This nameplate debuted for the 2022 model year as part of Polaris’s all-new wide-open RZR family, introduced in late 2021 and positioned as the brand’s flagship naturally aspirated high-performance side-by-side. It was created to push Polaris farther into the extreme desert and open-terrain market, with the company highlighting it as a clean-sheet performance model rather than an update of an earlier RZR. From the start, it was offered as a 2-seat and later 4-seat family of vehicles, aimed at riders who wanted the most aggressive factory-built RZR package available.
The model quickly became the top end of Polaris’s recreational off-road lineup and served as the basis for later factory-inspired and racing-oriented variants. Its introduction marked a significant step in the evolution of the RZR line, emphasizing a stronger chassis, wider stance, and more advanced suspension tuning than earlier RZR generations. Polaris has continued to keep the nameplate in production through subsequent model years, and it remains part of the current RZR lineup rather than a discontinued or revived badge.
In enthusiast terms, this model is important because it represented Polaris’s move to a new benchmark for stock high-performance side-by-sides, setting the tone for the brand’s modern desert-focused UTV strategy. It also helped establish the “Pro R” naming within Polaris’s performance off-road range, where it stands as the naturally aspirated flagship against turbocharged and lower-tier RZR variants.