There Might Be a Two-Seat Kawasaki Teryx H2 Coming Soon, Here's What We Know

While Kawasaki's supercharged four- and five-seat Teryx H2 UTVs are on showroom floors, the company hasn't launched a two-seat version to compete with the Polaris RZR or Can-Am Maverick R. But that could be changing real soon.

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By: Jonathon Klein

May 10, at 7:02am ET

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Two models dominate the performance side-by-side market: the Polaris RZR Pro, and the Can-Am Maverick R. The go-fast, take-names models have been at war with one another pretty much since they launched, and haven't had a true competitor outside of one another ever. That all changed with Kawasaki's Teryx H2, a 250-horsepower supercharged hellion that broke our brains when we first drove it last year.

But Kawasaki did something interesting with the launch of Teryx H2, in that Team Green launched the four- and five-seat model first. A shot across the more family-centered offerings from Can-Am and Polaris, but one that struck many as odd, given the others tend to showcase the two-seat versions front and center over the additional seating models.

After all, the target demographic for these speedy machines tends to have fewer children, and more expendable income. Kawasaki flipped that on its head, which left many wondering if or when we'd be getting a two-seat Teryx H2 in the future. Well, fine friends, that day may be coming sooner than we expected, as an interesting tidbit just hit the web, and maybe mark your calendars for June.

2026 Kawasaki Teryx H2 side-by-side

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Based on a report by our friends over at UTV Driver, after the outlet went looking for whatever information it could glean on the current recall and stop/sale Kawasaki put in place on the Teryx H2, a Facebook commenter stated that his dealership told him that a two-seat model was arriving soon. Now, anyone can just claim that. I can claim right now that Kawasaki is going to build you a hydrogen-powered horse! Wait, that's true. Either way, it's just hearsay, right?

Well...

According to the site's reporting, when it reached out to Kawasaki for comment, both about the recall and about the rumor, a spokesperson told them, "Nothing to share at this point on future products, but we will be announcing quite a few 2027 side-by-sides in early June – be on the lookout." Now, that isn't a confirmation. But it's also not a no. And if it were a hard no, most likely the Kawasaki PR person would've just said that. But the coy response and very specific month make me believe that there's some weight to that two-seat Kawasaki Teryx H2 rumor.

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And, honestly, I was one of the people surprised by the Teryx H2 launch, too, in that it didn't feature a two-seater option. Maybe Kawasaki needed more time to tune the chassis, though, as a shortened wheelbase with that much power has to be a nightmare to get right. Whatever the case may be, though, something is brewing at Kawasaki, and it seems we only have to wait a few more weeks to find out what it is.

Keep checking back, as we'll have more as soon as we know anything.