$26,999 MSRP / 181 HP

• the second-fastest rzr

• restyled for 2025

• an rzr lineup sweet spot

Budget bonkers.

Polaris makes two full-on sport rigs—this is the cheaper of the pair. The range-topping RZR Pro R is fast, stable, and expensive, but that machine starts at $35,000. The Pro S, one step down, costs $8000 less.

The S is slower than the R, and its wheelbase is shorter. It’s less planted at high speed and less comfortable on rough terrain, but you’d have to run the two back-to-back to notice or care.

Bonus: Like the RZR Pro R, the Pro S got a tasty restyle and an improved interior for 2025.

The S is still a weapon, one of the best and most sorted sport side-by-sides money can buy. Until the 2025 model year, Polaris called it the RZR Turbo R. The 2025 model year brought new styling and a nicer interior.

How much power does it make?

The turbocharged, liquid-cooled, 925-cc parallel twin in the 2025 Polaris RZR Pro S makes 181 hp.

The Pro R makes 225 hp. The Pro S is basically the same rig minus 44 horses and 8.5 inches of wheelbase. Like the Pro R, the S comes with Walker Evans needle shocks and can be had with Dynamix active suspension and Fox Live Valve X2 shocks.

Do you miss the extra horses? In most cases, no. What you do miss is the Pro R’s torque—that whoop-raging gnar-bucket is powered by a 2.0-liter four-cylinder with twice as many pistons and twice as much displacement. On top of that, the S has a shorter wheelbase and feels slightly more nervous when pushed.

Here’s the thing, though: By napkin-math standards, comparing price and power, the Pro S is maybe 80 percent of a Pro R. And that’s still a hell of a lot.

What makes it special?

It’s the balls-out RZR for normal people. For people who can’t or don’t want to drop 35 grand on a fast side-by-side that can’t tow or haul. For anyone who wants a fast and focused RZR but spends most of their time on tighter trails. Plus, that active suspension is magic stuff.

Why do I want it?

Everything that makes it special, really. But again, that active suspension is madness, just bonkers good. This is what we said about the 2025 RZR Pro R:

The Walker shocks are nice, but the active suspension is utterly righteous…

Eats whoops whole, reduces squat and dive, even throws more damping at the outside wheels in a corner to aid stability...

Short version: All the above plus a shorter wheelbase? Spicy meatball.

Why don’t I want it?

You already have one. You need to tow something. (The Pro S can’t tow.) You need to carry more than 300 pounds of cargo. (The Pro S has a 300-pound bed capacity.) Or you’re saving up for… an RZR Pro R instead?

Which trim do I want?

Three trims here: Sport (starts at $26,999 for the two-seater), Premium ($30,999 with two seats), and Ultimate ($36,999 with two seats). Any trim can be had with two or four seats.

Sport is simple and bare-bones, perfect if you want to hit the aftermarket and make a rig your own. Premium brings Polaris’s excellent Ride Command infotainment system and a rearview camera, among other small touches. Ultimate throws in heated and vented seats, high-clearance suspension radius rods, exterior accent lighting, a Rockford Fosgate stereo, and a tilt/telescope steering wheel.

If you’re not counting every penny, Premium is the smart choice here. The Ultimate is a great package, but you have to really want comfort over speed. The same money will get you a base-model RZR Pro R or or a base Can-Am Maverick R, and those are literally the two best production sport side-by-sides on earth.

If I like this… what else should I look at?

Check out the Yamaha YZX1000R, the Kawasaki Teryx KRX 1000, and the Can-Am Maverick X3 RC Turbo RR.

2025 Polaris RZR Pro S Specs

NOTE: Four-seat versions of the Polaris RZR Pro S are sold as the RZR Pro S 4.

Length: 128.0 in. (Pro S) / 157.0 in (Pro S 4)

Width: 74.0 in.

Height: 74.4 in. (Pro S) / 77.0 in (Pro S 4)

Wheelbase: 96.0 in. (Pro S / 125.0 in (Pro S 4)

Claimed Curb Weight: N/A

Engine: Parallel-twin

Displacement: 925 cc

Transmission: CVT with park, reverse, neutral, low, and high

Claimed Power: 181 hp

Claimed Torque: N/A

Fuel System: EFI

Steering: Electric Power Steering

Drivetrain: Isolated Xtreme Performance True On-Demand AWD/2WD

Front Suspension: Dual A-arms w/ 3-piece stabilizer bar, Walker Evans 2.5 in. Velocity adjustable needle shocks (Sport, Premium) / Fox 3.0 Live Valve X2 internal bypass (Ultimate); 27 in. travel

Rear Suspension: Trailing arm w/ tow link, 3-piece stabilizer bar, Walker Evans 3.0-in. Velocity adjustable needle shocks (Sport, Premium) / Fox 3.0 Live Valve X2 internal bypass (Ultimate); 28.3 in. travel

Front Brakes: Hydraulic disc

Rear Brakes: Hydraulic disc

Wheels F/R: Cast aluminum; 15 x 7 in.

Tires F/R: Maxxis Rampage Fury, 32×10-15

Bed Capacity: 300 lbs.

Towing Capacity: N/A

Seating Capacity: 2 (Pro S) / 4 (Pro S 4)

Ground Clearance: 16 in.

Fuel Capacity: 12 gal. (Pro S) / 13 gal. (Pro S 4)