The "inventors" of Neander have just made themselves really comfortable on their diesel outboard couch and the peace and quiet is already over. No competitor far and wide. There are a few smart guys in Sweden,which has a 200 hp turbo diesel outboard engine "that (not only) gets the men in Kiel off the sofa in no time at all.
But would you hang a 350 kg turbodiesel outboard on your transom? Probably not - right?The price of 42,500 euros does not make the four-cylinder in-line engine any more attractive for leisure captains. The Swedish engine manufacturers know this too.
According to their own statement, they look for their customersin the military, with rescue companies, offshore suppliers and cruisers and advertise their 200 hp engine with arguments such as safety, reliability, power, fuel consumption, durability and ease of use.The 2-litre blockCimco Marine teaches to swim is supplied by the car manufacturers at General Motors. The super-long-shaft version of the underwater part reminds the BOOTE writer a little of Mercury's Verado from the outside. Info: www.oxe-diesel.com
