New Mercury 500 Outboards
 

Im sure many have seen the new line of Merc outboards photos were circulating yesterday and before that. The real question is who has the scoop on the new Merc Race 500???

https://www.mercurymarine.com/en/us/...rom-175-300hp/
Now wheres the info on the 500?

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the 500 is supposed to be released next year I believe ?

this is a shot in the dark, but I think this motor is more than 400HP (even though it says 115) and is being tested over seas

if thread gets deleted it means we should not be asking this yet...muhahahaha

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/955/2...8481d978_b.jpg






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512 lbs. - 566 lbs. depending on motor and options.
http://www.mercuryracing.com/wp-cont...R_05_14_18.pdf

@ Noli, I'm pretty sure that boat is part of the new youth program. Just happen to have been on a Bayliner with a 115 Pro XS engine past weekend and the engine is exactly the same as in the pic. Can't imagine they are pushing 500 horses out of the same platform.

i think this is the first sheik down of the motor lol

^^^^^^^ Now that there is funny

Yamaha is growing there HP #s for cruiser type or CC boats so Merc will be coming up with something soon

That lower isn't holding 500hp

Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner! This is the new "X-Cat Lights" class - NOT a larger HP platform over the existing X-Cat/400ROS class. Everybody just needs to excited to see a 4.6L V8 platform out of Mercury Racing right now. We all know bigger HP will come in time. But for now, this is a great replacement for the 12 year old 3.2L/300XS 2-stroke that has been the highest HP outboard available in the 500# range up until now. And it is available in a "cable controlled" version that is easily re-rigged from current XS powered boats.

the Merc Optibomb needed to go anyways. 1998 tech way over do plus 2 stroke tech is a thing of the past.

Yamaha has a brand new V8 outboard as well. 4 stroke of course

Will add these new Merc 4 strokes outboards will be the death of the Rec boat I/O. market.-- within 2 years all the main players and small players in the rec boat market will be 99 percent outboards. . Possible a way to revamp Sea Ray and Bayliner - Brunswick / Merc companies whom were basically 100 percent i/o's 7 years ago and back.switching to these outboards.

The I/O catalyst engines was the first big blow, Pontoon and CC boat sales in the past 7 years was the second blow and these new 4 strokes being lighter and so forth offering 300 hp and down will be the 3 rd blow to the I/O apps.

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Wonder if outboard cats will ever happen?

Where did the merc 500 news come from? Is this just wishful thinking or from a reliable source?
I may need to sell my 4x 2.5's

I was talking to some marketing and performance people from this one company that's going after the Kilo record and I was told next years 34, 38, 39 and their new 42 will have a V8 450 option.

Its actually a 525 hp. They supposedly are testing it already at lake x. The problem is the gear case being strong enough. It will be about 100 lbs lighter then the 400R

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https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...42009ce31b.jpg

What's all the fuss about? I've had 500 HP for 2 years now.
The 200 HP upgrade only cost me $23.00 !
Mercury is going to ruin all of my fun.

Ours was an 850 on a 16 footer back in the day . . .