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Honda Wins 4-Stroke Outboard Honors
26 February 2009
Honda ranked highest in overall customer satisfaction in the 2009 J.D. Power study among owners of 4-stroke EFI outboard engines. Overall customer satisfaction index scores are based on performance across seven factors: starting ease, quietness at cruise, reliability, fuel economy, shifting smoothness, lack of exhaust fumes and ability of boat to accelerate rapidly. Honda Marine pioneered 4-stroke engine technology and the blocks used in their outboard engines are the same as those used in their automobiles. Honda has won the 4-stroke outboard Power award four out of the last five years. The J.D. Power Study 4-stroke EFI rankings were --
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1.
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Honda
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907 points
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2.
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Yamaha
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902 points
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3.
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Suzuki
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895 points
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Mercury
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878 points
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Courtesy BoatTEST.com
http://www.boattest.com/Resources/view_news.aspx?NewsID=3180
Honda Marine Unveils 60-Horsepower Outboard
12 February 2009
Honda Marine will expand its award-winning lineup of fuel-injected four-stroke outboard engines with the all-new BF60. Introduced at the 2009 Miami International Boat Show, the 60-horsepower (hp) outboard still is a prototype model; Honda plans to officially introduce the new engine to consumers this Northern Hemisphere summer.
Honda Marine is committed to the development of lightweight, high-performance, fuel efficient four-stroke outboards. In 2006, the company introduced its re-designed and best-in-class BF75 and BF90 EFI.
The new BF60 will feature design cues similar to its 75 and 90-horsepower predecessors, including the cowling’s wing-form design, a performance-oriented gear case, and a host of Honda-exclusive innovations.
While specifications of the new engine were not disclosed, indications are that the new BF60 will continue Honda’s tradition of offering innovative, fuel-efficient, high-performance outboards, and will set the new best-in-class standard in the mid-range segment.
"Honda Marine continues to raise the standard for fuel efficiency and performance, the all-new BF60 continues that tradition, and reinforces Honda Marine’s strong commitment to market needs and the boating industry.”
Source: Honda Media Newsroom
http://www.hondanews.com/categories/626/releases/4950
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