Why is Joyner UTVs so much better than the competition?
The second clue is the engines. Would you send a boy out to do a mans job? No. Then why put a Motorbike engine into a UTV? The short answer is because it is mainly Motorbike manufactures pushing the UTV industry along. Sooner or later a company like Joyner were going to figure it out and put a automotive engine and transmission into a UTV and leave the competition behind. Below is a break down of the 10 4X4 UTV engines that were in the Sidexside shoot out & one that was released soon after the shoot out. The Tomcar TM2 is not included here because it is only 2wd and not a 4wd UTV.
Arctic Cat Prowler 700XTX: 695cc Single Over Head Cam, 4-stroke, 4- valve, Fuel Injected with one piston. Arctic Cat Petrol. I gave up trying to find out the hp.
Cub Cadet Volunteer: 748cc V-Twin, Over Head Valve, 4-stroke, 4-valve Fuel Injected with two pistons.Kohler Aegis Petrol. 31hp
John Deere Gator XUV 620i: 617cc, Over Head Valve, 4-stroke, 4-valve Fuel Injected with two pistons. Kawasaki Petrol. 23hp
John Deere Gator XUV 850D: 854cc, Over Head Valve, 4-cycle, 6-valve, Indirect Injection with 3 pistons, Yammer Diesel. 24.6hp
Kawasaki Mule 3010 Trans: 953cc, Over Head Valve, 4-stroke, 6-valve, Fuel Injection with 3 pistons, Kawasaki Diesel. I gave up trying to find the hp.
Polaris Ranger 700 XP: 683cc, Over Head Valve, 4-stroke, 4-valve, Fuel Injection with two pistons, Polaris Petrol. 40hp
Polaris RZR 800: 760cc, Over Head Valve, 4-stroke, 4-valve, Fuel Injection with two pistons. Polaris Petrol. 55hp
Yamaha Rhino 700: 686cc, Single Over Head Cam, 4-stroke, 4-valve, Fuel Injection with one piston. Yamaha Petrol 22hp
Joyner Renegade 800: 812cc, Double Over Head Cam (Twin Cam), 4-stroke, 12-valve, Fuel Injection with three pistons. Chery Petrol 58hp.
Joyner Trooper 1100: 1083cc, Double Over Head Cam (Twin Cam), 4-stroke, 16-valve, Fuel Injection with four pistons. Chery Petrol 86hp.
The Kawasaki Teryx was released after the sidexside shootout but just for interest sake here is their specs.
Kawasaki Teryx 750: 749cc, Single Over Head Cam, 4 stroke, 8-valve, Carburettor with two pistons. Kawasaki Petrol. 27hp
Some of these top of the range UTV engines don't rate very high in my book so for interest sake below is the entry level Joyner UTV to compare with.
Joyner Commando 650 C2: 644cc,Over Head Valve, 4 stroke, 4-valve, Carburettor with two pistons, Isuzu Petrol. 26hp
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