Mercury Give Us A V6 4 Stroke 225 Pro XS

**Greg G** · 03-06-2021, 02:21 PM

Mercury, is there a V6 225 R in our future?

**XstreamVking** · 03-09-2021, 05:15 PM

Give it up guys, we are as extinct as dinosaurs to mercury.

**Greg G** · 11-26-2021, 07:33 AM

Originally Posted by Greg G

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Hello .............. Mother Merc? You are building some great new stuff but why not give us a 200 and 225 Pro XS and not just the 175 Pro XS. You have the 87 octane V6 platform all ready to go. We need 475lbs of lower center of gravity fun with warranty. Come on Mercury

Originally Posted by OceanMarine

Forget the ProXS we really need a 200 or a 225 "R" with a sportmaster and solid mounts out of either the inline 4 or the V6 with the lightweight cowl and shave weight maybe a 15 mid to keep these under 500lb (the v6 is currently about 520lb despite advertisement wt and the v8 i believe around 560 or so) We basically need a replacement for the 200xs

Let the Christmas wishing begin!

A lightweight V6 225 R with warranty from Merc would be a nice surprise but we'll get a lump of coal instead a year later.

**Greg G** · 11-26-2021, 07:36 AM

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**Greg G** · 11-26-2021, 07:37 AM

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**Greg G** · 11-26-2021, 07:48 AM

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**Greg G** · 06-02-2022, 06:45 PM

Originally Posted by OceanMarine

forget the ProXS we really need a 200 or a 225 "R" with a sportmaster and solid mounts out of either the inline 4 or the V6 with the lightweight cowl and shave weight maybe a 15 mid to keep these under 500lb (the v6 is currently about 520lb despite advertisement wt and the v8 i believe around 560 or so) We basically need a replacement for the 200xs

Yes, you are hitting the nail on the head. Is Mercury going to give us a 3.4 V6 225R in 2023?

**David** · 06-02-2022, 07:23 PM

LOL, they should just make the 200XS again. Except price it competitively. The Gen II 200XS cost more than a 300XS and had no warranty. Sales were poor. For that matter there has been a used one on Reynolds site forever Reynolds Racing and Marine Used Outboards (reynoldsracingmarine.com)

I love my 200XS

**Greg G** · 06-02-2022, 07:29 PM

Originally Posted by David

LOL, they should just make the 200XS again. Except price it competitively. The Gen II 200XS cost more than a 300XS and had no warranty. Sales were poor. For that matter there has been a used one on Reynolds site forever Reynolds Racing and Marine Used Outboards (reynoldsracingmarine.com)

I love my 200XS

Glenn sold that motor many years ago.

I would prefer the torque of the 3.4 V6 given it would be roughly the same weight as the 200XS Gen 2. There is still "no replacement for displacement".

**RiverRat71** · 06-02-2022, 09:44 PM

Originally Posted by Greg G

Glenn sold that motor many years ago.

I would prefer the torque of the 3.4 V6 given it would be roughly the same weight as the 200XS Gen 2. There is still "no replacement for displacement".

I think the quote should be "There is no replacement". Maybe should be Merc's new slogan. RR

**Greg G** · 06-03-2022, 06:34 AM

Well said RR ........

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**Greg G** · 06-03-2022, 06:40 AM

So it has been over a year now since the 3.4 APX was announced and still no factory warranty 3.4 225 "R" model for the little guys.

**JBS** · 06-04-2022, 07:04 AM

Originally Posted by XstreamVking

Give it up guys, we are as extinct as dinosaurs to mercury.

Sad but true. When repower time comes,I'm probably going to bite the bullet and go 4stroke. Hopefully,by then there will be motor available like we a talking about. I'll try not to have any expectations .

**Chaz** · 06-04-2022, 08:21 AM

Originally Posted by Greg G

So it has been over a year now since the 3.4 APX was announced and still no factory warranty 3.4 225 "R" model for the little guys.

**pcrussell50** · 06-04-2022, 10:31 AM

Originally Posted by JBS

Sad but true. When repower time comes,I'm probably going to bite the bullet and go 4stroke. Hopefully,by then there will be motor available like we a talking about. I'll try not to have any expectations .

Nothing wrong with a 4stroke as long as it’s not too heavy for your boat.

Doesn’t Brunswick own boat companies too? Why make light motors that you can use on your existing boat when they can put their thumb on the scale and nudge you into buying something new?

I have a Mercaha 90 FourStroke (Yamaha F100) on a classic Whaler. It’s… heavy. I think it weighs as much as my 2.0 150. This boat is strictly a utility cruiser/fisher. So the last degree of performance is not important to me.

In a way, We (as a country) have only ourselves to blame for this. In land vehicles we buy only automatics and we daily drive large trucks or SUVs instead of something light and nimble. We should not be surprised at the direction our collective taste in boats is taking too.

Our brains have devolved to the point where apparently signs like this are necessary: