
It inherited DNA from Honda’s off-road SXS racing program. In short: Make no mistake, the 2023 Honda Talon 1000R-4 is not your family off-road cruiser. Our media group of eight experienced all the vehicle offers, both day and night. I pushed the car on rocky two-tracks and creek beds, across dusty and grassy fields, up and down chewed-out and ledgy climbs, and on a manicured off-road race course.

I drove and sat as a passenger in the brand-new Honda Talon 1000R-4 for 2 days at Mid-America Outdoors in Jay, Okla. With a larger and heavier chassis and the design angle pointing toward hauling a family, less aggressive performance makes sense. Honda Powersports recently launched four-seater versions of its Talon 1000 Fox Live Valve race-inspired SXS.
