Merc's new look for the XR drive
 

Found this picture of Merc's new XR drive....kinda looks like the old Volvo design...

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looks kinda chinsy.

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Actually I think it looks like the upgraded drives that BIGGUS put on his CIG. I can't remember what they are called right now...BRAIN FART!

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KONRAD'S :D

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Don't really care what the heck it looks like, is it stronger?

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A restyled case should pretty well kill the value of used bravos. Of course, the rebuilt ones will cost the same while new ones will cost more because they are discontinued.

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Why no dual prop? did volvo patent that?

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I don't expect it to be any stronger,just easier and quieter shifting, no clunk like the old ones. It just kinda easily and silently goes in and out of gear like a hydraulic trans. A nice improvement, but the stronger drive is down the road,I heard maybe Miami show introduction?

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There was an article in last months power boat with pics... they re-desined the top cap to be stronger and the main focus was on the shifting, like magic said..

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I bet it will look pretty tight with an ITS setup.

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Konrad is working on a shiftable outdrive now. Heard from P4-33, they sponsor him.

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It looks like an omc king cobra drive. They also shift way better than the old ones.

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Question: Why do we need a new XR drive, don't the old ones break often enough?

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Great idea, for mini-vans.

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Volvo's patents must have run out, I mean they didn't even release the bravo drive until the cone-clutch patent volvo owned ran out...now it looks like a Volvo..only painted black.

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I kinda like the look, but then I own Volvos. :rolleyes: I suppose that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Too bad they aren't really any stronger.... :blaster:

CMG - I've got a "mini-van" you might not like to meet on the water. Ask Shane, Tantrum, DaveP, SOX, or RAddiction. 92+. With a DuoProp. :D

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Yupper do he does. FAST AND STRONG! Like someone else said...who cares if it looks different, how strong is it? Then again, Merc does still make the 3A and 5! Hey C_Spray, when we gonna hook up again? :)

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Yup! She looks like a volvo/omc offshoot! You would think that with all the marketshare Mercruiser has out there they would want to impress. They sure didn't do their OSO poll research before they let that one out of the box!!!

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You have to bear in mind that 95% of the Bravos made go on "everyday" boats. High-performance installations are pretty much a sideline for Mercury. Mercury Racing, on the other hand, would probably love to see a really new drive.

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My aunt drive a Volvo, she's sensitive too!! :D :D

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Sounds like old age is catching up to you....92+ :eek:

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They look like they can still be "blowed up" with the right efforts.

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You mean: Putting them in gear?

Precisely. If the internals are essentially the same, why should anything change? After all, Fred Kiekhafer himself said that Bravos were never intended to go with engines over 300 hp....

Maybe they're trying to copy Konrad's look.

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Were these on the back of a Sonic by any chance?

They aren't too bad, way too close in design to a Volvo though, hence Volvo - I'm sure - will use that somehow against Merc. in the next go-round of "why they are better and..." (in smaller boats at least...)

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Yeah ... Yeah ... Yeah

And the Volvo was just an OMC King Cobra :argue:

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lol! It's the chicken or the egg theory of outdrives, who had it first and who had it best? Then again if they would just not grenade, they can make 'em look like whatever the hell they want! People would take function over form all day long if it means you can boat all season without having to keep a spare drive in your truck. :D

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King Cobra the sequel: Back in Black :D :D :D