Toyota Made Boats?!?!?!

[2kwik4u]

Anyone else ever seen one of these?

2000 Toyota Epic X22 (Powered by Lexus) - boats - by owner - marine...

2000 Toyota Epic X22 - Hard to find Powered by a Fuel Injected 300hp Lexus V8 (same as 1UZ engine...

louisville.craigslist.org

Interestingly enough it's only minutes from home for me. I had no idea Toyota ever made a boat at all.

 

[djetok]

www.epicmarine.com | Toyota Epic Boat Enthusiasts

Epic Marine, Epic, epic, Toyota Epic, Epic Boats, Toyota Marine Sports, Epic 21, epic 22, epic s22, Epic SX

www.epicmarine.com

Toyota decided to get into the inboard ski boat market in the mid 90's. They enlisted the help of some of the most prominent boat designers in the industry. They spared no expense, hiring sophisticated engineering and design firms such as Shadow Composites and Maritech to design and build a state of the art boat from the ground up. The engine used in the Lexus 400 was chosen, and was marinized at the Tahara factory in Japan. It differs significantly from the automotive engine as it is designed without emission controls and has higher compression and more aggressive camshaft profiles. Extensive testing was performed on the engine, even so far as to freeze the block solid with water in the block to prove that it could handle any environment. The focus was on absolute reliability and low maintenance requirements to maximize water time.

 

[Babin Farms]

I think you had better go check it out, get pics and more info for us

 

[Whisky]

www.epicmarine.com | Toyota Epic Boat Enthusiasts

Epic Marine, Epic, epic, Toyota Epic, Epic Boats, Toyota Marine Sports, Epic 21, epic 22, epic s22, Epic SX

www.epicmarine.com

Toyota decided to get into the inboard ski boat market in the mid 90's. They enlisted the help of some of the most prominent boat designers in the industry. They spared no expense, hiring sophisticated engineering and design firms such as Shadow Composites and Maritech to design and build a state of the art boat from the ground up. The engine used in the Lexus 400 was chosen, and was marinized at the Tahara factory in Japan. It differs significantly from the automotive engine as it is designed without emission controls and has higher compression and more aggressive camshaft profiles. Extensive testing was performed on the engine, even so far as to freeze the block solid with water in the block to prove that it could handle any environment. The focus was on absolute reliability and low maintenance requirements to maximize water time.

with this link I have fallen down a rabbit hole....