Kawasaki released the Teryx 4 H2 today! 250HP

The H2 looks really good, but this is a big issue. There is no lower support on the A pillar connection. It’s just floating. If you roll this car and if you take any load to the A pillar you going to bend the chassis. IMO this is a huge design flaw and not sure why they allowed this?

And why is the A pillar connector & tube at different angles? I’d prefer to stand up the A pillar as all these UTV’s lay back the A pillar to much. Look at the Speed and how much more upright the A pillar is. Even without the A+ tube the Speed is much stronger in that area. This needs to be addressed.

The H2 looks really good, but this is a big issue. There is no lower support on the A pillar connection. It’s just floating. If you roll this car and if you take any load to the A pillar you going to bend the chassis. IMO this is a huge design flaw and not sure why they allowed this?

And why is the A pillar connector & tube at different angles? I’d prefer to stand up the A pillar as all these UTV’s lay back the A pillar to much. Look at the Speed and how much more upright the A pillar is. Even without the A+ tube the Speed is much stronger in that area. This needs to be addressed.
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NIKAL said:
The H2 looks really good, but this is a big issue. There is no lower support on the A pillar connection. It’s just floating. If you roll this car and if you take any load to the A pillar you going to bend the chassis. IMO this is a huge design flaw and not sure why they allowed this?

And why is the A pillar connector & tube at different angles? I’d prefer to stand up the A pillar as all these UTV’s lay back the A pillar to much. Look at the Speed and how much more upright the A pillar is. Even without the A+ tube the Speed is much stronger in that area. This needs to be addressed.

The H2 looks really good, but this is a big issue. There is no lower support on the A pillar connection. It’s just floating. If you roll this car and if you take any load to the A pillar you going to bend the chassis. IMO this is a huge design flaw and not sure why they allowed this?

And why is the A pillar connector & tube at different angles? I’d prefer to stand up the A pillar as all these UTV’s lay back the A pillar to much. Look at the Speed and how much more upright the A pillar is. Even without the A+ tube the Speed is much stronger in that area. This needs to be addressed.
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Is it possible that there's a piece that comes with the body kit that bolts in that area? Maybe part of the body is structural? I can't seem to find a good picture to peek up underneath there, one of them that I did see looks like something was crossing over in that area. Maybe that along with thicker wall tubing in that area? Who knows, but common sense tells us that it was safety tested. There has to be a logical explanation. Has that guy that did the custom cage piped in about it yet?
 
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Is it possible that there's a piece that comes with the body kit that bolts in that area? Maybe part of the body is structural? I can't seem to find a good picture to peek up underneath there, one of them that I did see looks like something was crossing over in that area. Maybe that along with thicker wall tubing in that area? Who knows, but common sense tells us that it was safety tested. There has to be a logical explanation. Has that guy that did the custom cage piped in about it yet?
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I’m hoping there’s something there. I guess we will find out later this month when released to dealers and hopefully they will have a cut way car and engineers at the Sand Show to see & talk too.
 
NIKAL said:
I’m hoping there’s something there. I guess we will find out later this month when released to dealers and hopefully they will have a cut way car and engineers at the Sand Show to see & talk too.
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Looks like these two come together at the shock tower mount?
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Turbofamilyof4 said:
Looks like these two come together at the shock tower mount?
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There’s also a pair of bars going down to the front diff support sorta in line. Definitely not optimal though.

Won’t matter anyway: no way the bend in the A pillar outlasts the 3-4 tubes supporting the wonky connector. Any aftermarket cage would be best if it had an “FIA bar” supporting that bend to the bottom rail near your feet.
 
NIKAL said:
The H2 looks really good, but this is a big issue. There is no lower support on the A pillar connection. It’s just floating. If you roll this car and if you take any load to the A pillar you going to bend the chassis. IMO this is a huge design flaw and not sure why they allowed this?

And why is the A pillar connector & tube at different angles? I’d prefer to stand up the A pillar as all these UTV’s lay back the A pillar to much. Look at the Speed and how much more upright the A pillar is. Even without the A+ tube the Speed is much stronger in that area. This needs to be addressed.

The H2 looks really good, but this is a big issue. There is no lower support on the A pillar connection. It’s just floating. If you roll this car and if you take any load to the A pillar you going to bend the chassis. IMO this is a huge design flaw and not sure why they allowed this?

And why is the A pillar connector & tube at different angles? I’d prefer to stand up the A pillar as all these UTV’s lay back the A pillar to much. Look at the Speed and how much more upright the A pillar is. Even without the A+ tube the Speed is much stronger in that area. This needs to be addressed.
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I am sure there will be a cut away on display at the Sand Show and we will see if there is more tubing/support in that area. If you look closely at the passenger side it looks like there is a tube close to where the a-pillar attaches to the frame.
 
Sand Shark said:
Looks like Kawi is out in the desert with some media people this week for test rides. We should see some ride videos soon.
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Yup, McGrath was out there hitting 90 mph pretty easy on some trials etc.

Looks to be a really nice machine, aside from the performance.....the finish and interior looks really nice. No matter what, I think KAW is going to do very well with this new H2 line.
 
Crusty said:
Yup, McGrath was out there hitting 90 mph pretty easy on some trials etc.

Looks to be a really nice machine, aside from the performance.....the finish and interior looks really nice. No matter what, I think KAW is going to do very well with this new H2 line.
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I saw a video of someone doing over 90mph in it. Not sure who was driving. Looks like they have their top athletes/drivers out there along with some media people.

The interior layout looks good.
 
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