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Tohatsu's Honda-origin 200 was always an engine with plenty of grunt. But Honda has dropped the smaller displacement power head used for its 200 and 225 and standardised with the power head from the BF

250. Maximum torque is up eight per cent from 295 to 320 Newton Metres at 4500rpm.The 200D also gains the 2:1 gear ratio instead of the 1.87:1 ratio of the old 200 and 225, enabling coarser pitch and more thrust-efficient props to be fitted.

The 200D misses out on the Variable Valve Timing and Lift Control of the 250, but for offshore boaters