[Rhodes22-list] E-TEC Engines

[Bill Effros]

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      BOMBARDIER BEGINS A NEW ERA 
      IN THE OUTBOARD INDUSTRY 
      WITH THE E-TEC TECHNOLOGY 
      Miami Beach, Florida, February 12, 2003 - Bombardier Recreational Products today launched its Evinrude® 
      E-TECT technology, the first Bombardier-engineered and built marine outboard engines. The first of a new generation of engines, E-TEC will deliver cleaner, quieter and more efficient power than current industry offerings while delivering signature Evinrude performance. Evinrude E-TEC engines are very different from any outboards from the past.

      "Today, we begin a new era in the outboard engine industry," said Roch Lambert, vice president and general manager, Boats and Outboard Engines Division. "We are launching a new outboard engine technology developed combining the technical capabilities of the Evinrude engineering experts with Bombardier's innovative know-how and management discipline. The result will begin a change in the paradigm of outboard engines."

      "Assumptions about what an outboard engine can accomplish and what today's more environmentally-conscious world expects from an outboard, will begin to change forever," added Lambert. "This technology is years beyond 2-stroke, 4-stroke or even direct injection. I am proud to say that Evinrude E-TEC should become the industry's first complete CARB 3-Star rated outboard engine line."

      The California Air Resources Board (CARB) governs emissions in California, the toughest in North America. Three-star or "Ultra-Low Emission" is one of CARB's highest ratings.

      Evinrude E-TEC is an entirely new "engine system" that takes the best of existing outboard technologies, and leverages Bombardier's world leading engineering expertise to create a whole new generation of internal combustion engine technology. E-TEC engines will be the first outboard engines to require no scheduled dealer maintenance for three years. E-TEC will initially be available in 40-, 50-, 60-, 75- and 90-horsepower models. By model year 2005, the entire Evinrude line will feature E-TEC. Because of the compact size and reduced weight of these engines, boat builders will have more options in the way they build their transoms, and consumers will have more options in powering their boats. 

      Bombardier has long been known for its ability to reinvent transportation technologies. In 1968, the company invented the sit down personal watercraft. In 1995, Bombardier introduced a new regional jet aircraft which generated a fundamental shift in commercial aviation. In 2002, Bombardier opened an untapped market segment in the all-terrain industry with the introduction of the only ATV specially-designed for two riders, the Traxter® MAX.

      Bombardier continues to offer its 3-year non-declining limited warranty on all Bombardier-built Evinrude outboards, including E-TEC.

      Bombardier Recreational Products designs, develops, builds, distributes and markets utility vehicles, Rotax® engines, Ski-Doo® and Lynx® snowmobiles, BombardierT ATVs, Sea-Doo® watercraft and sport boats as well as Evinrude® and Johnson® outboard engines and Ficht® direct fuel injection and E-TECT technology.

      Bombardier Inc., a diversified manufacturing and services company, is a world leading manufacturer of business jets, regional aircraft, rail transportation equipment and motorized recreational products. It also provides financial services and asset management in business areas aligned with its core expertise. Headquartered in Montréal, Canada, the Corporation has a workforce of some 80,000 people in 24 countries throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Its revenues for the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2002 stood at $21.6 billion Cdn. Bombardier trades on the Toronto, Brussels and Frankfurt stock exchanges (BBD, BOM and BBDd.F).


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