Ranger 1500 XD. Another Polaris over the "accepted" engine size for ATV's/UTV's

[DG Rider]

2024 POLARIS RANGER XD 1500 - UTV Guide

With its unprecedented capability, brute strength, and unmatched comfort, the new extreme duty class of RANGER side-by-sides are engineered with the first-ever ProStar 1500cc 3-cylinder engine that offers an industry-leading 110 horsepower, the industry-exclusive STEELDRIVE automatic...

utvguide.net

 

[DG Rider]

The biggest deal here is the transmission: no more rubber band. It's now a steel band...

 

[DG Rider]

No low range.

These things will probably RIP for the mud guys.

 

[Backwoods]

I saw their pics before I think they look better. I expect more manufacturers to break their little “pact”.

 

[HondaTech]

The biggest deal here is the transmission: no more rubber band. It's now a steel band...

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More s*** to break, CVTs were a disaster for cars and still can be for certain models and if not maintenance properly.

Remember kids, you can't spell Polaris without P-O-S.

 

[DG Rider]

More s*** to break, CVTs were a disaster for cars and still can be for certain models and if not maintenance properly.

Remember kids, you can't spell Polaris without P-O-S.

I have a hard time recommending a Nissan due to those trannies. I do a few a year.
I wonder if this tranny is sourced or done in house?

 

[Remington]

No low range.

These things will probably RIP a big BON FIRE for the mud guys.

Fixed it for ya 🤣

 

[DG Rider]

Fixed it for ya 🤣

Probably has an all new stronger plaque in the bed blaming gas cans.

 

[Remington]

I have a hard time recommending a Nissan due to those trannies. I do a few a year.
I wonder if this tranny is sourced or done in house?

According to the guy I bought a fifth wheel hitch from recently who is a engineer that works for Polaris. He said in discussed a lot of their issues with fires and quality is their outsourcing of manufacturing and parts. He said the top brass can’t seem to fathom or understand that. So I highly doubt it’s in house.

 

[Smitty335]

According to the guy I bought a fifth wheel hitch from recently who is a engineer that works for Polaris. He said in discussed a lot of their issues with fires and quality is their outsourcing of manufacturing and parts. He said the top brass can’t seem to fathom or understand that. So I highly doubt it’s in house.

It's all about money these days.

 

[Scrappapotamus]

After watching the video, I noticed they also have an EV version. Considering all the fires started by Lithium batteries and chargers, maybe they've taken their Pyro builds to the next level. Can you imagine what a piece of s*** it has to be and the thought of having one repaired at some of their dealers. We have people constantly asking wether Kubota offers an EV side by side.

 

[906UP]

According to the guy I bought a fifth wheel hitch from recently who is a engineer that works for Polaris. He said in discussed a lot of their issues with fires and quality is their outsourcing of manufacturing and parts. He said the top brass can’t seem to fathom or understand that. So I highly doubt it’s in house.

Agreed, there's no way Polaris designed this trans from the ground up, that looks like a typical automotive unit. If I were to guess it's a Jatco. They have a lot of different models of CVTs and sell them to many different OEMs.

 

[lee]

It's all about money these days.

Enlighten me @Smitty335 who exactly is giving it away for free?

 

[JACKAL]

Enlighten me @Smitty335 who exactly is giving it away for free?

It's really not fair to pick on the Special Ed kids. But, I do it to him because he is "Extra" special

 

[DG Rider]

If I were to guess it's a Jatco. They have a lot of different models of CVTs and sell them to many different OEMs.

That is what I suspect as well. Used to be owned (at least in part) by Nissan.

The smaller Nissan cars seem to start having issues with them by 130k or so. A few go much longer, some take a s*** at less than that. None of them seem to do as well as a conventional automatic.

The good news is that most Nissan dealers stock several as part of Nissans reman program. Even comes with fluid. All you need is 5k bucks or so, and it will be new again...for another 130k miles

 

[Mopower58]

After watching the video, I noticed they also have an EV version. Considering all the fires started by Lithium batteries and chargers, maybe they've taken their Pyro builds to the next level. Can you imagine what a piece of s*** it has to be and the thought of having one repaired at some of their dealers. We have people constantly asking wether Kubota offers an EV side by side.

EV sxs like an electric golf cart. 🤣

 

[Mopower58]

Agreed, there's no way Polaris designed this trans from the ground up, that looks like a typical automotive unit. If I were to guess it's a Jatco. They have a lot of different models of CVTs and sell them to many different OEMs.

Similar to Honda cars?

 

[P1K5Dave]

I can tell you I ain't buying no car with a CVT. I'll keep that limited to my snowmobiles.

From what I've gathered, there are a lot of them out there now. You guys mentioned Nissan and I know a guy that bought a used Nissan for his kid and wound up sending it to salvage when they found out what it would cost to fix it. I drove a Toyota rental car last year with a CVT. I'm wondering what Toyota's record is with them. Are all of the manufacturers plaguing their customers with crapcan CVT's?

 

[Mopower58]

I can tell you I ain't buying no car with a CVT. I'll keep that limited to my snowmobiles.

From what I've gathered, there are a lot of them out there now. You guys mentioned Nissan and I know a guy that bought a used Nissan for his kid and wound up sending it to salvage when they found out what it would cost to fix it. I drove a Toyota rental car last year with a CVT. I'm wondering what Toyota's record is with them. Are all of the manufacturers plaguing their customers with crapcan CVT's?

I think they are normally good till around 100,000 miles. I checked 3 or 4 years ago and it was generally cheaper to replace the whole unit versus overhaul. That might have changed now.

 

[906UP]

Similar to Honda cars?

Yup, I know Nissan, Subaru & Honda used Jatco. Think Toyota may have in the early days but they build their own boxes now. I worked on the one GM is building now for the Trax size cars. Stupid high oil pressures in them......think it was 15000 psi if I remember correctly.