Arctic Cat Unveils First Millennium Snowmobiles.THIEF RIVER The Thief River is a tributary of the Red Lake River in northwestern Minnesota in the United States. Via the Red Lake River, the Red River of the North, Lake Winnipeg and the Nelson River, it is part of the watershed of Hudson Bay. FALLS, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 20, 1999--Arctic Cat Inc. (Nasdaq: ACAT ACAT See: Automated Customer Account Transfer ) announced today the unveiling of two limited millennium edition snowmobile snowmobile, vehicle designed to travel over snow, ice, and similar surfaces that offer limited traction and weight-supporting capability. As the performance of the vehicle depends to a large extent on keeping its weight as low as possible, there is no enclosure for models: the ZR 600 2K and Powder Special 600 2K, which are the first Year 2000 models released by any snowmobile manufacturer. The millennium edition ZR 600 2K and Powder Special 600 2K models sport power and ride enhancements, plus the industry's first use of a new, state-of-the-art paint technology that "moves." Movement and changing light causes the Arctic Cat-exclusive hood color, Millennium Thunder Flair, to shift from emerald green to a brilliant purple, with copper, gold and champagne tones in between. "Arctic Cat Arctic Cat is a producer of all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles in the United States. Located in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, they are a top competitor with other snowmobile companies such as Polaris, Ski-Doo by Bombardier, and Yamaha Motor Company Ltd.. continues its technology leadership with the introduction of these limited edition millennium snowmobiles," said Chris Twomey, chief executive officer of Arctic Cat. "Improvements in everything from optimization of engine performance to paint technology clearly demonstrate our superior engineering focused on consistently improving our recreational vehicles, including our ATVs and personal watercraft personal watercraft n. 1. A motorized recreational water vehicle normally ridden by straddling a seat. 2. (used with a pl. verb) Such water vehicles considered as a group. ." A commemorative emblem on the dash of each model proudly displays the sled's limited edition serial number. In addition, one lucky Arctic Cat snowmobiler will have the chance to win the ZR 600 2K with the serial number 0001. Arctic Cat limited total production of these models to 1,000 units. The MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service) MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) for the ZR 600 2K is $7,199 and $7,299 for the Powder Special 600 2K. The units will begin arriving at participating Arctic Cat dealerships this week and can be viewed beginning today on the World Wide Web at www.arctic-cat.com. Arctic Cat designs, engineers, manufactures and markets snowmobiles and ATVs under the Arctic Cat brand name, and personal watercraft under the Tigershark brand name, as well as related parts, garments and accessories. |
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