Polaris Industries is well-known for a variety of recreational vehicles including snowmobiles and ATVs, while the company, founded way back in 1954 by brothers, Edgar and Allen Hetteen and David Johnson, also owns Aixam, Indian Motorcycles and Victory Motorcycles.

News this week that their bonkers three-wheeler, the Slingshot®, is now available in the UK and a close look at a couple on display at last weekend’s Autosport International show reveals a very nicely built vehicle that has plenty of shove.

Based around a steel spaceframe, Polaris describes the Slingshot® as a three-wheeled motorcycle and although it’s not a ‘leaning trike’ it does feature tilting steering for full knee-down motorbike effect.

Seats are waterproof, while it also features electronic stability control and ABS, double wishbone front suspension and anti-roll bar. Power comes from a GM Ecotec series 2.4-litre (2384cc) four-cylinder with five-speed manual gearbox, with the engine normally found nestling in Saturn Sky and Pontiac Solstice, in the US.

Three models are available in the UK – Slingshot® in titanium metallic; Slingshot® SL, which adds larger diameter wheels, media console, Bluetooth™ and wind deflector, in red pearl paint finish, with the rangetopping Slingshot® SL LE in black pearl paint with red accents. Prices in the UK start at £23,000…

More information from www.all-4.co.uk or 0121 270 7057 ENDS.