Yamaha Interview w/ Jonathon Burns - Part Two

In 2017, Yamaha introduced its 5.6 L 425-hp engine that has dominated the big dayboat power scene for the last four years. Now, with the introduction of Mercury’s 600-hp V12 Verado engine, the question begs: What will Yamaha do? History tells us that outboard engine makers build “platforms” that they intend to “tune” up and down to create new products from the same block. To find out the answer to that question, BoatTEST interviewed Yamaha’s GM of U.S. Marine Development and Planning.

Watch Part One of this interview here.