Gator XUV 550 and 550 S4 Utility Vehicles

The 2012 mid-duty XUV 550s include Deere's lowest-priced four-wheel-drive Gator and the first four-passenger Gator. The rear seats of the XUV 550 S4 fold down to a storage rack separated from the cargo box. The 550 models fit in the bed of a standard pickup, and either model can carry up to 400 lbs. in the cargo box. The two-seat XUV 550 weighs 1,220 lbs. and the S4 weighs 1,455 lbs.

• 16-hp, 570-cc Briggs-Diahatsu Vanguard carbureted V-twin engine
• 0 to 15 mph acceleration in 3.2 sec.; 28-mph top speed
• Two-range continuously variable transmission (CVT)
• Independent, double-wishbone suspension 
• 9 ins. of wheel travel and up to 10.5 ins. of ground clearance
• 1.82 cu.ft. sealed storage volume in-dash and under hood
• Lever-engaged 4WD system 
• Four-wheel hydraulic disk braking with stainless steel rotors

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See the S4 rear seat fold and use of the storage rack less than 1 minute into this Deere video