BOMBARDIER
BEGINS A NEW ERA IN THE OUTBOARD INDUSTRY WITH THE E-TEC TECHNOLOGY
Miami Beach, Florida, February 12, 2003
Bombardier Recreational Products today launched its Evinrude®
E-TEC™ technology, the first Bombardier-engineered and built
marine outboard engines. The first of a new generation of engines,
E-TEC will deliver cleaner, quieter and more efficient power than
current industry offerings while delivering signature Evinrude performance.
Evinrude E-TEC engines are very different from any outboards from
the past
“Today, we begin a new era in the outboard engine industry,”
said Roch Lambert, vice president and general manager, Boats and
Outboard Engines Division. “We are launching a new outboard
engine technology developed combining the technical capabilities
of the Evinrude engineering experts with Bombardier's innovative
know-how and management discipline. The result will begin a change
in the paradigm of outboard engines.”
“Assumptions about what an outboard engine can accomplish
and what today’s more environmentally-conscious world expects
from an outboard, will begin to change forever,” added Lambert.
“This technology is years beyond 2-stroke, 4-stroke or even
direct injection. I am proud to say that Evinrude E-TEC should become
the industry’s first complete CARB 3-Star rated outboard engine
line.”
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) governs emissions in California,
the toughest in North America. Three-star or “Ultra-Low Emission”
is one of CARB’s highest ratings.
Evinrude
E-TEC is an entirely new “engine system” that takes
the best of existing outboard technologies, and leverages Bombardier’s
world leading engineering expertise to create a whole new generation
of internal combustion engine technology. E-TEC engines will be
the first outboard engines to require no scheduled dealer maintenance
for three years. E-TEC will initially be available in 40-, 50-,
60-, 75- and 90-horsepower models. By model year 2005, the entire
Evinrude line will feature E-TEC. Because of the compact size and
reduced weight of these engines, boat builders will have more options
in the way they build their transoms, and consumers will have more
options in powering their boats.
Bombardier has long been known for its ability to reinvent transportation
technologies. In 1968, the company invented the sit down personal
watercraft. In 1995, Bombardier introduced a new regional jet aircraft
which generated a fundamental shift in commercial aviation. In 2002,
Bombardier opened an untapped market segment in the all-terrain
industry with the introduction of the only ATV specially-designed
for two riders, the Traxter® MAX.
Bombardier continues to offer its 3-year non-declining limited warranty
on all Bombardier-built Evinrude outboards, including E-TEC.
Bombardier Recreational Products designs, develops, builds, distributes
and markets utility vehicles, Rotax® engines, Ski-Doo® and
Lynx® snowmobiles, Bombardier™ ATVs, Sea-Doo® watercraft
and sport boats as well as Evinrude® and Johnson® outboard
engines and Ficht® direct fuel injection and E-TEC™ technology.
Bombardier Inc., a diversified manufacturing and services company,
is a world leading manufacturer of business jets, regional aircraft,
rail transportation equipment and motorized recreational products.
It also provides financial services and asset management in business
areas aligned with its core expertise. Headquartered in Montréal,
Canada, the Corporation has a workforce of some 80,000 people in
24 countries throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Its
revenues for the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2002 stood at $21.6
billion Cdn. Bombardier trades on the Toronto, Brussels and Frankfurt
stock exchanges (BBD, BOM and BBDd.F).
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