Sticking with their successful “laydown” engine design, the new 600 C-TEC2 engine is in some ways a classic example of a “better mousetrap”. While the competition went the path of higher and higher technology, Cat engineers developed a semi-direct injection system that operates using low fuel rail pressures and dramatically enhances engine durability through both design and a pre-mixed charged; all this while serving up super clean burn levels and big gains in fuel economy. Cat is also quick to point out that the new engine is an all Arctic Cat design that will be built at their St. Cloud Minnesota engine facility.