{"id":44427,"date":"2026-07-23T13:35:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T11:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/?p=44427"},"modified":"2026-07-26T14:41:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T12:41:49","slug":"mercury-verado-v10-425-hp-fuel-consumption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/mercury-verado-v10-425-hp-fuel-consumption\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercury Verado V10 425 hp: Fuel Consumption"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XeSiAPqhphM?si=4usvN0WuQ3ZQMxeH\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Testing the Mercury Verado<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mercury Marine introduced the Verado V10 425 hp outboard engine, built on a 5.7-liter naturally aspirated displacement block.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Featuring a 90 mm throttle body and 6,600 rpm maximum limit, it gains 25 horsepower over the 400 hp version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Weighing over 100 kg less than 450 hp competitors, it achieved 0-to-26 knots three seconds faster during acceleration tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sea trials on a 10 m Salpa Soleil 40 (see specs below) with twin Mercury Verado 425 hp engines delivered a top speed near 50 knots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At cruising speeds between 20 and 30 knots, the engines demonstrated silent operation and balanced fuel efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Combined fuel burn registered 100 liters per hour at 20 knots and 140 liters per hour at 30 knots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starting 2026 list pricing begins at \u20ac39,690 for a single outboard unit excluding accessories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This video was published on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@BoatmagItalia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the <strong>Boatmag<\/strong> YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Explore Mercury Verado and other models of these outboards in action! Click <a href=\"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/category\/mercury\/\">here<\/a> to watch these engines on RIBs on the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Proud to share that <a href=\"https:\/\/en.orcaretail.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ORCA Retail<\/a> is a Friend of RIBs ONLY.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Data Table &amp; Specs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Metric \/ feature<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Mercury Verado V10 425 hp data<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Engine configuration<\/td><td>5.7 l naturally aspirated V10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Throttle body size<\/td><td>90 mm<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Maximum operating RPM<\/td><td>6.600 RPM (+200 RPM vs V10 400)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Weight advantage<\/td><td>&gt; 100 kg lighter than 450 hp rivals<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Acceleration (0\u201326 knots)<\/td><td>3.0 seconds faster (on 8 m test boat)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Test boat setup<\/td><td>Salpa Soleil 40 (10m RIB) \/ twin outboards (850 hp total)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Top speed<\/td><td>~50 knots (~92.6 km\/h)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fuel burn @ 20 knots<\/td><td>100 l\/h (twin setup combined)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fuel burn @ 30 knots<\/td><td>140 l\/h (twin setup combined)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Base price (2026 list)<\/td><td>\u20ac39,690 (single engine, excluding accessories)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XeSiAPqhphM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">source<\/a>, data may vary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Model<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Salpa Soleil 40<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Length overall x beam<\/td><td>11,88 m x 3,85 m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>EC dimension<\/td><td>9,99 m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CE design category<\/td><td>B* 14 persons<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Layout<\/td><td>2 cabins + 1 bathroom<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tube<\/td><td>ORCA 866 \u2013 8 Comp. D 74\/60<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Empty weight<\/td><td>4,600 kg<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hull<\/td><td>Double step<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Suggest engine<\/td><td>2 x 350 hp<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Maximum power<\/td><td>2 x 500 hp<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fuel tank<\/td><td>700 l<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Water tank<\/td><td>160 l + 25 l boiler<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.salpa.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">source<\/a>, data may vary<br>*<a href=\"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/does-a-rib-exist-with-ce-a-certification-mine-has-b\/\">discover what this means<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Testing the Mercury Verado Mercury Marine introduced the Verado V10 425 hp outboard engine, built on a 5.7-liter naturally aspirated displacement block. Featuring a 90 mm throttle body and 6,600 rpm maximum limit, it gains 25 horsepower over the 400 hp version. Weighing over 100 kg less than 450 hp competitors, it achieved 0-to-26 knots three seconds faster during acceleration&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[288,11,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-salpa","category-mercury","category-video"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44427"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44427\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44541,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44427\/revisions\/44541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}