"This Is Not Rude Awakening by Megadeth In 2002 - This Is A Wake-Up Call To Outboard Motor Buyers..."

Rude Awakening Number One

Look at the difference between the Mercury OptiMax 225 Pro, the Yanaha 225 VMAX HPDI, and the Evinrude E_TEC 225 HO. The Mercury OptiMax 225 Pro outperforms the other outboard engines by a significant margin.

And there are 10 percnet less carbon monoxide than the Evinrude E-TEC despite Evinrude's claims regarding emissions of the carbon monoxide footprint.

Carbon monoxide is believed to be responsible for Global warming - so the less carbon monoxide we produce the better it is for the environment. Mercury Marine is a leader in applying the latest technology to the problems of carbon monoxide emissions.