Categoria: Engines
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Suzuki DF350A: the most powerful, the most innovative
Suzuki DF350A, the most powerful of the Japanese outboard engines, introduces many innovations, like the new block ant the counter-rotating propellers. If you think it’s just a step up in terms of power, you’re wrong. The new Suzuki DF350A is a heap of innovations, and it is very clear in the prominent statement by Suzuki…
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Volvo Penta acquires outboard motor manufacturer Seven Marine
Volvo Penta have signed an agreement to become the major owner of premium outboard engine manufacturer Seven Marine, giving the Swedish company another push towards the leadership in integrated propulsion systems. Maybe Seven Marine is not that familiar to all of you. Well, let’s talk for a minute of outboard engines, and very powerful ones.…
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After 100 comes 80: Yamaha F80D is the new outboard
Numbers according to the Japanese manufacturer: the new Yamaha F80D comes directly from the recently-launched F100. So it’s now smarter and smaller than its predecessor. A Company like Yamaha must take advantage of all their experience and technology to improve and further perfect their units. It’s the case of the recent F100 outboard, which is…
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Topsystem Easy Set makes it easier to deal with surface drives
Controlling your surface propeller transmissions is now possible to everybody: Topsystem Easy Set has made it fully automatic. There is no doubt about the higher efficiency of surface drives, especially when it comes to high performance. But, manufacturers and owners have often been skeptical about them because they have issues in managing the boat during…
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Ranieri International Next 370 SH with Suzuki DF350A: a rough test for a good pair
A new livery and two brand new motors for Ranieri International Next 370 SH. We tested it among big waves with twin Suzuki DF350A. There could be no worse situation to test this boat, which on the other hand promises to grant its future owners dream holidays. The sea is rough and the sky dark,…
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Two diesel outboards entering the market. Is it a real revolution?
We have already Mercury Racing 175 DSI, OXE and Neander. Now, it’s two new units arriving at the same time: the small Yanmar Dtorque 111 and the relatively large Cox CXO300. There’s much attention on them, but will there be a page turn for the leisure boating market? We don’t think so, for quite an obvious reason.…
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New in 2018: Yamaha WaveRunner VX gives more technology for a reduced price
Jet_skis are not yet encountering the attention they deserve, but these new models from Yamaha promise to break the distance that separates them from a large number of potential users. The four new Yamaha WaveRunner VX are designed to bring the world of water bikes to a new generation of riders, sportsmen and even families.…
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Even the spectacular Volvo Ocean Race needs to rely on combustion engines. Can you guess the brand?
We take you into one of the toughest and most demanding sailing competitions in the world, Volvo Ocean Race, which requires the boats to be connected with a network of sophisticated digital devices. Volvo Penta’s D2-75 engine provides power for all of them. The yachts competing in the Volvo Ocean Race are among the world’s…
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YANMAR Launches 3JH40 – world’s smallest CR Inboard Marine Diesel Engine
YANMAR MARINE INTERNATIONAL is launching the latest addition to its family of new generation common rail (CR) diesel engines, the compact YANMAR 3JH40 inboard engine, at boot Düsseldorf. The 3-cylinder 3JH40 has been developed by leading manufacturer YANMAR as the marine industry’s smallest CR inboard diesel engine. With an output of 40 mhp, it will…
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The motor that wasn’t there before: enter Suzuki DF325 A, intermediate among the big ones
It’s not a 300, it’s not a 350: Suzuki DF325 A aims at the performance of the latter and the fuel consumption of the former. Maintaining the realiability and light construction of the japanese outboards. Did we need it? Perhaps the first answer is no: the market of outboard motors is full of models and…