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The Élan was a popular snowmobile variant of Ski-Doo built by Bombardier from 1971 to 1996. [1] They were offered a rather large variety of options including 1 or 2-cylinder engines, different designs on the hood, and other choices.
In 2003 Ski-Doo introduced rider-forward REV chassis, which changed the sport and was followed by other manufacturers. In 2008 Ski-Doo introduced the XP chassis, which moved the rider further forward with major weight reduction. The XP was the lightest machine available, with power-to-weight ratios in the Summit models for the first time under ...
Ski-Doo is a brand name of snowmobile manufactured by Bombardier Recreational Products (originally Bombardier Inc. before the spin-off). The Ski-Doo personal snowmobile brand is so iconic, especially in Canada, that it was listed in 17th place on the CBC's The Greatest Canadian Invention list in 2007. Ski-Doo also has its own range of ...
Joseph-Armand Bombardier started producing the Ski-Doo in 1959 at the request of a priest. [56] The priest had asked Bombardier to make an economical and reliable means of winter travel. [57] The Ski-Doo greatly changed life in northern North America's isolated communities, where Ski-Doo replaced sled dogs by the end of the 1960s.
Can-Am was created as a subsidiary of the Bombardier Corporation in 1972, manufacturing high-performance motocross and enduro motorcycles. [2]In February 1998, BRP entered yet another market which was all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) by introducing a prototype of the Traxter - a utility based ATV.
In 1986, Bombardier acquired Canadair for C$120 million from the Government of Canada after it recorded the largest corporate loss in Canadian history. [10] In 1989, the company acquired Short Brothers. [11] By 1990, the first product of the company, the Ski-Doo snowmobile, had become its weakest part gaging up deficits and high inventories. [3]
The Rotax 447 engine displaces 437 cc, and is rated at 30 kW (40 hp)). [ 11 ] Subsequent evolutions of the early designs included the two-cylinder, two-stroke Rotax 377 , Rotax 447 , and Rotax 503 , all in production by 1985 [ 11 ] (the last of these, the 503, was discontinued in 2010-2011, by then the most popular engine it its class, and ...
The Grizzly snowmobile was equipped with dual 38 x 384 cm tracks and a single front ski. Dual front skis were available for the XP model. Dual front skis were available for the XP model. The engine was a 497 ccm Rotax 503 Scandinavia , which produced 38 HP (28 kW) at the snowmobile's maximum RPM of 5700.