This high-performance side-by-side nameplate debuted for the 2013 model year and quickly became a defining machine in the brand’s off-road lineup. Its arrival marked a shift toward a more performance-focused two-seat sport vehicle, aimed at riders who wanted dune-running and trail capability with a stronger racing-inspired identity than the company’s earlier utility-oriented offerings. Official BRP material for 2013 lists the model plainly in that year’s operator guides and specification sheets, confirming its first model-year appearance. A later BRP history page describes the next major breakthrough as the 2014 introduction of the 1000R, noting that the machine evolved into the current form of the nameplate while remaining central to the brand’s racing image.
Over time, the vehicle expanded from its original two-seat sport format into a broader family with multiple performance and utility-oriented versions, but the core nameplate has remained continuous rather than disappearing and later returning. That continuity matters: the original launch in 2013 established the model as one of the early benchmark sport side-by-sides in the market, and it has stayed in production through successive updates, special editions, and platform refinements. BRP’s current product pages still list the nameplate as an active 2026 model, which confirms that the line is ongoing.
Enthusiasts tend to view this machine as one of the vehicles that helped push the modern sport side-by-side segment forward. Its significance comes less from any single specification than from its role in defining BRP’s high-performance off-road identity and in creating a durable nameplate that has remained a major part of the brand’s lineup for more than a decade.