The Cat has the Suzuki "Lite" 440, which was new last season. What will sway the buying decision between the two will be personal prejudices and intangible "little things." For example, both sleds have similarly sized powerplants. When you consider that the new two-uppers are based on two of the most popular selling snowmobile models in the industry, you realize that these new models will be very solid touring sleds. Speaking of luxury, the Pantera comes standard with a set of travel cases mounted astern of the sled, an adjustable backrest, dual rearview mirrors, and yes, reverse gear. Like the new Prowler, it gets more zip, more power and overall improved performance, especially at low end and mid-range, where it's mandatory for a two-up luxury cruiser. Being based on the Prowler - American Snowmobiler's "1990 Snowmobile of the Year" - the new Pantera has a strong heritage and a pleasing personality for trail riders. It's an added safety feature that helps make this Yamaha reverse the industry's best. Another plus with this system is that, once you've shifted into reverse, the Venture has a horn that starts beeping to warn bystanders that you are backing up. In real-world operation, we found it easier to shift the Venture into reverse than it was to shift our corporate 4x4 from two wheel drive into all wheel drive. The Venture comes with the sport's easiest to operate reverse gear. In fact, there is a lot to like with both. The bottom line is this: it's difficult to find a great deal of fault with either of these all new two-place touring sleds. While we'll make comparisons, the choice between these two - and a couple of other choices - will depend totally on your personal bias. Yamaha's Venture XL bears a strong kinship with the Phazer II. And we love it! The 1991 Arctic Cat Pantera is a fancy "full dress" version of the basic Prowler. This year it's the redesigned Pantera versus the all new Venture XL. Last year it was the Prowler versus the Phazer II. Drawing comparisons will only be natural. For 1991 Arctic Cat and Yamaha have two very similar new models.
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