Can-Am Outlander Max 650 HQ EFI 4 × 4

0 Its sturdy construction, when viewed from the frame and further down to all the quality components and the smallest details, allows it to overcome tremendous efforts.

It is no coincidence that the Can-Am Outlander in all versions (even more powerful with an 800 cubic meter engine and a weaker one with 400 cubic centimeters is available) consistently ranks highest in all comparative tests in the USA. The fact that we wrote that his success is not an accident is due to qualities that competitors often do not even come close to on paper.

It is this particular model, which we have tested on the steepest and most paved cartpaths, gravel roads, and last but not least, on tarmac when we “jumped” it on city errands, that is the perfect compromise between sportiness and usability. , two important characteristics. between quads are always highly valued.

With it, you will have a good reason not to go to the fitness studio. When driving fast, you need to work a lot (read: hold on to the steering wheel and move your buttocks left and right) when it slides sideways in the corners, and in winter, hang a plow on it or close the trailer with a hitch and go to work with pleasure. But it can also be controlled by an inexperienced driver, since the engine power to the wheels (using a button you choose to drive all four or only the rear pair of wheels) is transmitted through the automatic transmission.

A glance at the rear, or rather the chassis, reveals that it is not an old structure with a rigid axle, but a pair of individually suspended wheels, which is the very latest innovation in the world of these four-wheeled vehicles. Anyone who gives something to themselves has such a chassis or develops it at an accelerated pace.

Well, the Bombardier, or after the new Can-Am, was the first to do it. The novelty is immediately noticeable on the ground when the cart track is dug up by heavy rain, as well as when driving along potholed rubble. This is no longer the typical vibration or shock that can be transmitted to the driver, but only soft, calm damping of bumps, which significantly improves the ATV's ride quality at higher speeds.

In fact, the Can-Am Outlander now rides on paved surfaces as well as paved roads (all Can-Am ATVs are road certified and can drive in traffic jams) like a modern sports utility vehicle. The maximum speed that it develops is not 200 kilometers per hour, but a moderate 120 kilometers per hour. He could go even faster, but at this speed he is still quite calm and obedient while driving, in short, safe.

But more than a road, this is his house in the forest. We cannot imagine a better vehicle for hunters or managers of large forests where access or passage is difficult due to poor forest paths. Where driving an SUV is already extreme and demanding, this Outlander overcomes any obstacle with childlike ease. At the same time, it can carry up to 590 kilograms of cargo, which cannot be ignored. First of all, it does so without harm, as its limits are much higher than the average four-wheeler even hopes.

The Rotax four-stroke twin V-engine is very quiet and fuel efficient, and the balloon tires are much less damaging to the ground. Thus, even when there is no other way but to leave the road or off the road, you will not leave behind two deep wheels, but only a little crumpled grass.

The price tag of just under three million tolar may seem high at first glance, but when you consider the low maintenance and registration costs, low fuel consumption and cross-country ability in the most difficult terrain, the bill is more inclined in favor of such a fourfold price. Wheeler than a real SUV. The biggest disadvantage is that in rainy weather, you just need to put on a raincoat and you can carry no more than two passengers at the same time. It is true, however, that they will like the forest much more than the car.

Can-Am Outlander Max 650 HQ EFI

Test model price: 2.990.000 SIT.

Technical information

engine: 4-stroke, twin-cylinder, liquid-cooled, 650 cc, 3 Nm @ 58 rpm, electronic fuel injection, electric start

Energy transfer: infinitely variable automatic transmission, transmission to the rear pair of wheels or 4x4, gearbox.

Trunk load: sale up to 45 kg, entrance up to 90 kg

Suspension: single spring front struts, 203 mm travel, individual spring rear struts, 228 mm travel.

Tires: before 26-8-12, back 26 x 10-12

brakes: 2 spools at the front, 1 spool at the back

Wheelbase: 1.499 mm

Seat height from ground: 877 mm

Fuel tank: 20

Dry weight: 318 kg

Representative: Ski & sea, doo, Mariborska 200a, 3000 Celje, tel: [phone]

We praise

• utility
• ease and usability
• workmanship and materials
• large fuel tank and therefore long range

We scold

• price
• water can get into the rear small items drawer, but there is no drain

Petr Kavchich

• Technical information

  engine: 4-stroke, twin-cylinder, liquid-cooled, 650 cc, 3 Nm @ 58 rpm, electronic fuel injection, electric start

  Energy transfer: infinitely variable automatic transmission, transmission to the rear pair of wheels or 4x4, gearbox.

  brakes: 2 spools at the front, 1 spool at the back

  Suspension: single spring front struts, 203 mm travel, individual spring rear struts, 228 mm travel.

  Fuel tank: 20

  Wheelbase: 1.499 mm

  Weight: 318 kg