I’ve been looking at the defender for a while now. Very nice machines and the cab quality and fit/finish is quite a bit better than the Polaris. The a/c compressor is belt driven on the side of the engine. I’d be a little leery of long term reliability with the compressor and a/c clutch if ridden in muddy or deep water conditions. Other than that, i think the defender is better engineered and thought out than the competitors.