The venue was Walt Disney Coronado Springs Resort and Conference Centre in Orlando, Florida, the date was November 14, and our host was Mercury Marine, represented by a string of senior executives, including Brunswick Corporation CEO David Foulkes and Mercury Marine President Chris Drees.
The room full of international marine journalists and social media influencers didn’t have to wait long. A few short speeches and then Mercury Marine’s latest engineering triumph was revealed: a gleaming white, allnew Mercury V10 Verado outboard motor.
In recent years, Mercury has invested around US$2 billion to develop new engine platforms, which include Mercury’s V6, V8, and most recently, V12 Verado outboards. Now these are joined by the new 5.7-litre V10 Verado
