Kawasaki Mule Pro-FX 1000HD Returns to 2025 with Work Tools in Spades
Before side-by-sides (SxS) became recreational machines capable of taking on the gnarliest terrain and running across deserts at seemingly supersonic speeds, the Kawasaki Mule landed as a purposeful alternative to a tractor or golf cart. Decades later, the Mule continues to be the stalwart of work-focused UTVs, and the 2025 Kawasaki Mule Pro-FX 1000 HD continues to uphold that notion.
Returning for the 2025 model year, the Mule Pro-FX 1000 HD is what Kawasaki calls its "fastest Mule ever," thanks to an in-house-built 999cc liquid-cooled four-stroke parallel-twin engine. It also touts 10.9 inches of front suspension travel and 10 inches at the rear, while there's 11.9 inches of ground clearance for obstacle-clearing ability.
More important for the use the Mule will likely see, it boasts a strong slew of work-oriented kit. The three-passenger vehicle has a long, 1000-pound capacity cargo bed that features supplemental self-leveling rear suspension, which levels the vehicle when carrying a load that would otherwise cause squat at the rear of the vehicle. This should pay dividends in maintaining optimal handling and braking characteristics, which in turn benefits safety.
Pricing for the 2025 Kawasaki Mule Pro-FX 1000 HD ticks in at $16,799 and the vehicle is offered exclusively in Firecracker Red paint.
Ross hosts The Off the Road Again Podcast. He has been in the off-road world since he was a kid riding in the back of his dad’s YJ Wrangler. He works in marketing by day and in his free time contributes to Hooniverse, AutoGuide, and ATV.com, and in the past has contributed to UTV Driver, ATV Rider, and Everyday Driver. Ross drives a 2018 Lexus GX460 that is an ongoing build project featured on multiple websites and the podcast and spends his free time working on and riding ATVs.
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