News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 21, 2001
Bombadier Introduces the New Era In Watercraft:
The New 2002 Sea-Doo GTX 4-TEC and GTX DI
Stuart, Florida
- Bombardier Recreational Products has taken the most popular
watercraft platform of all time and made it better. Introducing
the 2002 Sea-Doo® GTX 4-TEC TM and GTX DI watercraft,
the next evolution of the legendary GTX watercraft line. The
2002 GTX 4-TEC will be the first four-stroke engine powered
Sea-Doo watercraft and features the new innovative and responsible
Sea-Doo O.P.A.S TM (Off Power Assisted Steering) system. These
and other technological and design advances set the stage
for a new era in watercraft.
Bombardier created the three-passenger
watercraft segment in 1990 with the Sea-Doo GT TM watercraft
and has pioneered many innovations since. The bar has again
been raised with the 2002 Sea-Doo GTX 4-TEC watercraft. Powered
by the all new 155 horsepower, 1494cc three cylinder Rotax®
4-TEC engine, the 2002 Sea-Doo GTX 4-TEC will change everything
the world has ever known about watercraft. Power, more environmentally-friendly
and innovation reach new levels with the engine. The 4-TEC
is the most powerful mass-produced engine ever in a Sea-Doo
watercraft and exceeds 2006 EPA environmental standards.
The 2002 GTX 4-TEC offers watercraft
enthusiasts a new feeling with an engine that literally purrs
and provides better acceleration than any luxury performance
three-passenger Sea-Doo watercraft before it. The low-end
torque of the new 1500 4-TEC 155 hp engine powered through
an all new 10-vane water jet pump, and straight-line tracking
of the new hull makes the 2002 GTX 4-TEC a great watercraft
for towing wakeboarders, skiers and tubes. Totally unique
to watercraft, the Rotax four-stroke engine emits a rich,
low-frequency purr at speed and offers ultra smooth operation.
Also integrated into the GTX 4-TEC hull is a revolutionary
cooling system. This engineering feat includes a closed-loop
cooling system that uses the rideplate as a heat exchanger
for the engine coolant in the same fashion as an automobile
radiator. The new GTX design is also offered with the exclusive
Orbital1 Direct Injection technology watercraft engine.
Committed to responsible boating,
Bombardier leads again with its GTX 4-TEC and GTX DI watercraft
and its newest innovation: the Sea-Doo O.P.A.S system. This
system provides added maneuverability by assisting the steering
of the watercraft in off-throttle and off-power situations.
The system can easily be seen on each side of the hull on
equipped models in the form of spring-loaded rudders. The
GTX 4-TEC and all DI models will also feature the responsible
and innovative Sea-Doo Learning Key TM, which limits RPMs
keeping top speed around 35 mph, so that less-experienced
riders may learn to operate the watercraft responsibly and
with greater confidence and control.
The 2002 GTX 4-TEC and GTX DI
have taken the luxury performance category to an all-new level
of design and engineering. With a combined storage space of
52.6 gallons, over twice the storage of the previous GTX,
the new GTX 4-TEC and GTX DI have plenty of room for almost
anything you would want for a fun-filled day on the water.
The deck is another work of art
from the award-winning Sea-Doo design team. It features precisely
tailored lines and overall elegant proportions that flow gracefully
from bow to stern while the flared shear line effectively
reduces spray. The new hull design offers operators a drier
ride with musclecraft-type precision handling. On the bow,
the distinct ridged "gills" are engineered to redirect
spray away from the operator, thus offering a clear line of
vision and increased comfort.
Bombardier Recreational Products
designs, develops, builds, distributes and markets Ski-Doo®
and Lynx® snowmobiles, snowgrooming equipment and multi-purpose
tracked vehicles, Sea-Doo® watercraft and sport boats
and Bombardier® all-terrain vehicles. Snowmobiles, ATVs,
watercraft and some sport boats are powered by Rotax®
engines that are designed and built by Bombardier-Rotax GmbH,
which also builds motors for motorcycles, scooters, karts
and aircraft. In March 2001, the group acquired the Evinrude®
and Johnson® outboard marine engines as well as the Ficht
Ram Injection® technology.
Bombardier Inc., a diversified
manufacturing and service company, is a world leading manufacturer
of business jets, regional aircraft, rail transportation equipment
and motorized recreational products. It is also a provider
of financial services and asset management. The Corporation
employs 79,000 people in 24 countries in the Americas, Europe
and Asia-Pacific. Bombardier's revenues for its fiscal year
ended Jan. 31, 2001 totaled $16.1 billion (Cdn) and more than
90% were generated outside Canada.
® Trademarks of Bombardier
Inc. or its subsidiaries.
GTX is a registered trademark of Castrol Limited used under
license.
TM Trademark of Orbital Engine Corporation Limited used under
license
For information: Tim McKercher
Communications Coordinator, Watercraft
Telephone: (321) 726-2110
E-mail: tim.mckercher@recreation.bombardier.com
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