Just stopped by a Honda shop that happened to have a 1000-5 out for pickup, killing a few mins this morning before we stopped at a job site, took a red one for a spin with some of my co-workers. Talked to the guy for a few mins who was picking it up and he let me drive it before he loaded it up.
Not sure if you are going to join the forum but you are awesome if you do and read this.
If the 1000 is what the owners of presently unhappy teryx and ranger owners are really looking for, then they will be jumping ship after a parking lot test drive, even with 4 southern fed men (250lbs average), its GOT SIGNIFICANT giddy-up. In low range he could get it to break the tires loose on pavement with @1000lbs of meat in it. 2 up it'd break the tires loose in high easy.
After we all drove it, one of the guys I work with is seriously considering getting rid of his 2015 ranger crew and getting the 1000-5.
LIGHTYEARS better performance than the 700 and I thought it was adequate for a Utility SXS that had a beefed up ATV drivetrain.
For the amount of available giddy-up and they way some will drive it, even though its not a SPORT machine, I think the front shocks STILL leave something to be desired.