The UTV market has exploded over the last few years, and can be seen all over the world doing just about anything. Polaris has been one company on the forefront of the market and has just announced the MRZR turbo diesel (MRZR-D) and will be ultralight and  have off-road mobility for the military.

The MRZR-D currently will only be available in a four-seat option.

“The new turbo diesel powertrain is significant in reducing the logistics burden for select U.S. services and many foreign militaries that have strict requirements for diesel fuel,” said Jed Leonard, senior manager at Polaris Defense. “And as importantly for our military customers, we’ve engineered this diesel powertrain to meet the same mission requirements and extreme off-road performance that Polaris and the MRZR are trusted for in peacetime, security operations, and conventional military missions.”

“Throughout the last three years, we’ve had an open dialogue with Polaris about how we were using the MRZRs, and enhancements that would help us complete our missions more effectively. This has been very beneficial to us in the program office and the warfighters as Polaris has incorporated our requests. In the case of the MRZR-D, we suggested changes to improve sightlines and ergonomics which were incorporated,” said Brendon Reedy, LTATV acquisition program manager, PEO-SW/FOSOV, USSOCOM. “It’s nice to see commercial companies such as Polaris continue to invest in the Defense industry and we’re happy those investments have resulted in a turbo-diesel MRZR.”

The original MRZR was gas powered, with two and four seat models will continue production. The MRZR-D will be available for the time being only in a four-seat. Polaris Defense will publicly debut the MRZR-D at the 2016 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC), in Tampa, Florida, May 24-26, and at CANSEC 2016, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada May 25-26.