Introduced for the 1995 model year, this Polaris ATV line became a landmark in the brand’s off-road history. It arrived as a practical 4x4 machine and is widely remembered as the first 4x4 ATV with an automatic transmission, a combination that helped define the modern work-and-trail utility ATV. From the start, the nameplate was aimed at riders who wanted one vehicle that could handle chores during the week and recreational riding on weekends.
Over time, the lineup evolved from a single utility-focused concept into a broad family of ATVs spanning recreation, sport, trail, touring and work-oriented uses. That expansion helped the nameplate become one of Polaris’s core off-road identities rather than just a single model. The platform is especially significant because it helped normalize automatic, easy-to-use 4x4 ATVs for a wide audience, influencing how many riders expected an all-purpose ATV to behave.
The nameplate has remained an important part of Polaris’s ATV business and is still in production today. Modern versions continue to emphasize the traits that made the original successful: approachable operation, utility capability and versatile all-terrain performance. A 40th-anniversary celebration in the current lineup also underscores how long the nameplate has been part of Polaris’s ATV story.