The Ranger XP Kinetic is the ultimate electric UTV—at a high price
Utility terrain vehicles, also known as side-by-sides, are multi-seat off-road vehicles used for work or play, and their use is exploding around the globe. The market was once entirely composed of glorified golf carts, but we’re now seeing plenty of wild-looking off-road monsters with the kind of extreme performance that puts many full-size off-roaders to shame.
Whatever it’s used for, the average UTV lined up outside your local powersports dealer today is a serious machine—and it’s usually sold with a serious sticker price to match. That’s certainly the case with the one we’re looking at today, the Polaris Ranger XP Kinetic Ultimate.
As that lengthy nomenclature suggests, this is a powerful, capable, well-rounded UTV. It also happens to be electric, offering 80 miles (129 km) of range from a 29.8-kWh battery, which powers an electric motor sourced from Zero Motorcycles, with 110 hp (82 kW) and a healthy 140 lb-ft (190 Nm) of torque.
