Sea-Doo RXT-X honored by magazine PersonalWatercraft.com June 2, 2008 Shares Comments Powerful craft wins Waterbike ShootoutBoating Magazine named the new Sea Doo RXT-X the winner of the 2008 Waterbike Shootout. Boating Magazine is the largest recreational boating publication in North America and recently conducted a head-to-head comparison with the flagship watercraft from the leading brands in the watercraft industry. The article ‘Quake at the Lake’ appears in the June 2008 issue of Boating Magazine and pits the new Sea Doo RXT-X against the Yamaha SHO and Kawasaki Ultra 250 in a variety of tests and evaluations to determine which watercraft delivers the greatest on-water performance. The Shootout compares each model in areas of performance, ride experience and individual details and features. The race inspired RXT-X impressed the editors with unparallel performance and topping the fun-factor. The race-inspired Sea-Doo RXT-X. The Sea-Doo RXT-X posted the quickest acceleration, bettering the nearest competitor by 25% in the 0-30mph comparison test with a time of 1.53 seconds and nearly a full second faster from 0-60 mph than the others at 4.74 seconds. Sea-Doo’s RXT-X earned high marks for ‘ride experience’. Boating Magazine described the Sea-Doo saying, “If it had wheels, you could paint the RXT-X red and slap a Ducati sticker on the cowl. Response to steering input is intuitive and predictable. In the buoy course we were fast right away, no learning curve. You just sit and steer, and it goes where you point it.” Share Share Subscribe Like PersonalWatercraft.com on Facebook Related Stories Sea-Doo dealer to host three-day North Carolina ride Sea-Doo watercraft to appear on ABC’s Superstars Sea-Doo Unveils 2010 Pricing Comments Most Popular Top Guns: Sea-Doo RXP-X 300 vs. Yamaha GP1800R SVHO July 4, 2022 2024 Yamaha VX Cruiser HO Review January 17, 2024 Remembering the Sea-Doo XP March 16, 2016 2008 Kawasaki Jet Ski Ultra 250X Review July 11, 2008 2023 Sea-Doo GTR 230 Review June 6, 2023 Yamaha Unveils New 1.9 Liter Engine August 14, 2023 Latest Stories 2024 Sea-Doo RXP-X 325 Review Heavy Haulers – PWC Storage Options First Look: 2025 Kawasaki Jet Ski Ultra 160LX-S Angler 2024 Yamaha VX Cruiser HO Review 2024 Sea-Doo Spark Trixx Review Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Newsletter