BEST OF 2025
Best Sport Quad 2025
Can-Am Renegade 1000R X xc
Still the King of SA Trails
91 horsepower • Fox 1.5 Podium QS3 shocks • 29″ ITP Cryptid tyres • Visco-4Lok front diff
Published: 15 March 2025 • Updated: 6 December 2025
For the third year running, the 2025 Can-Am Renegade 1000R X xc takes the crown as South Africa’s undisputed Best Sport Quad. No other machine combines raw power, razor-sharp handling and dune-destroying traction quite like it.
Whether you're ripping through Atlantis dunes, blasting Eastern Cape single track or lining up at a national MX event — the Renegade X xc simply has no equal in 2025.
Why It Wins in South Africa
- ✓Visco-4Lok front differential — full lock on demand, no torque steer
- ✓Fox 1.5 Podium QS3 shocks — 3-click rebound adjustment, perfect for our mixed terrain
- ✓29-inch ITP Cryptid tyres on beadlock rims — float over sand, claw through mud
- ✓Arched A-arms and 44 mm wider stance than standard Renegade
- ✓Aluminium taper handlebars with handguards — built for racing
Real-World SA Performance
We’ve seen these machines dominate at Zone 7, Atlantis Dunes, and the National ATV MX series. The combination of instant throttle response, brutal mid-range and fully lockable 4×4 means it climbs anything and jumps everything — often in the same ride.
Fuel range is surprisingly good too — expect 180–220 km per 20.5 L tank on aggressive trail riding.
The Competition?
Yamaha YFZ450R is lighter and flickable, but lacks the Renegade’s power and 4×4 capability.
Polaris Scrambler XP 1000 S is close on power but falls short on suspension travel and tyre size.
The 2025 Raptor 700R is still carburetted and down on power.
Verdict
If you want the fastest, most capable, most exciting sport quad money can buy in South Africa in 2025 — there is still only one answer: Can-Am Renegade 1000R X xc.