I have kind of stayed out of the frazzle over the heat issues. I will say that I am glad I did not jump on a 2013--even though I liked the yellow color so much, that barring purchasing a 2013, I was even considering painting my current ryde. I did not though.

There has been enough discussion about the heat issues, that I do believe there is a problem with the current iteration of the product. I will agree that BRP did testing--but one of two things seems to be the answer here.
1. They tested in the wrong climate and conditions.
2. They knew a problem existed and pushed the product out anyway.

Customers are spending hundreds of dollars for suspension components, and heat remedy components to make their new 's driver friendly. For $25K - $30K, they should come off the dealer floor ready to go.

BRP has a small window to fix the issues and have a product that does not have issues that require customer fixes to make them drivable. 2014 is a year that many will be watching very closely IMO.