The 2022 Polaris RZR Pro R Is Bigger Than a Wrangler

The first thing you notice about the 2022 Polaris RZR Pro R is how massive it is. Everything about it is beefy, from its thick, boxed control arms to its 32-inch tires and arched cage. As we found out earlier this week, all that mass translates into a porky curb weight: 2,301 pounds on our scales. But what the numbers and stand-alone photos can’t convey is just how huge this thing is. It absolutely dwarfs our 2020 Can-Am Maverick X3 X RS Turbo RR, a machine that isn’t exactly small. But only when you park it next to something more familiar does the RZR Pro R’s size click into view.

Shop assistant Jackson Cooper drives a faithful 1998 Jeep Wrangler. The TJ generation has been a staple of trails and OHV parks for years, and while the SUV is small by modern Jeep standards, we typically think of it as bigger and bulkier than a side-by-side.

Not anymore. The 2022 Polaris RZR Pro R dwarfs the Wrangler, even with Cooper’s modest body lift. The RZR is taller, wider, longer, and makes considerably more grunt than the Jeep’s meager 181 hp. It’s also more than $10,000 more expensive than a 2022 Wrangler. Clearly, the two machines have very different purposes, but the comparison was shocking all the same. Stay tuned as we put the Pro R through its paces in the coming weeks.

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