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The 2024 CFMoto UForce 1000 XL. (CFMoto/) Ups A bargain for what you get, and one of the most affordable six-seat UTVs in America. Seventy-nine horsepower. Large accessory catalog. Makes the rest of the segment look overpriced. Downs Fit and finish occasionally reflects the price. Verdict Not the fastest or fanciest thing on the market, but no CFMoto is a bad choice, and the 1000 XL is no exception. For under $16,000, you get a six-seat, 79-horse utility rig with a 1,000-pound bed, a 4,500-pound winch, and a 2,500-pound towing capacity. Updates for 2024 are minor, mostly welcome bumps in dura ..read more

Our hero, serving. (The Drive/) Imagine this: You are in the Ozark woods. You are towing a canoe trailer with a pickup. A bearing on your trailer goes kablooey several miles from home. Did someone forget to adjust, repack, or service it? Probably. Blame isn’t important—you’re stuck. The bearing is so far gone that the trailer’s wheel won’t even stay on the spindle. You call your friend Todd. Todd is a former Army mechanic who once put a Willys wagon on a K5 Blazer frame. The two of you engineer a fix involving a Missouri Stream Team T-shirt, some zip-ties, and old grease. You cut the shirt in ..read more

This is one serious rig. (race-dezert.com/) If you want a hardcore racing rig, it doesn’t get much better than this, though the price might convince you otherwise. This 2015 Polaris RZR desert race UTV features a slew of upgrades and go-fast bits, and the owner said it has completed three Baja 1000 races in its life. There’s no official power output listed, but the seller has added numerous modifications, including an HMF exhaust, a UMP air filter, dual full-throttle batteries, Airdam clutches, and more. It rides on 15-inch OMF beadlock wheels wrapped in BFGoodrich KR2 tires. The suspension g ..read more

The Wrangler is pretty beefy out of the box. (TFLOffroad/) People love modifying their Jeep Wranglers, but the guys at TLFoffroad put a new one to the test to determine if all the mods are actually necessary. They put a 2024 Wrangler Sport S two-door through its paces on the trail and came out pleasantly surprised about its stock capability. Before going too far, it’s important to note that, despite sitting on the low end of the Wrangler lineup, the Sport S still costs more than $52,000—a far cry from “base.” It came with several options, including a $4,500 automatic transmission, a safety te ..read more

You can load your Gator with a 53-inch bucket and let the Gator drive itself to the dump site. (John Deere/) John Deere (Big Green) and Kubota (Big Orange) are front-runners for the titles of most recognizable and hardest-working UTVs. Deere’s revamped its two-model range of full-size Gator UTVs to allow them to do more work; the gas-powered Gator XUV 835 is now the Gator XUV 845, the diesel-powered XUV 865 is now the Gator XUV 875. The 845′s 812cc three-cylinder engine makes 53 hp instead of the 54 hp in the 835, but still tows 4,000 pounds. The 875′s 854cc three-cylinder makes the same 22.8 ..read more

Honda updated the Pioneer 1000-6 with a TrueTimber camo package for 2024. (Honda/) Ups Honda gave the Pioneer 1000-6 Deluxe Crew an amazing back seat, and its DCT is responsive. The tow/haul drive modes actually work, and the UTV offers solid towing and payload capacities. Honda also offers a ton of customization options, including three color choices and loads of accessories. Downs The front row could take a lesson from the back bench, Honda needs to simplify the controls, not as fun as some of its rivals. Verdict The Honda Pioneer 1000-6 Deluxe Crew is a solid choice and offers plenty of ca ..read more