For what they charge for a new engine, no matter the manufacturer, it would be nice to not have it rot out before it's usable lifespan and maybe they could employ a nation known for more high quality production than china.

I dont think they'll be able to do that without a blower. Right now, all teh 4 cylinder 200's regardless of brand are getting a reputation of being weak, personally I think its undeserved, but comparing them to V6 engines that were underrated at 200 isn't fair

one thing Suzuki did say,was their motors are completely built in Japan, all of them from the lowest hp to the top

Personally I'd love to see an outboard made in Germany. Way back in the 70's-80's I had a boat with a 350 GM engine on it married to a BMW outdrive. It just seems to me that a country so well known for precision engineering should be able to produce an outboard of the same high quality. Maybe it's just wishful thinking on my part? :head:

how about Sweden?

Yup. I was thinking of Sweden (Saab)(Volvo) when I wrote that, but even they pale before the precision or German engineering. (IMHO)

I don't know if I would use the bmw drive as a good reference. Everything I've read on them says they were nightmares. I do think there is a German company designing a diesel outboard.

yea, the BMW drives did not have a good reputation, The OXE diesel outboard is Swedish, the COX diesel outboard is English

English diesel outboard? Please tell me they didn t use Lucas for the electrical components

And since when has an English piece of machinery been simple to work on or easy to find decently priced parts?