Polaris unveiled its 2025 snowmobile lineup on Monday night, March 4, pledging to deliver “the best performing snowmobiles for every rider.”
The brand targeted that in several ways – adding more power options to some trail and crossover sleds, high-tech semi-active suspension setups to others, stripping weight from mountain sleds and overall dropping a long list of quality improvements that will be seen throughout the lineup.
Even with a few models parked for model year 2025 due to high inventory levels, the brand still has a very long list of machines for consumer to dream about – whether they want a 9R-powered XCR or Switchback Assault, a 414-pound Pro RMK or a more modern Titan Adventure utility crossover.
We’ll cover 2025 Polaris mountain and utility machines below. The company also attacked many of its quality and reliability issues. Click through to read about them. The Indy and Switchback models will be covered here.
Polaris RMK Line Continues To Evolve
The 2025 Polaris mountain sled lineup changes in many different and interesting ways. The Pro RMK and RMK Khaos machines return with many updates that strip weight and improve reliability, while at the same time a new line of RMK SP models fill a hole that Polaris officials felt they had in their lineup.
Weight savings is always appealing on mountain sleds, so let’s start there. The brand says it stripped up to 7 pounds off of its already relatively light Pro RMK and RKM Khaos models thanks to a lighter and lower seat, an LED headlight, a lighter yet stronger driveshaft, a new rear suspension mounting bracket and new running boards. Those new running boards not only cut the dry weight, Polaris officials said, they’ll also clear out snow better, results in even more savings in “running” weight.
There’s also a new throttle system that pulls a little easier and has a revised flipper shape.
Beyond that, all Pro RMK and RMK Khaos models – available with either the 9R or Patriot Boost 850 engines during Snow Check or a Patriot 850 during the rest of the year – will feature what was previously called the “Slash” layout. That means they’ll have a short tunnel, shorter cooling system and essentially non-existent snowflap. Track lengths vary from 146 to 165 inches, and either 2.75- or 3.25-inch lugs, depending on which model you order between the playful Khaos and the more precise Pro.
Where does that leave riders who ride in more marginal snow conditions? There’s a new line in the Polaris mountain sled family simply called RMK SPs. They’ll feature the full-length, tapered tunnel, full-length cooling system, snow flap, standard RMK seat and Polaris IFP shocks. Like other RMKs, SP models will benefit from a lighter LED headlight and new throttle system, plus the returning QuickDrive2 final belt drive.
Snowmobile Products Manager Nels Eide described the new SP models as “the most approachable RMKs we’ve ever built,” stressing that they’ll appeal to riders who maybe aren’t chasing the most extreme conditions or who ride a fair amount of trails on their way to the playgrounds. They’ll be available in-season with either a 850- or 650-class naturally aspirated twin-cylinder engine with a 15- by 155- by 2.75-inch Series 8 track.
Polaris Utility Shakeup
While a few brands continue to narrow their utility or utility crossover offering, Polaris seems determined to give segment dominator Ski-Doo a run for its money. For 2025, that’s reflected in a revival of the Titan lineup with a couple of new models.
After narrowing the Titan lineup to one model with a rather mundate four-stroke engine last year, the new 650 Titan Adventure offers not just a new engine option but also a move to a new chassis and suspension.
Previous Titan models were on the Axys platform, but the new 650 Adventure is on a wide version of the more modern Matryx. But with the reactive 650, some of the outlandish fun factor of the previously discontinued 800 Titans returns.
This is far more than just new bodywork, however. Designers spent an immense amount of time considering how big, widetracked machines are used and designed components for those specific needs.
That’s reflected many ways in this new 650 Titan Adventure. For instance, there’s a new BackTrack 20 articulating rear suspension and TrailBreaker skis that are very specifically designed to make backing up easier and to make it far less likely the rider will get stuck when doing so. Also, a new high-clearance front end features steel control arms and extruded spindles for strength.
The new 650 Titan Adventure can be ordered with a 20- by 155-inch track with either 1.5- or 1.8-inch lugs. It has a gear high/low/neutral/reverse transmission, rack, tow hitch, passenger seat and much more.
A ProStar S4-powered Titan also returns in the Axys chassis, as well as a fleet of Voyageur utility crossovers with 15-inch wide tracks.
Like I said until Polaris can get their CRAP together, avoid them at all costs, you will not be happy and they will be in the shop or have a do not ride on them more than you will be riding them. And now from what I understand about the fuel spark issue you have to put the setting on the gauge to the lower performance setting, that’s NOT WHAT I PAID FOR with a so called performance sled maybe people should be talking about a class action lawsuit because your not getting what you paid for and Polaris doesn’t seem to care.