New Test of Formula 37 PC Is the Fastest Ever!

The Formula 37 PC (Performance Cruiser) has never gone faster in any of our four tests of the boat than it has with the Axius stern drive powered by 375-hp Mercury 496 MAGs. Note that mpg is fairly flat between 20 and 43 mph.

Let’s face it, stern drives are fast. Pod drives are more efficient than inboards,
diesels have more range than gas engines, but when it comes to raw WOT blow-your-face-back
speed – you can not beat a big block, gas powered stern drive. Just two weeks ago
we tested a brand
new “Flagship, Sapphire Blue Metallic” Formula 37 PC that looks
just like the one in this picture. Its Imron surface had gotten the special Formula
“polish-it-18-times-like-a-Tiffany-diamond” treatment that is an incredible eye
magnet. Now the water in Long Island Sound off the Housatonic River didn’t look
quite like what you see above, but nobody cared as our test captain clocked 46.9
mph (40.8 knots), average, in 3’ chop. This Formula is a jewel that only a few people
can have, and the truly surprising part is that she is nearly $100,000 LESS than
the same boat powered by twin 330-hp IPS 450 diesels. Both have a joystick. Well, there is more to the story --