Can-Am Maverick X3 X RC RR First Drive: With 200 HP, Sometimes Less Is More

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Can-Am Maverick X3 X RC RR First Drive: With 200 HP, Sometimes Less Is More
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As applies to the vehicle’s power and width, not necessarily the number and variety of letters in its name.

for example, which packs a 240-hp engine, seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, and 25 inches of suspension travel. These high-performance vehicles aren’t without drawbacks, however, as the Maverick R sports an SUV-like 77-inch track width and can cost nearly $45,000.While having the highest-spec'd ride in the group is great for bragging points, more often having the correct tool for the job at hand pays better dividends. And for most, that’s a vehicle measuring less than 66 inches wide.

Powering Turbo RR models is a turbocharged 900cc inline three-cylinder Rotax ACE engine. The engine churns out a potent 200 hp that, when combined with the vehicle’s sub-2,000-pound curb weight, offers blisteringly quick acceleration. Power is routed through a continuously variable automatic transmission with a P-Drive roller clutch primary and Quick Response System X technology that’s said to improve engagement and response.

To get a feeling for how the Can-Am Maverick X3 X RC Turbo RR functions in the real world, we loaded up and headed out to Johnson Valley, home to the infamousis about 74 inches), we feared we’d spend the day bouncing between the two-tracks like a pinball. Thankfully, the Maverick’s 64-inch track width is still enough to easily straddle the ridges while allowing us to easily avoid rocks and other tire-cutting obstacles that often line the edges of the trail.

Bumps, humps, and jumps are dispatched with ease thanks to that big-time 18 inches of wheel travel and 2.5-inch Fox QS3 dampers. Our preference for higher-speed desert running is to leave adjustable shocks in the firm setting, and this works quite well in this vehicle. With 14 inches of ground clearance, we rarely found ourselves hitting bottom, but when rocks did get kicked up, we were grateful for the skidplating found on the front lower control arms and rear trailing arms.

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