Mercury Racing Kicks Off 50th Anniversary Celebration In V-10 Outboard Style
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Mercury Racing Kicks Off 50th Anniversary Celebration In V-10 Outboard Style
And the 2023 Miami International Boat Show hasn't even opened yet, https://www.speedonthewater.com/merc...utboard-style/
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I'm also not sure what the logic is? We already have a 400R. Why revisit old HP ratings just because you can do it with two more cylinders? I'd think the 500R would have been a more welcomed addition to the pantheon.....?
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I'm not an OB guy. I just don't get excited about them at all. That said.....
I'm also not sure what the logic is? We already have a 400R. Why revisit old HP ratings just because you can do it with two more cylinders? I'd think the 500R would have been a more welcomed addition to the pantheon.....?
Thanks. Brad.
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I'm also not sure what the logic is? We already have a 400R. Why revisit old HP ratings just because you can do it with two more cylinders? I'd think the 500R would have been a more welcomed addition to the pantheon.....?
Thanks. Brad.
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But if I was in the market, the new V10 does 400HP at lower max throttle RPM, burns 87 octane vs 89 minimum (91 recommended) octane of the inline 6 400R, no supercharger.
I'd say the lower RPM torque probably kills the inline 6 in the same range.
I'd guess they redid the midsection also.
The Verado platform is I think nearly 20 years old. So they're discontinuing that.
So probably just a new fresh sheet redesign.
May be more in store perhaps.
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