Lynx (snowmobile)

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Lynx is a Finnish snowmobile brand, manufactured and distributed by Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP), which has made many unique inventions in snowmobile technology. Lynx is a part of a Canadian company BRP.{{Cite web |url=https://www.talouselama.fi/uutiset/lapin-ihmetehdas-tekee-kelkkoja-amerikkaankin-uutuustuote-kay-sahkolla-ja-talta-se-tuntuu/69326720-1b74-417f-8062-6033fa0a274c |title=Lapin ihmetehdas tekee kelkkoja Amerikkaankin – Uutuustuote käy sähköllä ja tältä se tuntuu |last=Lähteemäki |first=Pekka |date=6 January 2024 |website=Talouselämä |language=fi |access-date=13 March 2024}} The first Lynx snowmobile was introduced by the Finnish company Velsa Oy in Kurikka in 1968.{{Cite web |url=https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/ruotsalaiset-kopioivat-surutta-mullistavan-moottorikelkkaosan-suomalaisilta-kalliiksi-tuli/8602626 |title=Ruotsalaiset kopioivat surutta mullistavan moottorikelkkaosan suomalaisilta – kalliiksi tuli |date=2 January 2023 |website=MTV Uutiset |language=fi |access-date=13 March 2024}}{{Cite web |url=https://yle.fi/a/3-9516581 |title=Poromiehen apurista vapaa-ajan veturiksi - Lynx täyttää 50 vuotta |last=Leisti |first=Tapani |date=17 March 2017 |website=Yle |language=fi |access-date=13 March 2024}} The newest Lynx snowmobiles are built on Ski-Doo platform with minor differences, but they use a different rear suspension called PPS (Pauli Piippola Suspension) made for rougher conditions than a traditional Ski-Doo suspension system, which is not as tough or heavy as the PPS system.[http://www.brp.com/en/Products/Lynx/Showroom/ www.brp.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081119053609/http://www.brp.com/en/Products/Lynx/Showroom/ |date=2008-11-19 }}

Lynx snowmobiles feature the Bombardier Recreational Products Rotax engine.[http://www.brplynx.com/about-lynx/engine-technology.html www.brplynx.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091228092657/http://www.brplynx.com/about-lynx/engine-technology.html |date=2009-12-28 }} This engine design is also used in Ski-Doo brand snowmobiles.

The Lynx lineup features four different categories of snowmobiles which range in performance and function: Sport, Crossover, Touring, and Utility.

In 2018, Lynx introduced the Radien chassis. The Radien chassis is also based on the Ski-Doo chassis, but it is made shorter, lighter and smaller. The weight center is also improved{{citation needed|date=June 2017}} on the Radien chassis.