Can-Am Strengthens its 2009 ATV Line-Up
You can tell the wife the new Outlander is needed for work, but don't let her see photos like this one.
Outlander
If you need to sell yourself on an excuse to have fun, Can-Am’s Outlander utility segment can help your cause. Like the Renegade, Can-Am’s Outlander also gets improved power for ’09. In addition to the revised power the Outlander 800R models get exclusive new styling to boot, with a new front fascia design featuring strong Can-Am DNA cues, as well as new bumpers on the XT package version.
The 2009 Outlander line of recreation-utility models returns as the base of the Can-Am line-up. The Outlander family comes in 800, 650, 500 and 400cc engine sizes – all with EFI, and each according to Can-Am - the most powerful in its class. In addition if you like to take someone with you when you ride the entire Outlander family is available in a two-rider Outlander MAX version. Also available is the Outlander XT™ value-added package version, and an Outlander MAX XT version. And, for 2009, all Outlander models come standard with a much-appreciated high-density polyethylene injection-moulded skid plate.
The Cadillac of ATVs, the full-featured Outlander MAX 800R EFI LTD two-up touring model is back with a new Radiant Red Metallic coloration. This bad to the bone Two-Up beast comes with an amazing package of factory-installed amenities including a removable GPS receiver, winch system, mud guards, cast aluminium wheels, and more.
Can-Am is serious about performance. Make no mistake, Can-Am is just as serious about Ourlander performance as they are with their DS450. So much so, it’s derived from race-proven product testing found on their GNCC and Baja 1000 race teams. Like the Renegade, this year’s Outlander gets a smoother power delivery from its 800cc Rotax® EFI V-twin engine.
Can-Am's Visco-Lok Differential progressively transfers power from a slipping front wheel to the gripping one – automatically with no buttons to push or levers to pull. Plus, there’s no wheel hop or driveline wind-up so the system is totally transparent to the driver and extremely easy to steer. What's more the system can lock up to 100% with no rev or speed limiter.
Perhaps the most noticable thing on the new 2009 units is the front fascia, which offers a more refined and updated appearance; this is exclusive to the Outlander 800R family.
Noteworthy items on the new Outlanders include a new high-density polyethylene injection-moulded skid plate, front and rear steel racks (100-pound capacity in front, 200 pounds in back), new decals which offer a sturdier lexan material. Also new for 2009 is a Digitally Encoded Security System (D.E.S.S.). There is an electronic code found in the key. This must match the code in the ECU to start. This is an industry first feature.
If you opt for the upgraded 800R EFI XT 2009 Outlander you’ll be spoiled with the following extras; a new front and rear bumper design, a BRP/Warn XL 3,000 capacity winch, (500 more pounds than the 2007 model), wind deflectors, Lightweight cast-aluminum wheels and Carlisle ACT radial tires. The XT will cost you nine hundred extra bucks, but the savings over adding these items after the sale is almost double that. And who wants to install all that when you can be out riding the machine? Plus the XT features are factory-designed, built to factory quality standards, factory installed, and backed by the factory warranty. All XT models come in black, yellow, red or camouflage
