That may not seem like a lot in the day and age we live in now, but it is, especially when you look at the competition, like the John Deere Gator 825i, which has a similar top speed. When you want to go faster, the Sidekick will reach speeds up to 40mph. What Kubota was shooting for was a gas engine that pumps out the torque of a diesel at slower speeds, but had the upper end to handle a quicker ride. What’s more impressive is the torque the motor produces, with a greater emphasis on the lower-end power of the curve. The Sidekick runs on an 851cc liquid-cooled, DOHC twin-cylinder engine that produces 48 horsepower at 5,750rpm. So it is very intriguing that Kubota released a new machine with a gas engine. A diesel engine has a ton of torque and can run forever. Their previous UTVs seem to have more in common with tractors than other UTVs out there. Kubota machines have always had the reputation of being diesel-powered, slower and rugged. Kubota knows that this is their wheelhouse and they don’t stray, at least not yet. Some people like to go fast, but everyone has a job to do. While the sport machines get the press and the sometimes heated discussions on the internet, or around the campfire, if you go to the dealerships and ask what machines they need to have on the sales floor, you’re going to hear the word “utility” a lot.

Every aspect of the machine is designed for getting the job done. Like all the other Kubota UTVs out on the market, the Sidekick is a work machine. So when Kubota announced an all-new machine in the RTV-XG850 Sidekick, we took notice.īefore we get rolling along here, you need to know something about this new machine. The company’s UTVs are familiar sights at farms, work sites and municipalities. They produce some of the hardest working UTVs out there as well. They are one of the largest manufacturers of smaller tractors in the world. If you think about the Kubota brand, many will think first about tractors and with good reason.

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