Okay, here's my review. I went to Glamis today and took three demo rides in the Maverick. About a 2 mile loop following a quad. The Maverick does have plenty of power! I had a race rhino before this with a mostly stock engine, just K&n, exhaust, DynaTek ignition, and CVT mod. The rhino also had 14 inches of travel. The Mavericks in a hole nother ballpark! It was very exciting to drive and actually got my adrenaline going! I was mostly in 2 Wheel drive, but I tried 4 Wheel drive a couple of times. And I was mostly in sport mode, but I tried the sport mode off for about a minute, and it sucked! I put it in low range for a minute, and the sport mode is definitely off with it in low. I drove the base model, the next model up, and also one that had mohawks on the front and Sand tires unlimited blasters with staggered cut and they were shaved to make them lighter. I did not really like the feel of the one with the paddle tires. It did not steer very easy at all. And it also seem to want to steer to the left or right just little bit. Kind of darting back and forth. The ones with the stock tires steered very easy. I think I can see myself in this vehicle for the next five years or so. I did hear from someone out there that there's going to be three new side-by-side coming out next year. But they're all going to be 2014 models. For me, the perfect side-by-side would be the wildcat frame and suspension, but with a five or six inch shorter wheelbase, and a reliable motor with 150 hp. And a good turning radius. This is the closest to that yet. The XP frame is not strong enough in my humble opinion. And the wheelbase is definitely a little bit too short on XP also. The rear end on the Maverick was planted! Most side-by-side want to kick a little bit in the rear, but not this thing! I do all my own fabrication, including changing the valving on the shocks, and my initial impression is they got this thing perfect. Also I asked about the rear end and the front end being interchangeable with the commander. I was told that these are preproduction models, and the guys that are taking them out on the demo are not given information or the specs that are going to be on the production models. They did say that they think the front end is interchangeable with the commander. And Can Am rep also said that the rear end is larger than the commander with a larger ring in pinon and it is helical cut. I heard no whine out of the rear end. I also signed up for a 1 PM demo ride this Tuesday afternoon. I think I might go to that also so I can try it in the desert also, which is where I ride most the time.[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN_OSzkETi4&sns=em"]Can Am Maverick - YouTube[/ame]
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