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HSR-Benelli Series-R three cylinder engine HSR-Benelli Series-R Prestige Edition specifications The HSR-Benelli Series-R on display at Salon Nautique de Paris earlier this month HSR-Benelli Series-R Naked Edition specifications
HSR-Benelli Series-R on display in Paris with seat removed HSR-Benelli Series-R 342 bhp Race Edition specifications HSR-Benelli Series-R with V6 engine in background HSR-Benelli Series-R Prestige Edition in Paris
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Seadoo's new X-designated 255 bhp weapons en masse The 255 bhp Seadoo RXT-X The 255 bhp Seadoo RXT-X The 255 bhp Seadoo RXT-X
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Image 73 of 91 from The 400 horsepower PWC cometh Image 74 of 91 from The 400 horsepower PWC cometh The Benelli triple in cutaway When they were warriors - Jarno Saarinen on the Benelli and the great Giacomo Agostini on the MV Agusta
The Benelli TRE from which the HSR-Benelli range powerplants are derived The Benelli TRE from which the HSR-Benelli range powerplants are derived Building the triple at Benelli Motori The Honda F15-X Aquatrax
Many of the world's greatest ever riders graced a works Benelli including the late Jarno Saarinen, seen here in 1973 on the 500 Benelli Benelli TRE Ladies and gents, ahem, the world's fastest and most expensive PWC, the F4 Interceptor The MV Agusta logo
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Article Summary
UPDATED IMAGE LIBRARY - The Personal Watercraft (PWC) market is in the grip of a horsepower “arms race” with a rash of new machinery announcements including a 342 bhp 2.2 litre V6-engined PWC from Austrian company HSR-Benelli and a 308 bhp 2.2 litre V8-engined PWC from the famous Italian MV Agusta motorcycle company. It all appears to have been catalyzed late last year when Kawasaki announced its 250 bhp Ultra 250X into a market where Seadoo’s 215 bhp RXP was previously the fastest of the bunch. Subsequently, SeaDoo has announced 255 bhp RXP-X and RXT-X models, Honda has announced a turbocharged 1500cc Aquatrax and Yamaha has announced a new lightweight purpose-built, turbocharged and intercooled 1812cc Super High Output (SHO) motor in its 2008 range. Given the radical upsurge in power outputs, one wonders what might be available a year or two from now. Read on …

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