This Honda sport ATV was introduced for the 2006 model year as the electric-start counterpart to the brand’s existing 450-class race quad. It belonged to Honda’s high-performance TRX family and was positioned as a more convenient, button-start alternative for riders who wanted the sharp handling and competition-oriented character of the 450 platform without giving up everyday usability.
The nameplate was closely tied to Honda’s motocross and off-road racing heritage. Its development drew heavily on CRF-derived engineering, which helped give the machine the aggressive, race-ready feel that made it popular with sport-riding enthusiasts and racers alike. Over time, it became known as one of Honda’s signature high-performance ATVs, especially among riders who valued Honda’s reputation for durability, predictable handling, and a broad, usable power delivery rather than just outright peak numbers.
Through its production run, the model remained part of Honda’s sport-ATV lineup alongside the kick-start version, but it was the electric-start feature that set it apart and made it the more user-friendly choice for many riders. Honda continued to list it in model-year materials through 2014, after which the nameplate disappeared from the lineup. There is no evidence of a later revival of this exact model designation, so its history is best understood as a single continuous production run from the mid-2000s through the 2014 model year.
For enthusiasts, it represents an important era in Honda’s sport-quad history: a factory-backed, race-inspired ATV built before the market shifted away from 450cc sport quads.