2008 Ski-Doo Lineup

Up next is one if the most incredible changes ever in the history of sledding. Ski-Doo introduces a brand new chassis that reduces the sleds weight to the low 400 lb range. See 439, almost 50 lbs lighter than previous generation, and a huge fan favorite the Rev.

This all new chassis is 37% stronger than the previous Rev. Pretty incredible considering the weight loss. Lots of engineering went into this. Weight loss was also found in their new SC5 rear suspension.

Engine choose were to remain the same from last year, 1000, 800, and the 600, but in April Ski-Doo decided to do away with the 1000, leaving only Arctic Cat as the 1k in 2 strokes.

Also note the new Rev-XP chassis is only available at this time in the 800 class. The 600 will remain the the older, but popular Rev platform.

I had a chance to sit on and play around with a 2008 Rev-XP 800R at the Snowmobile Expo in West Yellowstone. First thing was, they had it setup on digital scales so you could see the weight. Including when someone got onto it upping it to between 650-700 lbs, proving the scales did work, but accuracy remained a question.

The chassis looks and feels great. I have no worries there, my only concerns were with the "cheapness" of all the other materials. Hood plastics were paper thin, I could even see the handlebar risers flex when tugged. Now I'll give Ski-Doo the benefit of the doubt here as this was a prototype model, but hopefully they beef up a few of those areas.

It'll be a make or break year for Ski-Doo with this new chassis and we can't wait to see how it holds up after some major pounding.

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