Can-Am Strengthens its 2009 ATV Line-Up
photos by Bill Lanphier and Can-Am BRP
Can-Am's 2009 Renegade 800R certainly does get up and go! And this year's model does it a lot smoother. Thanks to a larger air filter, an optimized intake, a new ECU calibration and new camshafts the 2009 800R engine increases top-end power by nine percent. The smoother powerband makes the Renegade all the more fun, but even still inexperienced ATVers need not apply.
While we eagerly wait to tell you what’s new for the race-ready 2009 Can-Am DS450, (you’ll want to check back on August 1 for this), we can and will tell you all about what Can-Am BRP has done to improved their already impressive Renegade, Outlander and youth ATVs for 2009.
Renegade
Can-Am 2009 Renegade models are now nine-percent more powerful and offer a much smoother power delivery.
The new 800R version of the engine powers the Outlander and Renegade ATVs about a second faster than previous year's 800 H.O engine from 0-60 MPH. The revised calibration of the 800R engine improves power delivery. This makes the quad more manageable especially in low RPM areas like tight technical areas where you don’t want to fight a hard hitting snappy engine.
The Renegade 800R EFI and the Renegade 800R EFI XTM with their new power, and Renegade 500 EFI models return with the unique blend of sport handling and assertive looks, combined with 4x4 capabilities. Both the Renegade 800R and 500 are also available with a new red coloration for 2009.
Let's get right to your dream quad. The 2009 Renegade 800R "X Package" features a lot that the standard 800R doesn't. Included are; front KYB HPG piggyback shocks; compression and rebound damping adjustments;
high and low speed compression adjusters, rear KYB HPG remote reservoir shocks with high and low speed compression adjustments, sexy black centre-cast aluminium wheels with reinforcement rings, an aluminium skid plate, aluminium taper-profile handlebar with square pad, a premium embroidered X-package seat cover and and a bad to the bone black body with X-package graphics.
We need to talk more on Can-Am's impressive power-plant, which is used in the Renegade and the Outlander. It's a massive Rotax 800R single overhead cam liquid-cooled V-Twin. It has four valves per cylinder and is fed by a 46mm throttle body and two VDO Siemens fuel injectors. The sophisticated electronic fuel injection system automatically keeps the 800R engine’s performance at its peak, regardless of temperature or altitude. Power is everywhere, on the bottom, mid and top. We're proud to say this year's machine is easier and more fun to ride than last year's. It doesnt have that arm-yanking hit, but still hauls serious butt -- it just does so in a more behaved manner.
