Rode the commander today

[summit889]

Met up with a few of the guys from Martin Motorsports today at BUMP. Got a chance to have some seat time in the commander. Was impressed with the power, especially the midrange. suspension was excellent, front needed to be turned up a bit and we didn't have a wrench. handles the bumps excellent. power i would say feels similar to my outlander 800 which makes sense given the extra weight. Overall i think people will be very pleased with this machine. My Rzr was nowhere close on the track. definately notice that the rzr has power steering though

 

[kingkris06]

they were at bump? i would have came out and had a look if i knew

 

[Crazy8]

Is it just the camera angle or is the Commander that much bigger than the RZR?

 

[summit889]

It's that much bigger. The rzr has a 2 inch lift and 27's. commander is 12 inches wider at the widest point on both. the commander does have a shorter wheelbase, but is longer overall.

 

[rzrgade]

That thing is huge ,try turning it around in the deep stuff on a tight trail...

 

[Rhino Rick]

Is it just the camera angle or is the Commander that much bigger than the RZR?

Wow it looks huge!!!

 

[Brute Force Boy]

Think I'll wait till the 1150cc rzr comes out.

 

[motrhed]

It's that much bigger. The rzr has a 2 inch lift and 27's. commander is 12 inches wider at the widest point on both. the commander does have a shorter wheelbase, but is longer overall.

The specs say that it is 58.6 inches wide
That's about as wide as a Prowler... which have difficulties fitting on a trail were a Rhino will go.
Short overhangs GOOD... long overhangs BAD, I guess they missed that class?
Perhaps the extra power and speed will come in handy when they have to take the road around the tight stuff!!
Should be interesting to see how the Commander will fair in the real world.

 

[dieselpowered]

Here is a thread with a Commander, Rzr, and Rzr S to give you a good comparison of the widths and lengths.

Commander Vs RZR Vs RZR-S pics - Can-Am Commander Forums