Just bought a 2016 Rzr 170

I just bought my kids a new 2016 Rzr 170 for Christmas. They are 7 and 9 and have been riding ATVs for several years. We trail ride on dusty, muddy, and sometimes rough terrain. I know that the Rzr will have to be modified to meet our demands. I’ll be updating the shocks and adding a skid plate. It appears that the polaris skid plate is about 1/3 the cost of the one from factory UTV. I also plan to add larger tires. It looks like the air intake system has been corrected on the new models because it looks like its already setup to draw air from between the seats. Can anyone confirm this? Does anyone know if they changed the CVT air intake?

I paid $4599 plus tax, and then I added a 2 year extended warranty.