Yamaha’s New Four-Stoke V6 VMAX®  SHO™ a Game-Changer

Yamaha Marine Group today launched a four-stroke outboard that can outperform the VMAX® Series 2 and promises to revolutionize power in the bass and flats fishing realm. Called the Yamaha VMAX SHO, the family of outboards comprises 250, 225 and 200 horsepower versions.

The VMAX SHO is noticeably faster out of the hole and to plane than the Yamaha VMAX® Series 2, and it has a broader power curve for smoother acceleration and performance. It also achieves higher speed over a measured distance than its predecessor and provides the best acceleration of the outboards in its class.

At the heart of the VMAX SHO is an all-new four-stroke 4.2-liter V6 powerhead that provides the best power-to-weight ratio in its class. With considerably more displacement than its competitors, the 4.2-liter employs new materials and processes that help make it lighter, more efficient and powerful.

The big-bore 4.2-liter uses a throttle valve that is 13 percent larger than that of the previous 3.3-liter four-stroke Yamaha V6.  Inside the engine, Yamaha employed large intake and exhaust valves and variable camshaft timing. In addition, the new V6 powerhead uses long, tuned intake tracks.

To help ensure the powerhead stays cool, the VMAX SHO’s high-performance lower unit has water pickups that are 81 percent larger than those used on the VMAX Series 2.

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