Let's face it, the 2009 Ski-Doo MXZ 550X is one generation removed from being a truly great buy. At US$6,599 the fan-cooled 550X version in Ski-Doo’s popular MXZ model line probably has one season left in its current form. But, even now, if you can pop for another 700 bucks and move to the 2009 MXZ Trail, we’d say do it. That’s hard for us to say because not only do we truly enjoy the fan-cooled 550, but also we own a 2006 version.
Because we own an older 550 fan-cooled, we recognized the hard truth that the 2009 version is not that much different from the 2006 MXZ 550X that we own. What we have enjoyed most has been the absolute joy we got from riding the 550X. At 435 pounds it has been one of the lightest sleds on the market. You can toss it into the turns with total abandon, feeing confident that its dual runner Pilot 5.7 skis will bite and let you steer easily into and out of the tightest corner.
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2009 Ski-Doo MXZ 550X Review on Snowmobile.com
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