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COPYRIGHT 2006 Ehlert Publishing Group
In the last issue of ATV Sport, we gave you a sneak peek look at the all-new 2007 Can-Am Renegade 800. We said then we needed more time on the unique ATV before we could give you more feedback. We were given another couple of hours to ride the Renegade--the industry's largest displacement sport quad ever--and we're glad we did. Even though Can-Am calls the Renegade a segment definer and extreme-terrain vehicle, we compared its specs to five other quads used as rec-sport models by the ATVing public (see Weights And Measures sidebar).
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In the beginning ...
Code named EVOQS, the Can-Am Renegade was top secret until it was shown to the ATV journalists at Durhamtown Plantation in Georgia. Before the Renegade actually arrived in its production dress, however, Can-Am's engineers and design team spent countless hours trying to give the quad the look of an extreme-terrain vehicle. That started with artist renderings. Every drawing gave the four-wheeler a futuristic Sci-Fi look. We saw a couple cool rides on that sketch hard to choose only one. After deciding on the model, a scale model was produced and then the team took a full-scale Can-Am quad and added a clay facade. It takes hours and precise tooling to create a clay overlay and we're glad Can-Am decided to show us this stage of the machine's development.
Can-Am said a lot went into the design element on this quad. Though we're calling the styling a love/hate design, it was cool to hear that every Can-Am carries a V-shape configuration, high edges and aggressive cuts. The design team didn't slap new plastic on an Outlander 800 and call it good. They looked at every angle of this ATV and made it unique and detailed. There are "shark gill" grooves in several locations, stylistic molds and patterns around the headlights and floorboards, which look like a skilled arachnid spun them....
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