Merc will be unveiling their new 4-stroke outboards at the Miami show. This is a clean sheet for them- no Yamaha influences, all Merc engineering.
Supercharged, and very conservatively rated at low boost (for the time being ) at 250 HP, with growth potential to at least 400.
Should prove to be an interesting new design- can't wait to see it!
Jim

holy cow!!! thats a monster! I'd love to see whats under the cover!

Merc has gone back to its roots- the inline six. I had heard of delays on its release due to problems keeping the power head sealed- supposedly the two bottom cylinders are VERY close to the water's surface.
My biggest question is octane- they made the mistake of requiring premium for both the 250XS and the 300X, and it's costing them a lot of sales.
Will the supercharger require the high octane? If it does, the scenario will be the same...........
Jim

any word on what the dissplacement of the engine?

Are they using 8-71's or 14-71's !!

It looks like they have room for it !

I'd love to see an outboard with a hoodscoop!

Cool!!!

That's amazing....it's only a matter of time before the 2-strokers are history. The EPA laws are crunching on everyone....it's nice to see that they can still get good power in a 4-stroke. The cowl is huge but I guess if you have a supercharged inline-6 you need it!!!!

Won't be seeing them on any small boats. They are pretty big, and look bigger and heavier than the other 4 stroke outboards.

Is that guy 3' tall?

That thing is Huge.