"The new engine should be particularly popular with freshwater and saltwater tournament anglers and guides. The 115 Pro XS FourStroke is based on Mercury’s current 115-hp 4-stroke — an inline four-cylinder engine – that debuted in 2014. Mercury has given the engine more power and torque, enabling it to crank up to 6,300 rpm.

“The engine is outstanding and carries the base features of the [115] platform, being the lightest, quietest, most compact and smoothest engine in its class, and now it’s the most high-performing,” said David Foulkes, chief technology officer at Brunswick Corp., Mercury’s parent company."