Kawasaki’s New Supercharged UTV Makes 250 HP From a Ninja Streetbike Engine

With a 9,500-rpm rev limit, it’ll sing, too.

By Caleb Jacobs – The Drive

As if a 225-horsepower Polaris and a 240-hp Can-Am UTV weren’t enough, there’s now a boosted Kawasaki side-by-side making 250 flippin’ horses. It’s called the Teryx H2, and it runs a supercharged 998cc four-cylinder engine that whoops the RZR Pro R’s naturally aspirated 2.0-liter and the Maverick R’s turbo lump. And at $37,199 before delivery fees, it’s priced just below its four-door rivals. What a hoot.

The Teryx H2’s supercharged engine is the first of its kind in the performance UTV space, and it’s borrowed from the Ninja H2 superbike. Kawasaki developed its own centrifugal-style blower that spins at 13.6 times the engine speed, so when the power plant is revving to its 9,500-rpm max, the supercharger is whirling at nearly 130,000 rpm. The manufacturer says it increases pressure “to as much as 2.4 times atmospheric,” which is somewhere around 35 psi if I’m using this converter tool correctly. Don’t worry; it has an ECU-controlled blow-off valve that allows excess boost to escape. CLICK HERE TO READ FULL STORY