‘Next generation’ of Quintrex coming

The changes to the Quintrex line-up will be announced at the CLUB BRP 2023 event on Monday morning Australian time.

CLUB BRP is an annual event that brings the company’s dealers worldwide together in one place to learn about product changes for the following model year.

Significantly, the new-look Quintrex logo has been added as a brand to BRP’s website, the first time any of the Australian brands has been officially recognised as part of the Canadian group’s global stable of products that also includes AlumaCraft and Manitou boats.

Quintrex last rolled out a major update to its model range in 2021, aimed at enriching the ownership experience for its customers.

The model makeover ushered in sweeping changes to models including the Fishabout, Top Ender, Cruiseabout, Ocean Spirit and Hornet range that varied from adding an extra Maxi-bracket to the transom allowing a second accessory to be fitted, to re-engineering cabins to create more space onboard.

“The wait is almost over,” BRP said in a statement posted online.

“Our CLUB BRP 2023, which brings together our dealers from around the world, is happening this Sunday, August 7 in the evening. 

“We will unveil our next generation of Manitou, Alumacraft, Quintrex, Can-Am and Sea-Doo products which will allow enthusiasts to explore uncharted waters, feel the thrill of the backcountry or liven up the city streets. 

“We will be active on social media all week, and so will our brands! Stay tuned not to miss a thing!”

One exciting feature that may be unveiled at this event is the so-called Project Ghost, BRP's next-generation boat engine that has been in development for a number of years, but appears to have fallen silent.

Project Ghost is expected to create an all-new generation of engine to boats, with Quintrex now likely to be part of the roll-out of the technology.

Rumours suggest that Project Ghost has developed a pod-style Rotax outboard engine that will sit behind the boat's transom.

Mounting the engine in a watertight case below deck level allows boats to be built with flat sterns with nothing protruding above the transom, making it an ideal application for recreational fishing and family-oriented boating – Quintrex's core customer base.

BRP has teased it is looking at developing electric drivetrains for a range of its products that vary from snowmobiles to side-by-side offroad recreational vehicles.

It plans on adding a battery-powered Sea-Doo jet ski to its range by 2026.

The company has thrown itself into developing alternative drivetrains, with a string of investments in technology companies that will help it achieve its goal.

BRP’s latest acquisition last month was the Austria-based electric vehicle research and development centre established by Chinese car-maker Great Wall Motor.

The company said it would use Great Wall’s skill base at the centre to “work on building the BRP EV technology for existing product lines and upcoming product introductions”.

BRP announced in 2019 that it would buy Telwater, the Gold Coast-based factory building Quintrex, Savage, Stacer and Yellowfin Plate boats that account for around three out of every five new boats sold in Australia.

Since the Telwater takeover, BRP has made the shock decision to quit Evinrude E-TEC two-stroke outboard engine manufacturing as its focus shifts to battery-powered electric motors.

BRP also created big ripples the market last year when it introduced a jet-powered pontoon boat to its Sea-Doo line-up.