I read the subject article and I agreed with some of their 16 reasons. However, I rode an 18 165 850 for a day last winter and I was disappointed with it. I had previously rode the Gen 3 in 154 and 174 so I was excited about the Gen 4 850. I didn’t like the way that it handled at all compared to the Gen 3. The motor is great as is the track. I just could not get used to the handling. Since it was a dealer demo, I finally just quit trying since I didn’t want to crash it. I have been a Polaris rider so maybe I was just too used to the Axys. I rode snowbike for two seasons and I was looking at getting a sled for 19. I ended up snowchecking the new Polaris 850. I would have bought a Ski Doo if I liked it. Again, please understand that I may have had too much time on an Axys to really figure out the Gen 4. However, the Axys chassis is intuitive for me. It just is more comfortable and easy to ride.......for me. Good choices this year from all three mountain sled manufacturers. Have fun!