2025 Polaris RZR Pro R

A race-winning rig you can park in your backyard. A stout 225 hp from a 2.0-liter inline four-cylinder. The Fox active suspension is spectacular, with big-league travel (27 inches up front, 29 inches in the rear) and remarkable poise. The styling looked great last year, and this year’s bodywork redesign makes it look even better. Improved interior for 2024. Improved fit and finish for 2024.

Not small. Not cheap, even with an across-the-line MSRP reduction for 2025. Not light. And with a 104.5-inch wheelbase, the Pro R isn’t short—tight trails can be a squeeze.

First released for the 2022 model year, Polaris RZR Pro R was once the undisputed king of sport side-by-sides. The 2024 model year saw that crown stolen by the Can-Am Maverick R—the Mav is faster, more refined, and more confidence-inspiring at speed. Still, the Pro R remains a force to be reckoned with. Everything about this rig is top-shelf, from the engine to the cabin ergonomics to the suspension to the 32-inch tires.

Polaris offers the RZR Pro in three basic variants: The nimble Pro XP is made for the kind of tight and winding trails you’ll find on America’s East Coast. The slightly chonkier Pro S is ideal for rock crawling and the deserts of the southwestern US. The Pro R offers the same track width as the Pro S but another 8.5 inches of wheelbase. The point there was high-speed stability, and the Pro R delivers in spades.

Sure, it’s larger than a Jeep Wrangler and as expensive as a Toyota Tacoma. But until the Maverick R came around, we simply hadn’t met a better sport rig. And the choice between the two is really a matter of taste—you can’t go wrong with either.

All RZR Pro variants have been gifted a cosmetic redesign for 2025, and the Pro R is no exception. The two available trim levels each receive nicer interiors, more aggressive styling, improved fit and finish, and new front body intakes designed to funnel fresh air to the cabin. Mechanically, the RZR Pro line remains unchanged from last year. Pro R Ultimate models now wear 15-inch beadlock wheels.

Last year’s tame color choices—you were limited to a dark blue/black combination and black—have gone out the window. The entry-level Pro R Sport trim now comes in a flashy blue/gray/black combo called Storm Gray. Top-line Ultimate models come only in black but can be had with frame and suspension accents in either Radiant Green or Shadow Bronze.

2025 Polaris RZR Pro R Sport: $36,994

2025 Polaris RZR Pro R Ultimate: $44,994

2025 Polaris RZR Pro R 4 Sport: $41,294

2025 Polaris RZR Pro R 4 Ultimate: $49,294

All prices include Polaris’ mandatory $1,995 (two-seat)/$2,295 (four-seat) destination charge.

Two-passenger and four-passenger Pro R Sport prices have—gasp!—dropped this year, a welcome change. Unfortunately the Ultimates have become slightly more expensive.

Those pricing changes are significant enough that the 2024 stickers are worth mention: The entry-level, two-passenger Pro R Sport is now $34,999, down from last year’s $37,999. The two-passenger Ultimate model, previously $41,499, is now $42,999. The four-seat Pro R 4 Sport is now $38,999, down from $42,199; its top-shelf twin, the Pro R 4 Ultimate, is now $46,999, up from $45,499.

(Note: For 2024, the base Pro R trim was called Premium. Name change aside, if you subtract the model updates for 2025, the two entry specs are essentially the same.)

Our perfect Pro R: the two-seat Ultimate. We usually stay away from factory active-suspension setups, but the Ultimate’s Dynamix setup is fantastic. It’s a fine complement to the Pro R’s natural balance and long wheelbase. Unless you really need four seats, this rig is best experienced as small and sharp as possible.

The Pro R’s 225-hp 2.0-liter four-cylinder is an evolution of the engine in the Polaris Slingshot three-wheeler. In Pro R trim, it’s called the ProStar Fury—it gains a lighter crankshaft, a lighter flywheel, high-compression pistons, and a host of other small changes. The Fury produces a whopping 152 lb.-ft. of torque and does not feature a turbocharger, which means no turbo lag. It’s bolted to a beefed-up version of the Polaris PVT continuously variable transmission with improved cooling and a separate primary clutch.

The Pro R’s transfer case offers selectable two- and four-wheel-drive. Locking differentials are fitted front and rear.

Nearly 30 inches of suspension travel at each end. Nearly 30 inches of suspension travel at each end. Nearly 30 inches of suspension travel at each end.

(Sorry, but that’s cool enough to repeat.)

Premium-spec Pro Rs feature high-quality Walker Evans needle shocks. Opt for the more expensive Pro R Ultimate, you get Dynamix DV active suspension with Fox X2 Live Valve dampers front and back. The Walker Evans setup is excellent, but the Dynamix/Fox Live Valve combination is flat-out righteous.

Both models absolutely annihilate whoops and gnarly terrain while leaving the cockpit remarkably calm. The Dynamix setup automatically increases damping of the outside wheels in corners, however, and works to combat braking dive and acceleration squat. Stability at speed is utterly bonkers.

Disc brakes at all four wheels. Three-piston hydraulic calipers front and rear.

Utility is completely absent in this rig. That said, if you’re buying a Pro R for the right reasons—to use it as intended—you won’t care.

All 2025 RZR Pro models feature a redesigned interior. The new cockpit is a vast improvement over the old layout and offers a higher level of fit and finish. The seats are still so supportive and comfortable that you forget they’re there. Retractable six-point harnesses are standard and—remember, this thing hauls more off-road ass than 99 percent of the industry—those harnesses are very welcome. For 2025, Ultimate models now offer heated and vented seats.

Pro R Ultimate models feature a telescoping steering wheel with button controls.

Two-seat Pro Rs have a maximum payload rating of 740 pounds. Four-seat models up that to 900 pounds. Neither rating is that much, really—figure a fully occupied four-seater will let you carry a cooler or some camping gear, tops. Neither model of Pro R is rated for towing.

Pro R Sports offer an analog instrument cluster and a 4-inch LCD screen.

Pro R Ultimates feature a 7-inch color display and Polaris’ brilliant Ride Command infotainment system as standard, and new for 2025, an upgraded (now Stage 4) Rockford Fosgate stereo. (Last year’s Ultimate-trim audio system was also Rockford Fosgate, this one is just better.) Ride Command+ connectivity and data-tracking/off-road mapping are standard. As a neat bonus, Ride Command–equipped models can display and track real-time telemetry from the Dynamix DV suspension.

If there’s a better stock electronics setup in the side-by-side business, we haven’t found it.

Polaris recommends a 24-hour break-in period. After that, maintenance is recommended every 100 hours, six months, or 1,000 miles.

Six-month, unlimited-mileage warranty.

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