Does the Yamaha FZS Go 0-to-30 in 1.5 Seconds?



 



Yamaha FZS
Yamaha FZS
Our PWC testing Capt. John Wenz clocked the Yamaha FZS at 1.5 sec.
from 0-to-30! Say what?


Sounds too fast to be true, right? Well, that’s what we
got and we are standing by it. After all, the Yamaha FZS’s 1812 cc engine has 21%
more displacement than the next largest production PWC on the market and the unit
weights only 1% more. Nevertheless, measuring the acceleration of a high-performance
watercraft with conventional radar technology to a 10th of a second is not easy.
(The blink of an eye is from a 3/10ths to 4/10ths of a second.) So, to stay ahead
of the game we’re acquiring a new system called the Stalker ATS with the “STATS”
software, which measures down to 100th of a second and plots it automatically on
a computer without human intervention. This spring we will be testing PWCs again
with the new gear and we’ll keep you posted as we get the new numbers down to 1/100th
of a second. While 0-30 times are crucial factors for a small niche of the market,
there is a lot more that should go into a PWC buying decision. After all, in the
real world, how important is a second? Over the course of a year, we look at virtually
all of the PWCs in the market and we can tell you that a few 10ths of a second of
acceleration difference isn’t what you should be concerned about – there are far
more important issues. Things like durability, fit and finish, safety features,
warranty, and customer service are all more important in our book. Capt. John Wenz
takes his testing seriously and has taken a thorough look at the FZS and put it
all on video as well as producing a detailed written Captain’s Report. Read Capt John’s full report --


See Capt. John’s video
test of the FZS --


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