Midnight Express

[salty dog]

For those who haven't seen this combo yet, here is (probably) the ultimate bowrider/cruiser, the Formula 500. Staggering performance for a boat of this size with the quad V12's. (The gph will make you stagger too!) Will need a thick wallet! I imagine Midnight express and others will follow suit. Here, Cpt. Steve gives the lowdown.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzU3MTMYu8w

[livefreeordie]

Originally Posted by salty dog

For those who haven't seen this combo yet, here is (probably) the ultimate bowrider/cruiser, the Formula 500. Staggering performance for a boat of this size with the quad V12's. (The gph will make you stagger too!) Will need a thick wallet! I imagine Midnight express and others will follow suit. Here, Cpt. Steve gives the lowdown.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzU3MTMYu8w

Those Mercury 600hp V12s are heavy and enormous you will only see them on huge center console and cruisers. Not built for speed. The aluminum block V8 platform with the NA 300R and supercharged 450 will end up as a 550 or 600hp when they max out that new platform.

[codeman671]

Originally Posted by livefreeordie

Those Mercury 600hp V12s are heavy and enormous you will only see them on huge center console and cruisers.

Nope...Bennington has already put one on a pontoon!

[livefreeordie]

Originally Posted by codeman671

Nope...Bennington has already put one on a pontoon!

Ya one and it probably tops out at 50MPH. They aren’t meant to go fast and never will. They don’t have tie bar set ups because the lowers are pods. Not safe at high speed.

[LikeLakes]

Originally Posted by livefreeordie

Ya one and it probably tops out at 50MPH. They aren’t meant to go fast and never will. They don’t have tie bar set ups because the lowers are pods. Not safe at high speed.

Agree, like you said they are meant to move big heavy boats easily with 1 less engine than usual, and the engineering is pretty amazing, I think these will sell like crazy for that purpose.

[BroadHopper]

The 454 Magnum puts out 350 HP. But with a lot of weight!
The 2.0 TDI Audi 4 cylinder at stage 1 is also 350HP. With much less weight!
I'm assuming the HP to weight ratio put the smaller engine ahead!
Size does not matter but the amount of useful HP does!

[LikeLakes]

Originally Posted by BroadHopper

The 454 Magnum puts out 350 HP. But with a lot of weight!
The 2.0 TDI Audi 4 cylinder at stage 1 is also 350HP. With much less weight!
I'm assuming the HP to weight ratio put the smaller engine ahead!
Size does not matter but the amount of useful HP does!

I'd like to see the HP/Torque curves on both those engines. You're right useful HP matters, but where it is available also matters.