When Scott Swenson, the general manager for Polaris snowmobiles, stood in front of North America's snowmobile press corps in January to introduce the new 2009 Polaris snowmobile line-up, he got directly to the point. For next year, Polaris will reflect an expansion of the Shift line of 'value' models, increase the presence of the 800cc performance twin, and further refine all areas of production to insure the best quality products.
Surprisingly, he prefaced his remarks and introduction of the 2009 models by stating simply and emphatically that Polaris expects to make really big news with its 2010 line. There had been rumblings of some totally new sleds to come from Polaris, possibly for 2009, but Swenson's comments make it clear that 2010 is the target.
If we had to guess, Polaris is not going to chance a second 'Fusion' when it debuts its 2010 models and is paying close attention to getting it right. We'll go along with that, as we also think that Polaris may well introduce some 'firsts' for 2010. Among them may well be an industry-first anti-lock braking system, which would be a plus for performance riders and a safety feature for touring riders. But we'll have to wait it out like everyone else to see what this half-century old snowmobile company comes out with in 2010.
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