport
2007 Models:
ATV:
- X2 500 EFI
- X2 500 EFI Deluxe
- X2 800 EFI
- X2 800 EFI Deluxe
- Hawkeye 4x2
- Hawkeye 4x4
- Outlaw 90
- Outlaw 500
- Outlaw 525
- Sawtooth Base
- Trail Boss 330
- Scrambler 500
- Phoenix 200
- Predator 50
- Predator 500
- Sportsman 90
- Sportsman 450
- Sportsman 500 EFI
- Sportsman 500 EFI Deluxe
- Sportsman 700 EFI
- Sportsman 800 EFI
- Sportsman 800 EFI Deluxe
- Sportsman 6x6
- Ranger 500
- Ranger 700 EFI
- Ranger 6x6
- Ranger RzR EFI
- IQ 600 HO
- IQ 600 HO CFI
- IQ FST
- IQ Dragon
- RMK® Trail
- RMK® 600 HO 144
- RMK® 600 HO 155
- RMK® Dragon
- SwitchBack™ 600 HO
- SwitchBack™ 600 HO CFI
- SwitchBack™ FST
- IQ LX 600 HO CFI
- IQ LX FST
- LX 340
- LX 550
- IQ Cruiser FST
- IQ Touring FS
- IQ Touring 600 HO CFI
- IQ Touring FST
- WideTrak™ LX
- Touring 340
- Touring Trail Deluxe
- XC SP 500
- Super Sport 550
- 120 Base
Popular Past snowmobiles:
- Indy™ 650
- Indy™ 600 XLT (Extra Light Triple)
- Indy™ lite
- Indy™ Storm
- Colt™
- Star™
- XC™ Models
- Vegas™ Base
- Vegas™ 8-Ball
- Vegas™ JackPot™
- Kingpin™ Base
- Kingpin™ Tour
- Hammer™ Base
- Hammer™ S
- Ness Signature Series JackPot™
2006 Models
All-Terrain Vehicles
- Sportsman models:
- 800 EFI
- 700 EFI
- 700 Twin
- 500 EFI
- 500 H.O.
- 450
- X2
- 6x6
- Hawkeye models
- 4x2
- 4x4
- Rec/Utility
- Sawtooth
- Magnum 330 4x4
- Trail Boss 330
- High Performance
- Predator 500
- Outlaw 525
- Outlaw 500
- Sport Collection
- Scrambler 500
- Trail Blazer 250
- Phoenix 200
- Limited Editions
- Sportsman 500 EFI Red Flame
- Sportsman 800 Browning Edition
- Sportsman 700 Browning Edition
- Sportsman 500 H.O. Browning Edition
- Sportsman 450 Browning Edition
- Predator 500 Cross Country
- Hawkeye Camo 300 4x4
- Youth
- Predator 90
- Sportsman 90
- Predator 50
Victory
- Vegas Jackpot
- Hammer
- Vegas
- Vegas 8-ball
- Kingpin
- Touring Cruiser
- Ness Signature Series
Racing
Polaris Racing is one of the big four factory racing teams on the World PowerSports Association (WPSA) Snocross circuit. With 44 signed riders they also run in HillCross, Oval Track Racing, and Cross Country Racing. The Polaris Racing Team won 8 different Championships in the 2006/2007 season. Arnar Gunnarsson (#26) won the Pro Open and Klara Björk(#89) von pro women at Iceland T. J. Gulla (#44) won the WPSA Pro Stock Championship, Ross Martin (#837) won the WPSA Pro Open Championship, Kylie Abramson (#87) won the WPSA Pro Women's Championship. Gabe Bunke (#74) won the USCC Pro 600 Class Championship and the USCC Pro Open Class. Dustin Wahl (#74) won the Pro Ice 440 Championship, the Pro Ice Formula Championship, and the Millennium 600 Open championship. Most all of the Polaris Racing riders drive the IQ 400 Racer or the IQ 600 Racer, depending on the class and the event.
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