I just asked my buddy who rode the Rev if he thought it had a hard suspension. He said that it certainly wasn't any harsher than a ZX "X" setup. All the articles I've read about the X say it's "too much" as far as stiffness goes and that you have to push it beyond what most average riders are capabile of to get it to work right. Well, I'm 47 and I have no problem with my "X". I ride with guys that are anywhere from 10 to 15 years younger than I am and stay right with them over the bumps and through the twisties. I've also rode Adrenalines and actually like the stiffness of the X better. Of course, to be fair, I'm certainly more used to the X. Let's not forget that early demo prototype sleds that are derived from the race units have historically not been quite dialed-in for production. As an example of this, when the X's were first being demoed two years ago, they were fitted with a center shock that was right out of the snowcross sled and hard as a rock. The production units, while stiffer than the non-X , ended up being not as harsh by a long shot. While the REV may not be for everyone just like an MXZ is not a Grand Touring, I suspect that Ski Doo may use it only for the MXZ sleds and continue to use the ZX for the others. I'd like to see a Mach Z triple in a ZX if it would fit. That would be something!