[snovideo]

Updated pictures of the Defender XT CAB with the new tires and wheels.

 

[stonejb77]

Looks awesome! What size wheel and tire?

 

[Boogerhead]

BRP has promised a new toy every 6 months for next Four (4) years.
The defender and the new 6 X 4 are Two (2)
I am predicting the Commander as we know it will be gone maybe by 2018 model or sooner, it will be a REAL ATV Defender & a REAL Sport Maverick ATV.
Kind of like the Basakwards Polaris line up, now they have the General which is currently marketed as a face off against the Commander And the Defender
Although BRP is a Multi Billion Dollar Company, Polaris publicly acknowledged they did TWO (2) BILLION in ATV sales in 2015
That's BILLION with a Capitol "B"
I know this has been run up the pole before BUT, it is getting closer to the truth, the Commander as we now know it is doomed.
Just look at the aftermarket Parts and goodies available for the Polaris and even now the Maverick VS what is available for the Commanders, vendors are dwindling down.
"You can say you READ it here"

Oh my God! I'm driving an Edsel!

 

[snovideo]

Looks awesome! What size wheel and tire?

Tires are 30x10R-14. Wheels are 14x9, 4/137 bolt pattern, 5+4 offset, and rated for 1000 lbs. each.

 

[snovideo]

Oh my God! I'm driving an Edsel![/QUOTE]

I think it will be revised to be more user friendly (cab heat, noise, and maintenance access), but I don't think Can-Am is going to say to Polaris "You take this market share with the General". THAT DON'T MAKE SENSE !

 

[GINGER]

To tell you the truth in my opinion that Machine is But ugly .

 

[stonejb77]

Any clearance issues?

 

[snovideo]

Any clearance issues?

None that I'm aware of yet. I just got the new tire set on, so not 100% sure.

 

[snovideo]

To tell you the truth in my opinion that Machine is But ugly .

I sure have been worried about what you would think of it. Especially when you don't know how to spell Butt.

 

[Troy]

Lmao


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[NorthTrail]

Updated pictures of the Defender XT CAB with the new tires and wheels.

Sweet! That's the package and colour we are eyeing here except the HD8 motor. Look forward to more updates.

 

[Boogerhead]

To tell you the truth in my opinion that Machine is But ugly .

I sure have been worried about what you would think of it. Especially when you don't know how to spell Butt.

HaHaHa! Yeah take that Ginger! You spell like Acefire!

 

[snovideo]

Updated pictures of the Defender XT CAB with the new tires and wheels.

Sweet! That's the package and colour we are eyeing here except the HD8 motor. Look forward to more updates.

To my knowledge the Defender XT CAB model with the factory installed Heater and Hard Cab with Safety Glass Windshield and Hard Doors with Power Windows etc. is only available with the HD10 engine at this time. Maybe your dealer can buy and install it on the HD8 XT, or only the parts you want. And maybe Can-Am will offer it on the HD8 for the 2017 model. Of course, your dealer knows more about it than I do.

 

[Arly]

How do you like those doors? We have them on order!! If you could post detailed, up close photos of them, that would be very nice.

 

[snovideo]

Here are some pictures. The doors are well made and fit into the roll cage and cab sides very nicely. The vent windows in the front area are stationary (do not open). The huge side windows are power windows and do open fully all the way down and out of sight. Driver's door has control for both door windows. I know, the pictures could be better. John

 

[snovideo]

Did a short speed test yesterday. Got up to 65 MPH according to the speedometer. Was probably actually going a little faster with the larger size tires.

 

[Arly]

Thanks for the door photos, which are quite good by the way.. At least we know what we're getting now.

65!! Now I wonder why our HD10 max is just 38??!!!??!! Must be the pods are still on it........

 

[RnR]

I was invited by Can-Am to try out the Defender back in early October. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked the Defender for it's power, handling and features. I wrote a small review for it and you can check it out if you want... Can-Am Tackles The Heartland With The All New Defender SxS - Rocks and Ruts

 

[snovideo]

I put a temp gauge on the dash with a sending unit on the air outlet of the cvt belt drive housing so I could monitor the clutch and drive belt temperature. Went on a 55 mile run yesterday with the ambient temperature as high as 75 degrees F. The highest the cvt temp ever got was 138 degrees, with the average only about 115. That is great for long belt life. Vehicle speed varied from about 8 MPH to 40 MPH. My Commander cvt temp runs much higher, would average near 150 for an identical run. This new Defender has been superb for the first 200 miles.

 

[thenixons]

My husband and I just bought a new Defender HD8 DPS. We love it however when we execrate or slow down there is a "clank" every time that is very annoying. It is like there is slack in the rear end/transmission. it is not getting any better but the dealer insist that it is ok, it is making us very uncomfortable. We also found that the shifting is very hard, LOW is very hard to shift from, it has loosened up some in the High range but LOW still feels like I am going to break it if I push any harder to get it to park.