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With suicide doors, a dumping utility bed, and solid off-road capability, the Can-Am Commander Max is a powerfully useful and fun UTV. That sums up our experience with it after a couple of weeks in the wilds of Wyoming.

Greenworks makes hundreds of indoor and outdoor power tools that run on swappable battery packs. Now the company is using those same batteries to power a new e-mobility range that will include ebikes, an electric UV and an e-minibike.

After talking with a focus group of farmers, ranchers and hunters, Polaris locked itself in the factory to create a Ranger meant for the hardest work. The new Ranger XD 1500 bulks up on steel and delivers more power, capability and durability.

Finnish company 18 Wheels has prototyped one of the most bizarre off-roaders we've encountered: an electric all-terrain vehicle with ... well, the perfect number of wheels for a company with that name. Which is lucky, really. Imagine if it only had 16!

Although they may be classed as "utility task vehicles," many UTVs appear to be aimed more at outdoor adventuring. By contrast, the RVR is definitely designed to work for a living – and it's available in gas or electric models.

Honda has announced a new addition to its side-by-side UTV lineup. The new Talon 1000R-4 Fox Live Valve is wider and longer than the standard four-seat 1000R-4 to add more off-road capability in rough terrain.

Polaris has redesigned the RZR XP side-by-side. Designed for more rugged off-road use, the 2024 RZR XP 1000 sports a new chassis, engine and styling. We went to Tennessee during the rainy season, and got mud all over ourselves and this new rig.

The new Polaris Xpedition is an off-road vehicle that features more interior room for riders and more storage and accessory options. Polaris unveiled it at a virtual event where we gained insight into the company’s plans for this "adventure vehicle."

Polaris believes performance side-by-side UTV racing is ready to step up a level. So it's launching the "first full-fledged UTV class factory racing program," complete with a purpose-built race vehicle, a full-time crew and a dedicated workshop.

We'd all like to think we go fast on the weekend, but Polaris sales manager Eric Borgen's got the ultimate proof. Roped into co-driving the storied Baja 1000, he discovered he's been mucking about with his friends in the desert at a race-winning pace.

There are few things as fun as throwing rooster tails and sliding turns in the sand. Miles of sand dunes open to the public for ATV, UTV, and off-road vehicle driving are to be had near Glamis. We attended Camp RZR 2022 and saw it all first hand.

Leave it to the French to come up with a truly unique, adorable electric off-roader. The Kilow La Bagnole looks part mini pickup, part UTV and part shrunken Jeep CJ. It zips silently across rugged terrain via an exceptionally modest 16-kW powertrain.