Ranger utility side by sides are workhorse UTVs for hauling and towing – loved by farmers, ranchers, hunters and homeowners. Ranger UTVs feature on-demand all-wheel drive and 2,500 pounds of towing capacity.

Huntsville, Alabama Polaris manufactures its fully electric RANGER XP Kinetic off-road vehicles at the Company's more than 900,000-square-foot manufacturing facility located in Huntsville, Alabama.

Polaris Ranger® 1000 EPS

• All-new purpose-built, single overhead cam engine.
• 55 lb-ft of torque at lower RPM.
• Smooth, quiet power and outstanding low speed performance.
• Class-leading 2,200 lb towing capacity.
• 1,000 lb cargo box capacity.
• Gas-assist dump box for easy unloading.
• 12" ground clearance.

1999 1999. The first Polaris RANGER side-by-side vehicle was purposefully made to be a 6x6 so it could readily be classified as an off-road vehicle, with a top speed faster than 25 mph.

Polaris Inc. is an American automotive manufacturer headquartered in Medina, Minnesota, United States. Polaris was founded in Roseau, Minnesota, where it still has engineering and manufacturing facilities.

Polaris RANGER: UTVs (Utility Task Vehicles)

Textron, Inc. purchases Polaris; keeps manufacturing operations in Roseau, MN.

Roseau, MN Roseau is the birthplace of Polaris and continues to be our largest US manufacturing operations to-date producing snowmobiles and the off-road ATV, the SPORTSMAN.

The North Star or Pole Star – aka Polaris – is famous for holding nearly still in our sky while the entire northern sky moves around it. That's because it's located very close to the north celestial pole, the point around which the entire northern sky turns.

Polaris Proud We've been a proud American company since 1954, and US-based manufacturing and innovation are core to our vision and strategy. We have some of the best and brightest people in the world using their passion and knowhow to build right here in America.

American Made ATVs Polaris is based in Roseau, Minnesota, USA. Components are mostly manufactured in Osceola, Wisconsin and the vehicle assembly in Roseau, Minnesota. Now that's what we call an American made ATV.

Like all stars, Polaris is made of gas in layers around a core, where nuclear fusion occurs. As its gravity pulls the outermost gas inward, Polaris develops an opaque layer just under the surface that doesn't let light through easily, dimming its glow.

Interesting Facts About Polaris:

• Polaris is only visible in the northern hemisphere.
• Polaris has been a visual aid to navigators and astronomers for centuries.
• Polaris is a three-star system (Supergiant Polaris A and two smaller companions)
• The companion stars (Polaris Ab and Polaris B) are both yellow-white dwarfs.

A ranger is typically someone in a law enforcement or military/paramilitary role specializing in patrolling a given territory, called “ranging”. The term most often refers to: Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with protecting and preserving protected parklands and forests.