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No hill got in the King's way.We traversed the machine in water and mud in rack height depth! Its high-mounted, snorkel-type air intake system, kept the engine from sputtering. Not once did the belt or tranny slip even in the foulest of foul territory. After the ride the easy maintenance-quick-access air box and air filter was inspected and found to be dry. Over 100 miles and six hours of riding left us only wanting more. Not one rider reported even a sore thumb after the all day adventure.

We admit we never pulled a trailer or strapped weight to its racks. Granted our ride was more of a GNCC race than a work day. We can only guess that the King Quad does indeed handle the work load equally as well as it handled the fun times out on the trail.

We were extremely impressed with this ATV. So much so that we feel it has an excellent chance to win the Utility Expert class at this year’s Maxxis 12 Hours of ATV America in stock form! In fact, we'll try just that. ATV Scene.com will field a team and race our King Quad test unit and see how it competes against its competition. 12 Hours of grueling race abuse should tell a lot.

Is it the king? The heavyweight champion of the big bore sport utility market?

Suzuki already has several accessories ready for new King Quad owners. At 602 pounds, it's comparable and lighter with the other bands. Its light weight low center of gravity engine, complete with the only duel overhead cam found in a big bore 4x4, delivers power on par or better than any twin cylinder heavyweight on the market. Finally its independent rear suspension and excellent handling characteristics leave us thinking that Suzuki just may indeed have the King back in their court. Only a shoot out can fully tell.

Best part for last, the King quad is $1400 cheaper than one of its competitors and the cheapest of all the big bore sport utility quads currently available.