Mercury DOHC 4 valves per cylinder V12 outboard

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Saw a picture of one of these from a friend who attended CES. Hmmm...Mercury Marine DOHC 4 valves per cylinder, naturally aspirated engine--where have I heard that before? This one is an outboard, a V12 no less, displacing 461 cubic inches (7.6 liters) and making 600 horsepower. Now, when I was wrenching on Mercury outboards in my teens it was usually on a 4 cylinder 50 hp or 60 hp motor one guy could lift off the transom. This new one weighs 1200 lbs. And it has an innovated steerable lower unit (gear case) so the motor itself is stationary on turns. Anyway, just thought you might like to see more engine innovation from our favorite motor maker. Apologies if it has been posted before but I couldn't find it here; it actually first came on the market in February 2021, so I am a bit late to the party on this but I hadn't heard about it and really liked it. Oh and the price for one: $85,000. (Attached is a picture of a boat with four on the back; there is a video you can find of a 37 foot boat with two going 65 mph). Probably not going to drop one in my restomod Corvette.

Here is a link to a brochure on the Verado as it is called:
https://mercurymarine.widen.net/s/qs...12_feb_22.html and there are many videos on it. --Bob