300 hp outboard: the figures compared
The 12 four-stroke 300 hp outboards from Honda · Mercury · Parsun · Selva · Suzuki · Yamaha, compared column by column, at equal power, on the criteria manufacturers publish for most of the class: dry weight, alternator output, cost per hp, base warranty.
Side-by-side figures for the 12 300 hp engines
| Model | Dry weight kg | Alternator output A | Cost per hp €/hp | Base warranty years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honda BF300 | 355 | n/a | 111 | 3 |
| Mercury FourStroke V8 300 | 239 | 85 | 121 | 3 |
| Mercury Pro XS V8 300 | 229 | 85 | 125 | 3 |
| Mercury SeaPro V8 300 | 239 | 85 | n/a | 2 |
| Mercury SeaPro V8 300 AMS | 272 | 115 | n/a | 2 |
| Mercury Verado V8 300 | 272 | 115 | 114 | 3 |
| Parsun F300 EFI | 285 | n/a | n/a | 2 |
| Selva White Whale 300 EFI | 260 | 70 | 105 | 5 |
| Selva White Whale 300 XSR EFI | 260 | 70 | 108 | 5 |
| Suzuki DF300AP | 290 | 54 | 98 | 5 |
| Suzuki DF300B | 330 | 54 | 109 | 5 |
| Yamaha F300 | 263 | 70 | 107 | 2 |
Across these 12 300 hp engines, the gaps actually measured are Dry weight (229 to 355 kg).
No score is computed for this comparison: at least one of the 12 models does not publish the full set of common data used, the published values still being compared column by column.