What’s Old is New Again

Just when you think we’ve been developing hot new technology never seen before.

Well, let’s just say that sometimes long-term memories are the best. For example, Polaris was playing around with V-configured engines nearly 40 years ago such as the 1969 V4 800cc prototype and an inline 4-cylinder motor displacing 1060cc that was built circa 1970. Haven’t things changed dramatically since then?

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And, while Yamaha points out that its underseat exhaust for its 4strokers has many advantages, it seems that Arctic Cat actually incorporated the idea into one of its 4strokers way back in the 1960s. That would be before Yamaha even got into the snowmobile business. Cat was ahead of its time.