Sea-Doo model line
SPX
The Sea-Doo SPX is recorded for seven consecutive model years, 1993 to 1999. Every SPX year on record is a carburetted two-stroke, with engines recorded as 587, 657, 717 and 787.
At a glance
- Years made
- 1993 to 1999
- Engine, as the records hold it
- 587, 657, 717 and 787
- Strokes
- Two-stroke
- Fuel system
- Carburettor
- Hull type
- Sit-down
- Model years on record
- 7
- Checked
- None of the seven SPX model years verified, which needs a check against the maker's own document, which the row names, and an engine figure; all seven name a source below.
Sea-Doo numbers are the ones the sport names each engine by, and can differ from the measured size: a 787 measures 781.6, a 947 measures 951.
- 1993
- 1994 , engine size changed
- 1995
- 1996 , engine size changed
- 1997 , engine size changed
- 1998
- 1999
- Solid: a row in the table
- Notch over: engine changed
The Sea-Doo SPX from 1993 to 1999, one square for each model year, a decade to a row; follow a square to its row.
How we know: The 7 SPX rows in the year table, with each row's grade and the engine cells it prints in bold.
Year by year
| Model year | Engine, as the records hold it | Fuel system | Strokes | Hull type | What the record says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 587 | Carburettor | Two-stroke | Sit-down | Dual-carb 587. Essentially the previous year's XP, a pattern Sea-Doo repeated through the decade. | Source 1 |
| 1994 | 657 (changed from 1993) | Carburettor | Two-stroke | Sit-down | No note | Source 1 |
| 1995 | 657 | Carburettor | Two-stroke | Sit-down | 657X. | Source 1 |
| 1996 | 717 (changed from 1995) | Carburettor | Two-stroke | Sit-down | No note | Source 1 |
| 1997 | 787 (changed from 1996) | Carburettor | Two-stroke | Sit-down | BRP's Operator's Guide for the 1997 SPX gives its dimensions as 100 x 41.5 x 36.2 inches. | Source 2 |
| 1998 | 787 | Carburettor | Two-stroke | Sit-down | Lightest of the X4-hull 787 SPX cars, and the one most sought after as a result. BRP's Operator's Guide for the 1998 SPX gives its dimensions as 100 x 41.5 x 36.2 inches. | Source 2 |
| 1999 | 787 | Carburettor | Two-stroke | Sit-down | Last year of the X4 hull. | Source 1 |
Sources
- SeaDooSource model reference (secondary, author-stated from memory) (model years 1993 to 1996 and 1999)
- SeaDooSource model reference (secondary, author-stated from memory). Dimensions from BRP's Operator's Guides for the 1997 SPX and the 1998 SPX. (model years 1997 to 1998)
Related
On the Sea-Doo model timeline
The timeline dates the SPX by release year, which can sit a year from its model years here.
Cite this page
“Sea-Doo SPX”, BaddJet archive, https://baddjetarchive.com/reference/sea-doo/spx/
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