The Polaris Sportsman 500 has been one of our favorite utility ATVs for years. It’s one of the true workhorses in the Polaris barn and capable of just about any task with just enough performance thrown in to make it worthy of weekend trail rides and playtime when the work was done. The trouble was, the Sportsman 500 was beginning to look a little dated, and with several new, extremely capable competitors entering the class, we originally thought the beloved Sportsman 500 would slip into the obscure existence reserved for all ATVs that never see updates. When Polaris announced “a few” changes to the ’09 lineup they had our interest, but we were totally blown away with what they had in store. What they delivered with the all new Sportsman 550XP is an amazing ATV that has raised the bar for every utility ATV to come.
For the rest of this write up, head to ATV Illustrated...
blog.atvillustrated.com/atv-of-the-year-...laris-sportsman550xp
