POLARIS SLINGSHOT MANUAL
Yes manual transmission and fun, barely… (point is, something like this new Motorcycle Car motor would be a heavy upgrade! I mean forget the swap for the Nissan 1.6 litre turbo motor, y’know?) for example.Īnd my little Nissan 1.6 litre car revs to 7000, which is considered high for a car. The line between motorcycle and car engines actually becomes blurred in things like watercraft, with their too-big-for-motorcycle Kawi motors, sometimes supercharged etc. These things would be fast with the 2.3 GM motor in them, heheh… I mean fast enough to be plenty of fun (and brutal on that rear tire).īut, what – Polaris has basically created their own 2 litre ‘car engine’ now? That revs to 8500? Excellent. More details at the Polaris website, if the thought of a fully-enclosed three-wheeler with a steering wheel is tempting to you … In Canada, pricing starts at $33,499 for the Slingshot SL, and $37,999 for the Slingshot R. In all, the Slingshot is supposed to be about 70 per cent new parts, thanks to the re-design. There’s a 7-inch TFT screen, and 100-watt Rockford Fosgate audio system. The Ride Command system is included, same as on Polaris’s larger touring motorcycles sold under the Indian brand. Naturally, the Slingshot comes with schmancy electronics, including two ride modes (no doubt more will be available either from the factory, at additional cost, or from tuning shops at some point). The bodywork has also been revised, and the interior of the cockpit. Polaris has updated suspension and chassis, although we haven’t seen the exact details of what’s been done. The Ecotec engine gave the Slingshot 164 hp, so both the standard and hot-rod versions of the new Slingshot are more powerful than the outgoing model.Īlong with the five-speed manual transmission, Polaris will also offer a hydraulically-actuated auto-shifting gearbox with five speeds. The engine in the Slingshot SL will make 173 hp at 8,500 rpm (and 120 lb-ft of torque), and the Slingshot R’s engine will make 203 hp at 8,250 rpm (and 144 lb-ft of torque). The ProStar will be available in two versions. It’s a proprietary Polaris motor previously, the Slingshot used GM’s four-cylinder 2.3-litre Ecotec engine (also found in such machines as the Pontiac Sunfire). The four-cylinder, 2-litre ProStar engine is the most significant change for 2020. The 2020 Polaris Slingshot three-wheeler has been unveiled, with a new engine, an option for an auto transmission, and many other changes.
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