Compare And Contrast Maverick

Every year companies produce new and better products. They add new features to make the products more eye appealing to their customers. ATV’s used to be nothing except a machine with only four wheels, one seat, and handle bars. Today’s ATV’s have many modern accessories such as radios, auxiliary plugs, speedometers, and even a thermostat. You can now put doors, a roof, and even a windshield on an ATV. All of these modern objects that are being applied are causing the prices to increase. If a customer was purchasing one of these all-terrain vehicles, they would most likely buy the 2013 Can- Am Maverick 1000R. Can- Am has changed riding an ATV all together by making the ride more enjoyable and relaxing. The customer will find that there are many similarities between the Can- Am Maverick and the Polaris RZR but there are also a few differences. Research shows that the Maverick is one of the most powerful two seated sport side by side. This ATV also has a D.E.S.S. security system that controls the speed by using different keys (Allred). Matt Allred from atv.com, states that the Maverick provides 10% more horsepower and 40% more force than its leading competitor, the 2013 Polaris RZR 900 XP. It has a total of 101 horsepower (Crowley). The maverick has many
Although the RZR is lighter by 71 pounds it is more unstable traveling at high speeds (Allred). There are many features that can be added to the RZR such as doors and roofs, but they can be very expensive. The Polaris RZR can only hold 7.25 gallons of gas compared to the Mavericks 10 gallons. The problem with the RZR 900 XP is that it has a smaller motor compared to the Maverick. It has an 875 cc 4-stroke DOCH Twin Cylinder Engine (Allred). The RZR has many safety accessories such as the roll cage, safety bar inside the cab, and 5.3 harnesses on each seat (Dawes). The cab of the RZR is really small with very little moving