Above right: Believe it or not, the slower 5-to-60 time was recorded with the use of Launch Control.
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Weighing in at 772-pounds, the SVHO-propelled GP1800R fetches an MSRP of $14,749, touts a 18.5-gallon fuel cell, 28.4-gallons of storage, and comes equipped with a folding rear swim step, adjustable tilt steering, and a full-color digital dashboard, not to mention RiDE, No Wake Mode, Cruise Control, digital Launch Control and even a new Auto Trim cornering assist.Ībove left: The 2021 Sea-Doo RXP-X 300 blisters the water with a 5-to-60mph of 3.60-seconds, and that’s also with a full tank of gas and the added weight of the BRP Premium Audio System. Then Sport mode, Launch Control and other X-series features can be used to their fullest, as well as the craft reaching its top speed – albeit limited via speed limit controller.īy the numbers, the two models would seem rather well-matched. For those unaware, Sea-Doo restricts the full output of the 300 ACE engine until the craft has surpassed 5 operation hours. A little over a week ago, the Gaddis’ long overdue 2021 RXP-X 300 finally reached their local dealer and Greg wasted little time breaking in the purple Sea-Doo. Greg Gaddis was instrumental in our previous acceleration shootout between the 2021 GP1800R SVHO and the 2020 GP1800R SVHO.
(If you haven’t yet, make sure to subscribe.) Recently, Jerry’s son, Greg has taken the reins over for the official YouTube channel, Greenhulk Garage, and has definitely picked up the pace when it comes to video production. No voodoo (save for whatever evil spirits haunt the bayous of Morgan City at night). For years, our two media outlets have attempted to perform the most accurate measurements of speed with entirely repeatable results. Just a vocal countdown or a nod of the head, and off they went.įor us at The Watercraft Journal and Jerry Gaddis of, such a showdown is wholly valueless. As such, heads up drag races have sprung up across the globe and few of them bothered to conduct them with any sort of scientific prowess. Nevertheless, it was an inevitability that once Yamaha released a redesigned and slightly upgraded GP1800R SVHO WaveRunner for 2021 only weeks before a near-completely overhauled RXP-X 300 was revealed by Sea-Doo that the two would collide in a showdown. And frankly, there’s gonna be some seriously obnoxious gloating online. Let’s just begin with this: None of us guessed this one right.