Do you actually need a $50,000 side-by-side?

Powerful rigs are in the news every day, and it feels like they just keep getting more expensive. So while looking at the 2026 Can-Am Maverick R Max sitting in our shop, we had the question, "Is all that power and capability actually worth it?" To find out, we took it and a 2026 Polaris General XP4 1000 Ultimate to Windrock Park. Will they both survive trail 22?

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