450r/500r

[MODVP22]

I just can't imagine getting 500 propshaft horsepower out of a 2.6 liter engine. Sounds like a LOT of boost.

exactly, rely on that blower more and more makes me a bit nervous. Sounds like we are going to find out though.

[2jz]

True why hasn't the little verado been pushed

The timing just isn't right for mercury to do it and it wouldn't be profitable. Mercury still as optimax pro xs 250 in production with great sales,cheaper to repower with and you still have i6 verado 250 that will hurt sales if they come out with i4 250hp verado that's lighter.

[Zero Patience]

Photoshop. I Don't believe you will see them

[Rayzor]

Photoshop. I Don't believe you will see them

Over on OSO, Matt Trulio confirmed with Rick Mackie that these will not be unveiled at the Miami show as 2017 models - which is not a surprise. I never figured these would be available as '17s. All I know is that unless my 30 is ready for motors this Spring, I'll be waiting for the 2018s.

[David - WI]

Maybe, maybe not. With the e-throttle and the ecm tuning the 400R already does a lot of torque management which can greatly increase the life expectancy of the gear case. I've heard from a couple people that things like prop selection and tuning is a completely different animal on these motors because the ECM kicks in and does a lot to manage the power delivery. Only time will tell.

If that's true, then they are probably already 450hp - 500hp motors and the only difference between a 400R and a 500R will be a couple of 0010101100's in the code that controls them. That will really make the guys that bought a new 400 happy!

[Spectre Powerboats]

I just talked to the highest at Mercury who I have known for a long time and he would never lie to me. This is all bull**** and made up. There is no 450 or 500 in the works right now and they are pissed at Speed on the Water.

[Risco]

400r now on e85 would see a good boost in power

[1BadAction]

I just talked to the highest at Mercury who I have known for a long time and he would never lie to me. This is all bull**** and made up. There is no 450 or 500 in the works right now and they are pissed at Speed on the Water.

but it sure grabbed a ton of ad revenue for PBN

I refuse to visit there and many other sites because of that. "Click here to see our photo gallery of boat fails" - GTFOH, spammers.

They also employ bots on FB to post on grassroots boating pages to drive up traffic.

[Double Rigged]

Speed on the Water never reported the motors. It was put up on Powerboat Nation. The article never quoted actually quoted Mercury. Only showing a picture which everyone took for granted.
Speed on the Water did the right thing and got the correct story from Mercury.
Not sure why they would be pissed at them as they had nothing to do with. Matt is a stand up guy and has a good relationship with those guys.

Dale is right though according to people I know there are things in the works but it will not be hopped up 400r. Totally new platform to compete with 7 Marine and the new Yamaha coming out. I would guess you will see something next year Miami and shipping in summer of 2018. I probably will weigh more also.

[Rayzor]

Everybody needs to start reading everything more closely. As Ron stated, nobody (not PBN, SOTW or I) said when these new motors are coming out, but that these higher HP Verados are just over the horizon. I never recommended anyone wait for them that has a boat ready for motors either. But, in my case, where my boat has just started it's conversion at Skater, I feel it's smart to wait for these new motors.

[AZMIDLYF]

400r now on e85 would see a good boost in power

Potential HP upgrades for these hasn't even had the surface scratched yet.

[Capt.Insane-o]

Damn, there goes my drinking platform build.

[Chaz]

I'm so corn-fruzed ...

Merc is building 400 two strokes

I hate Verado's

I'm converting my boat to Verado's

You guys need to slow down

I'm buying the first 500's

I worked rescue , I've seen to many dead boat racers

Not too bad , there only gonna be $35,000 to $50,000 each

I might have started some 500 Verado threads and will be waiting like a kid at Christmas , but I never said they were going to make them

Chaz = thinkin , That legal weed out west must be some trippy $hiz ...

[FUJIMO]

[Rayzor]

I'm so corn-fruzed ...

Merc is building 400 two strokes

I hate Verado's

I'm converting my boat to Verado's

You guys need to slow down

I'm buying the first 500's

I worked rescue , I've seen to many dead boat racers

Not too bad , there only gonna be $35,000 to $50,000 each

I might have started some 500 Verado threads and will be waiting like a kid at Christmas , but I never said they were going to make them

Chaz = thinkin , That legal weed out west must be some trippy $hiz ...

You must be a democrat Chaz, because all you do is chase me around making up false quotes of things I've said and done - just like all the liberal pos democrats do with Trump. You're pretty pathetic.........