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Mercury introduces 3 new 4-strokes (175/200/225)
Posted on 2/15/18 at 5:31 pm
Posted on 2/15/18 at 5:31 pm
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Posted on 2/15/18 at 6:42 pm to AUTimbo
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Not overly crazy on the cowling
Better than the "transformer" G2's
Posted on 2/15/18 at 6:48 pm to MadtownTiger
What's the price tag? I wish they made a 250 with the same weight range as these.
Posted on 2/15/18 at 7:08 pm to AUTimbo
Bout time.. no one wanted to upgrade to a 4s when you have to buy their verado and change out everything else
Posted on 2/15/18 at 7:13 pm to MadtownTiger
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Better than the "transformer" G2's
Not too far off either
Posted on 2/16/18 at 6:28 am to AUTimbo
I’m not crazy about the design but mercury is killing it right now with performance and reliability.
Motor looks like an old etec and a 7 marine engine had a baby.
Motor looks like an old etec and a 7 marine engine had a baby.
Posted on 2/16/18 at 6:35 am to MrLSU
Pricing is right in line with the Optimax line. Maybe even a little cheaper. The 250 is coming, probably at the Bassmaster Classic. It will be worth the wait.
Posted on 2/16/18 at 6:38 am to davidwademarine
So is optimax dead in the near future?
Posted on 2/16/18 at 8:52 am to AUTimbo
Hopefully it will be like the sho and you could buy and flash a 200 to run like a 250
ETA: all two strokes will be gone at some point now that technology has allowed the 4 stroke to perform as well if not better than the two strokes. Four stroke engines are just to owner friendly on maintenance and last a hell of a lot longer
ETA: all two strokes will be gone at some point now that technology has allowed the 4 stroke to perform as well if not better than the two strokes. Four stroke engines are just to owner friendly on maintenance and last a hell of a lot longer
This post was edited on 2/16/18 at 8:57 am
Posted on 2/16/18 at 8:57 am to tilco
I hope not. There really is no need for 4 strokes now with how good the twos have become. Only way I would have a 4 would be on a party boat where sound is important.
Posted on 2/16/18 at 8:58 am to AUTimbo
That gear ratio tho..
This post was edited on 2/16/18 at 8:59 am
Posted on 2/16/18 at 1:53 pm to TheBoo
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That gear ratio tho..
That was probably my biggest question on it...
As someone else posted, I'm hoping it can be flashed (once out of warranty
) to a 250 or so like the SHO's. Looks a good bit more compact than the SHO also...
Posted on 2/16/18 at 5:14 pm to AUTimbo
Word on the street is they can be flashed back if you ever have a warranty issue
Posted on 2/16/18 at 5:42 pm to AUTimbo
They will be flashed to 300, like the SHO, I am sure. Not sure yet about the 7K limiter though.
Posted on 2/17/18 at 7:00 am to tilco
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So is optimax dead in the near future?
I see that happening soon, but no official word from Mercury yet. They still need a 250 Pro XS replacement. Once that happens, I don’t see the Optimax line living much longer. There’s really no reason in choosing an Optimax over their equivalent FourStroke. Less weight, more displacement, smoother operation, no expensive DFI oil or compressors to worry about, this list goes on and on. I’m pretty sure Mercury will need to use all available manufacturing space for the FourStoke lines. Their orders are filling very fast for the new engines and they still have some more releases already planned for this year. Very exciting times ahead indeed. Mercury and the boating world have a bright future.
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