2014 Yamaha WaveRunner VX PWC: Expert Review

There are two paths to increase PWC performance in waterbikes like those in the WaveRunner VX series: add power or reduce weight. For 2014 Yamaha takes the latter route with its best-selling the VX, which sheds 65 significant pounds -- a reduction of almost nine percent -- through the use of NanoXcel, the material Yamaha has put to work in the hulls and decks of its other WaveRunner models since 2008. http://features.boats.com/boat-content/2013/10/2014-yamaha-waverunner-vx-a-review-from-our-pwc-expert/ For more boat videos, visit www.boats.com. The new, lighter VX accelerates more briskly, planes off at 500 to 1000 fewer rpm, and delivers 23 percent better peak fuel economy. Fuel capacity is increased from 15.9 to 18.5 gallons, and Yamaha says that if you can hold the throttle at 5000 rpm, which is just planing speed, the VX will squeeze 155 miles of range from the new tank.