Worlds most powerful 4 wheeler

I went to bass pro shops today to look for some insulated bibs.
as you may know thay sale Artic Cat.
The guy was showing me the newest offerings.
according to him thay now have the worlds most powerful 4 wheeler.
it is a 2009 Thunder Cat. it is 1000 CC , thats right the Thunder Cat 1000
same motor that is in the New Artic Cat 1000 Prowler......
the sales guy said the thing is scary Fast. it has so much power.
it cost $ 10,000 Dollars . He said there also comming out with a Diesel
4 wheeler and a Diesel Prowler .
he also said thay should have the 1000 Prowler in with in the next week.

Here is a couple of pics of the Thunder Cat 1000.
this thing is bigger than the pictures look.

Chris.....

I heard about this over the last week or weekend sounds like it should be bad

Hey did you go over to the one by Discovery-Mills??? If you did , you should have called me, I can be there in 25 mins or so.

ChrisC wrote:

I went to bass pro shops today to look for some insulated bibs.

Whatsamatter? Yer strained carrots too hot and burnin' ya?? :D


Seriously, that's a hell of a lot of motor for a 4-wheeler !! Probably outrun an RZR.

DirtDawber wrote:

Seriously, that's a hell of a lot of motor for a 4-wheeler !! Probably outrun an RZR.

it will out run the shit out of an RZR. its got like 80HP..... :D
depending how its geared. i bet that thing could go 90 MPH or more.....

if its fast as thay say it will be a death trap. dude there said it will
smoke the tires off on pavement.

ridepate wrote:

Hey did you go over to the one by Discovery-Mills??? If you did , you should have called me, I can be there in 25 mins or so.

Ya pate it takes me about 45 min to get there.
i bought a soft back window. it dont fit worth a crap...
i may take it back. it was $50 bucks.

Chris mine fits fine.
They have the wrong in the box?
Just alittle loose at the top. I used velco strips at the top.

sc rhino wrote:

Chris mine fits fine.
They have the wrong in the box?
Just alittle loose at the top. I used velco strips at the top.

Sc is it the same one. mines says its for an artic cat.
maybe why it dont fit. you get it ftom bass pro shop.
maybe i am doing something wrong.

you got any pic of it on yours... :D

May be may not be. The Polaris 850 Sportsman has 2 more horsepower than this 951cc Cat. Cant tell ya about the torque though.

heres the CARB #'s for 2009

Polaris 850______69.06 hp
Can Am 800 R____67.05 hp
AC 1000_________65.84 hp
Can Am 800______61.7 hp
Can Am 650______55.4 hp
Brute 750 Carb____50.1 hp
Brute 750 EFI_____49.8 hp
King Quad 750____49.6 hp
AC Mud Pro_______49.06 hp
King 700_________48.5 hp
Polaris 800_______48.3 hp
Grizzly 700________45.6 hp
Polaris 700_______44.3 hp
AC 700 H1_______41.4 hp
AC 700__________41.4 hp
Grizzly 660_______40.9 hp
Can Am 500______40.4 hp
AC 650 H1_______39.3 hp
Rincon 680_______38.5 hp
Grizzly 550________36.9 hp
King 450_________36.7 hp

Wow , you would think the 1000 would have more power
than the 850. maybe it is detuned. i dont know.
i was just repeteing what the salesman said. ....
that go's to show what thay know. he was the one that said it had
like 80 HP. he was only 15 HP off.... :D

ChrisC wrote:

DirtDawber wrote:

Seriously, that's a hell of a lot of motor for a 4-wheeler !! Probably outrun an RZR.

it will out run the shit out of an RZR. its got like 80HP..... :D
depending how its geared. i bet that thing could go 90 MPH or more.....

if its fast as thay say it will be a death trap. dude there said it will
smoke the tires off on pavement.

Atv salesmen are just like car salesmen, dont know shit about what they sell! Just tell the customer what they think he wants to hear. Don't be so gullible The T-cat is old news it has been out for two model years now, it has 66 hp and cant hold a candle to the new polaris 850 with 70 hp. Its faster than a rzr because it weighs about 400 lbs less Its twice as fast as a whino So if you want to go faster than a RZR, buy you one.

I am waiting on the mud cat to come out by artic cat. It come fatory snorkeled and with 28" mud tires I beleive. ANd to beat everything they are still offering a warrenty to boot. That 1000 has a lower ground clearance by about 2" from the other a/c. It just does not appeal to me at all. Not for what I do anyhow.

firejunky wrote:

I am waiting on the mud cat to come out by artic cat. It come fatory snorkeled and with 28" mud tires I beleive. ANd to beat everything they are still offering a warrenty to boot. That 1000 has a lower ground clearance by about 2" from the other a/c. It just does not appeal to me at all. Not for what I do anyhow.

The mud cat should be out by now, saw them in a mag, snorkes and a lift kit on the 700 h1 model it should do good if they geared it down some.

GunRunner wrote:

firejunky wrote:

I am waiting on the mud cat to come out by artic cat. It come fatory snorkeled and with 28" mud tires I beleive. ANd to beat everything they are still offering a warrenty to boot. That 1000 has a lower ground clearance by about 2" from the other a/c. It just does not appeal to me at all. Not for what I do anyhow.

The mud cat should be out by now, saw them in a mag, snorkes and a lift kit on the 700 h1 model it should do good if they geared it down some.

Yep, they did gear it down and also beefed up the Horsepower as you can see above. Should be an awesome mud machine.

ChrisC wrote:

sc rhino wrote:

Chris mine fits fine.
They have the wrong in the box?
Just alittle loose at the top. I used velco strips at the top.

Sc is it the same one. mines says its for an artic cat.
maybe why it dont fit. you get it ftom bass pro shop.
maybe i am doing something wrong.

you got any pic of it on yours... :D

Yes, I got it from Bass Pro Shop.
You need to get the one for the Rhino.
I'll see if I can get a pic tonight.

Chris here are some Pics

Thanks SC.... thats the one i ordered today....

They are nice to keep the wind off of you.
But they do scratch easy, but should last for a year or two.

sc rhino wrote:

They are nice to keep the wind off of you.
But they do scratch easy, but should last for a year or two.

Thats ok , i only look behind me to see if i need to pull
gunny out of a mud hole. whitch i am sure i will haft to
do now.......

Always have to make sure you have your tow straps for rzrs.

Oh , i always have my Po Po tow strap.....

straps and alot of to give them.

It would be the new Sportsman, hands down if I were buying another wheeler. Right now, I am holding what I got and seeing if they wise up and drop that 850 motor into the RZR. Then I may consider a new toy.

They had some issues with the Thundercat when it first came out, but I do hear that it is one fast machine. I still like the idea of the newly built Polaris. It is completely different than any machine they have ever made. I have talked to a couple that rode it and they say it is unbelievable. I would like to have an extra 10k sitting around so I could buy one. I love my King Quad, but the extra speed and power steering would be nice.