Yamaha Grizzly Vs Kodiak – The Greatest Variations Defined

Yamaha’s Grizzly and Kodiak All-Terrain Autos (ATVs) rank as a few of probably the most profitable ATVs within the firm’s historical past. A historical past that features the corporate’s evolution from piano maker within the late 1800s to its spin-off of Yamaha Motor following WWII.

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Whereas Yamaha Motor’s first choices have been two-wheeled bikes, the corporate launched the Grizzly 600 ATV in 1998, an ATV that Bike felt delivered each sport and utility equally properly. The Kodiak 450 got here alongside 5 years later, was discontinued, and introduced again, designed to fill the wants of labor and recreation, in accordance with Yamaha’s Ryan Stiver.

The range-topping 2025 Grizzly EPS CAMO, MSRP $11,499, and 2025 Kodiak 700 EPS SE, MSRP $10,299, share Yamaha’s 686cc liquid-cooled four-stroke engine, V-belt-transmission, selectable four-wheel-drive with locking differentials, and last shaft drive. Whereas each fashions share comparable suspension setups, the Grizzly offers a further 0.5-inches of suspension journey up entrance and bigger 27-inch all terrain Maxxis tires in comparison with the Kodiak 700’s 25-inch tires. Each machines measure 81.5 inches in size, however the Grizzly is 2.7 inches wider, 1.2 inches taller, and weighs 97-pounds greater than the in any other case comparable Kodiak. One other distinction is the Grizzly’s LED headlights in comparison with the Kodiak’s halogen variations.

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Lastly, Grime Wheels Journal in contrast the biggest Kodiak and Grizzly ATVs side-by-side and located the Grizzly to be sportier whereas the Kodiak had “milder preliminary energy engagement.” In the end, both mannequin can ship acceptable efficiency for work or play, however the Grizzly’s increased value offers advantages.

Yamaha’s 2025 lineup consists of 700cc Kodiak and Grizzly fashions, in addition to Kodiak 450 and Grizzly 110 ATVs. A lot of the largest 2025 Yamaha Kodiak and Grizzly ATVs function digital energy steering (EPS). There’s one non-EPS Kodiak 700 possibility, together with a non-EPS Kodiak 450 and the Grizzly 110 youth mannequin ATV.

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The Grizzly is one among Yamaha’s coolest trying ATVs, with shade schemes just like the XT-R’s Matte Gray over Metallic Black, the Dusty Blue of the Grizzly EPS LTD, the youth mannequin 110 and base Grizzly EPS’ Gray Metallic over Pink, and the all the time fashionable Camo. Yamaha’s instructed costs hover between the Grizzly EPS CAMO mannequin’s $11,499 to the bottom Grizzly EPS priced at $10,399, all the way down to the youth mannequin Grizzly 110 at $3,599.

The Yamaha Kodiak lineup additionally options some distinctive shade mixtures, just like the SE’s Desert Tan over Midnight Blue, the EPS in both Tactical Inexperienced or Fall Beige over Realtree Edge camo, the Tactical Inexperienced Kodiak 700 and 450, and the 450 in Metal Blue. Kodiak costs vary from the $10,299 700 EPS SE to $7,899 for the bottom Kodiak 700. The Kodiak 450 EPS SE is priced at $7,699 whereas the bottom Kodiak 450 is $6,399.

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