Formula 500 Super Sport Crossover (2021) - Test Video by BoatTEST.com

The Formula 500 Super Sport Crossover combines an open bow and deck layout with a full cabin to create an inviting day boat with overnighting capabilities and offshore cruising. She is powered by quadruple 600-hp Mercury V12 7.6L Verado outboards and is essentially a watersports-oriented express cruiser.
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[@ScottAxel01]

Do I win a prize for noticing the clip of pulling back into the dock was just the reverse video of the boat leaving the dock?

[@percival23]

A 2 million dollar boat should not need the same video tricks as a $10 Chinese kitchen gadget. Well done spotting that.

[@A.B.-zs8ir]

you mad funny lmao 😂

[@hoouwit1]

I came to the comments just to see if anyone noticed that.

[@Swordsfor200Alex]

Just watched today and first thing I noticed that was done cheaply

[@rayray5043]

😆same I saw that

[@VnazT]

I've seen several overviews of this boat and you guys have done the best one by far.

[@Bubbles99718]

Not even close

[@BoatTEST]

Thank you! 🙌🏽

[@jasonmalone6983]

Agreed.

[@blewyd]

I agree. They are the only ones that seem to give useful information like fuel consumption, speeds, and other features that a possible buyer would need to know.

[@Swordsfor200Alex]

Except for the docking at 10:50 when they just reversed the film from leaving dock.....LOL That was kind of cheap production

[@christopherwilde6673]

That automatic transmission is the future of outboards. The increase in efficiency and range alone is going to push it into other outboards. I suspect the 4.6 V8 Verado will be the next to receive it.

[@HyperSarcasticAvocado]

Why do marine speakers still look like something they'd use on Pimp My Ride?

[@rickmcneal1660]

I've noticed the same thing in the RV world. Any RV that is geared towards sporting activities looks like a Las Vegas bordello.

[@mcliffordgoo]

Well, nothing reminding me how poor I am until I start looking at boats and their cost :)

[@carlosramdeen1752]

You have said it. 😢

[@dieseldog00]

I've never heard of a boat decreasing fuel burn while increasing speed at the same time. That's impressive!

[@literallyshaking8019]

0.4 MPG 😂 So at current fuel prices you’re paying $10+ every mile just in fuel.

[@aidan06]

If u can pay for the boat u can definitely pay for that so

[@zynnotzen]

Each hour is your weekly paycheck

[@jakes5530]

Love that Formula made such a large swim platform on this massive outboard model. Plenty of room for a tender - which you’ll need if youre island hopping in a boat this size.

[@msk3905]

Absolutely beautiful $2,000,000 boat, wish I had another $1,999,990 to buy this

[@originalmindset5278]

Your reviews of this particular boat have been nothing short of astonishing. Based on your reviews and assessment, the Formula 500 SSC will be my very FIRST YACHT. 🍾 Cheers mate! 🥂

[@samshafique1]

10:49 ; what a minute... is that just the pulling away from the dock footage in reverse? XD Great review as always!

[@drfrancky]

Why did you played the departure in reverse at 10:50 to look like you are docking ?

[@Bangabalunga]

Good catch. You can see the ripples in the water going inwards.

[@lelandallen]

I noticed the same thing. Only blemish in the video

[@nldmaster]

Maybe they just didn't get a chance to video the return to dock for some reason.

[@jasonmalone6983]

I noticed that also.

[@ronbrock6153]

I looked to see if anyone else caught that.

[@kloudkckr]

Maybe it's because the companionway was open, but it sounded like a good deal of haul slapping when you were talking about how quiet it was.

[@johnspringer8196]

Yeah I heard that too. We're just having a conv*clunk*ersation here!

[@Gyppor]

FOUR V12s! Don't quite know what else to say!

[@AdventuresonTour]

WTF...50,000lbs of boat at 66mph is what I'd say 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@aris9560]

i love the setup in the back and the fact it separates the engines form the walking deck. Hope more (smaller) boats use this becasue the only reason for inboard engines is the passenger comfort (using the swim platform) and overall design aspects. Other than that, outboards have been developing with insane speeds and are better almost in every aspect when compared to inboards.

[@chippyjohn1]

Inboards are far better especially with jet drive. Outboards are for boats of poor design.

[@isntwhatitis4920]

Favorite boat this year so far

[@rickmcneal1660]

This is the type of boat I'd love to own in Florida. In the PWN were I call home most of the time it would have to be a Nord Havn.

[@costibuculei1951]

Best reviews by far! Thank you Captain Steve!

[@R-J_Hopper]

Would you own this over the Cruisers GLS? For family boating around the Bahamas.

[@pankajbajaj9578]

Indias first vtol boat using twin f35b tech on boats go at fighter aircraft speeds with zero contact with sea level

[@600veyron]

Amazing boat and great review. Coming back into the dock near the end the video has just been reversed from when leaving the dock. You can see it in the the bow thruster water.

[@bthull]

They said the boat was not equipped with a bow thruster

[@russhendrix9674]

I have always wanted to ski behind 4 v12s! lol

[@RadioguyJ]

Finally technology has improved in the boating industry. Amazing.

[@Bubbles99718]

Where have you been?

[@johanesguennel6503]

3250$ to refuel that for 3 hours damn dude

[@billmesh]

This is the boat I have been waiting for Formula to make

[@Captain_DeSync]

Boy would I love to hear the sound of those. Maybe think about adding a sound clip?

[@Swordsfor200Alex]

Why do they do that when anybody watching with boating experience is going to notice the reverse film edit during departure and arrival at dock?

[@michiganengineer8621]

One I hope you get your hands on for review as soon as hull #1 hits the water is the Seaforce IX 610CC. That beast will supposedly have _SIX_ of those Verado monsters on the stern. A 61 foot boat with an anticipated top speed north of 70 mph.

[@Shumi-kr3tc]

Been waiting for you to review 500, nice job. Absolutely awesome boat!!!

[@Mandurath]

Nice seeing their performance. I'm torn on how quiet those engines are. Most of the time, quiet is better. But sometimes I want the engines roaring.

[@GoSeeDoTravels]

Maybe they will offer the new “sport exhaust mode” on these 600’s which is now available on a couple of the new Verado outboards models.

[@madsbuhris]

So what is the idea of putting 4 x 600 petrol engines on a boat like this, when you could do the same cruising experience with twin 600 hp cummins diesel and get 50 pct reduced consumption and cost/mile!?

[@williambrasky3891]

Because 66 mph and 48 motherfucking cylinders. This boat is about excess.

[@TexanUSMC8089]

LOL Two 600hp diesels are not going to have the same speed as four 600hp gas engines. 66mph. Plus, here in the USA gasoline is cheaper than diesel.

[@madsbuhris]

@@TexanUSMC8089 but 4 * 600 gascrematories burn 3 times more than two 600 cummins diesel per mile. Not to mention the resalevalue which is much better. And who want the swimplattform be full of engines.? I think motor boats trend are going the opposite vs car Evolution!

[@xpsmax1]

You came into the dock the exact same way you left because at 10:50 the video was just reversed! LOL... Show is the actual video of you coming into the dock. I have never seen prop wash suck back in...

[@cmcconn100]

That is one sweet boat. I wonder if they'll make an all sport version that's more fishing focused?

[@dieseldog00]

I'm sure Formula will set your boat up any way you want it.

[@clayronsmith715]

Supposed the boat where to get out of control or the throttles were jammed it would take too long access the ignition n kill the engine

[@emiliodelgado7445]

very nice one thing , for that amount of money the anchor chain should be stainless steel , why do you put a galvanize chain

[@BoatTEST]

I believe that this is now standard - but if not of course its an option.

[@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710]

Wow! This boat is quicker than my 1960 VW Beetle!

[@kota2603]

you literally reversed the video on coming back into the doc. FAIL

[@billnott5811]

Incredible boat , but you only spent about 10 seconds down below to showcase the iPad charging mount and electrical panel ??? Massive wtf to that one

[@smilebig1000]

My God the fuel this baby uses is what I make in a year at work hahahaha

[@aidan06]

Lmao

[@dieseldog00]

I wouldn't be surprised if Capt. Steve buys one of these boats. He's obviously very impressed with it.

[@Bubbles99718]

Glad he never mentions price. No one is interested in that

[@jakes5530]

This starts at $2.8 million if that was sarcasm.

[@Bubbles99718]

@@jakes5530 It was sarcasm and wowzers! Really? Yikes that's a lot for essentially a day boat

[@jakes5530]

@@Bubbles99718 can sleep 4 but yeah. The Azimut verve 47 sleeps 6 and costs about a million less. The Seaforce 510cc also sleeps 6 for about 500k less. This is undeniably a great boat, but the price dulled my enthusiasm for it a bit

[@TexanUSMC8089]

Google it. lol

[@frankcolumbo9615]

I’m Speechless 😶 FOUR V12 outboards on a 50+ foot Formula 11:28 it’s Surreal the Physical engine Mass.

[@aidan06]

Just wait till they make like 1000 hp engines lmao

[@treydrier3169]

Great looking yacht! My only gripe is the fuel burn. I'm used to diesel's. I have a 2012 Sea Ray 470 that burns 35 gph running 28 mph. If I go 36 mph I burn around 40 gph. This boat burns 86 gph at 36 mph. Wow! Now granted it's a heavier boat but still that's a lot of fuel for a 50 foot boat. I would expect between 40 and 50 gph for this size boat. But again, it's gas not diesel.

[@zynnotzen]

Put in some diesels that can get you to 70mph and while yes the diesel will probably still get better economy, i dont think it would be much better if at all

[@treydrier3169]

@@zynnotzen Bro! Seriously? I'm not talking 70 mph. Read my comment again. This boat burns 86 gph at just 36 mph. At 66 mph it's burning 208 gph! Let me repeat it for you so it sinks in ... 208 GALLONS PER HOUR!

[@zynnotzen]

@@treydrier3169 you are misunderstanding me lol. Yes i understand you are talking about 36mph, but i am saying having the capability of 70mph not going 70mph. Youre gonna need some big diesels to do that which at 36mph would burn more than the ones u got in ur boat

[@DriveSafeDon]

Like always Captain Steve did an incredible showing well done 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@vincentmartin719]

Captain Steve, I have watched your videos for years and I have been a fan of Formula boats since the brought back outboards on their boats. This is that one boat that as a working Captain myself, I will strongly recommend to people if they want a boat to travel around Florida and go to the Bahamas.

[@curtisjmwc]

What an amazing tribute to American ingenuity.

[@redzuanhashim1193]

"now lets go down below" my favourite part

[@carpspudpicker3031]

Nice try, your docking footage was your departure footage played in reverse!

[@brianrutledge6997]

Formula that boat is Impressive well done !!!

[@johnturner2175]

Still no answer from Formula on what happens to the water when you berry the bow. I’ve looked at several videos and they don’t show any type of emergency drainage!

[@syedsaijoal-habsyie9854]

Great intelligent design & its a powerful boat

[@squarespongespider5656]

Overwhelming gizmos..no idea what 1/2 that shit does and will never use it..kinda like my cellphone

[@barrygoffe]

Any idea what kind of range you'd be able to get if you raised the 2 center engines out of the water and were just cruising at displacement speeds? Super cool boat and great video (as usual)! Thanks!

[@benjigans1419]

Great choreography as always! What music do you guys use in your videos?

[@raulberador7865]

Is this for sale? How much this boat please?

[@tonytartaglia5626]

What about the inside? I’m not buying a boat just because of the charging station for my iPhone!

[@ggspd6702]

Someone please explain to me how to pull away sideway without a bow thruster . I mean perfectly

[@ggspd6702]

Someone please explain to me how to pull away sideway without a bow thruster . I mean perfectly

[@angusmcdugal1]

What a terrible design for a boat. A boat with that much horse power and yet wide open on the sides. What a great way to throw passengers out of the boad.

[@Royalties500]

66 mph 😳 Jesus

[@Bubbles99718]

Yeah, that's crazy fast for a boat this size. Trippy

[@hirmanmanlodeh9717]

Beautiful sexy Mercury,Love Verado.

[@BoatTEST]

So sexy! @mercurymarine

[@tyoung9012]

Would've been nice to see the head and a bit more of the cabin layout and galley

[@BoatTEST]

Please visit Boattest.com you can see more there thank you.

[@MrOlddave]

Hey nice job using the same video in reverse illustrating coming back into the dock. Same cloud over the boat. Water disturbance on the wrong side when maneuvering. Caught ya!

[@TexanUSMC8089]

It's funny how so many complain about the price of this boat, but don't have the money to buy one that costs a fourth as much. Then they compare it to boats that don't go half as fast. This boat costs 2 mil-2.8mil. It also runs 66kts. If you're happy with a boat that cruises at 20kts, then go buy it. That's not what this boat is for. This boat is for people that want to go from Miami to the Bahamas in a little over and hour...and have a lot of money to spend. LOL

[@RiverRat904]

The refresh rate of the tach is pretty bad. RPM display jumps like crazy and not really smooth. Could be the camera though filming the screen?

[@byates59]

Mercury is definitely leading the outboard industry! I wander if Yamaha will respond!

[@charlieodom9107]

Here we have another example of idiot boat manufacturers putting outboards on a boat and leaving the cavern in the hull!!! Wouldn't it be nice to see a boat manufacturer actually build a boat for outboards instead of slapping some nonsense on the back and calling it an innovation? Now...Formula needs to put a pair of diesels with surface drives on this boat and compare numbers! That diesel would beat the shit out of this ridiculous boat!

[@amievil3697]

I wonder if engines like these would have improved WWII PT boat performance? Run 'em hard, R&R maintenance

[@TV-fv1ih]

I may be wrong, but it seems that Boat Test faked the docking by simply running the earlier pull away in reverse!

[@charlesbronson11]

"it's a real neat thing to have"...when I heard this..people around me where wondering what in the heck is this guy laughing about....

[@pondokstarla9474]

Luaar biassa kereen... 😎😎🚣‍♀️🙏🏖🦾

[@tomsreviews238]

The outboards and transom area are freakishly huge. Those outboards are also very expensive. The fuel usage is ridicules also. This boat must have a gigantic price tag.

[@papasquat355]

Good video, but only 10 seconds spent below deck? I would have liked to have seen a bit more.

[@Dobermanator]

He only went there to go to the bathroom and they can't video that, well not on KZbin. In his next video he will be focusing on the entire boat, inside and out appearance, practicality, functionality, etc.. There in the comments you will find someone posted "Good video, but why don't you take the boat out and let us see thee performance?"

[@BoatTEST]

We split the videos one is usually just operational and 2nd all the features. Please visit boattest.com and maybe you'll find more Formula there. ;)

[@trentdabs5245]

3:30 (The Theft protection) 😂🤣 If you know how to start this Boat you own one or you built it

[@Dirtbiker-guy]

Whelp, guess I'll have to trade in my Sears and Roebuck tiller steer john boat for one of these.

[@gerhardvanwaltsleben8944]

Lekker man lekker

[@miketee2444]

Very nice boat and the Mercs are where they were born to be and doing exactly what they were built to do. That said my several mill. Would be spent on a little different type boat but more power to that 30yr old rich party boy. He could sure have a blast.

[@lindalakota38]

Boat is killer i dont like open bow in ocean but its big enough to not scoop watter in big waves and that is only thing i dont like on open bow when waves crash over the front they fill up

[@pankajbajaj9578]

F35 goes 4 inches above sea-level to evade radars and soners

[@TheArtificiallyIntelligent]

This would be a great tender.

[@thambisking36]

Beautiful ,excellent layout , wish I have the money, poor man can`t dream of having one.

[@Big.Ron1]

I noticed the fill run backwards when docking but otherwise, damn, I want one.

[@dannygoh7810]

Awesome 👌 👏 👍 can selling me $100000 OK

[@stephenrojas6533]

Boss engine clearance out the water 🇺🇸

[@TheBeingReal]

Too bad no room for a tender. Sweet but thirsty ride.

[@richystar2001]

Goes into second gear ...fuel burn drops.... Maybe a third gear could get better fuel saving and top speed.

[@raulberador7865]

How much this boat please? Is this for sale?

[@sheepdog1102]

Nice job all the way around!

[@zynnotzen]

Cool boat but at this size id rather a sportfish. This is a womans boat 😂 still sick tho.

[@AlmightyyCres]

So that's what you can get for 3 millone

[@jpvdw1961]

"No ventilation" ... don't you mean cavitation?

[@MBdrummer3288]

What is that, a million bucks in engines???

[@chuckhelson3744]

Very impressive. Good sea trial.

[@WhalerGA]

Wow . . . starts at TWO point EIGHT freaking MILLION !!

[@Mr91495osh]

Impressive

[@clayronsmith715]

Inalso hate that u cant see the engines moving

[@jasonmormando2570]

Bring on the All-Sport version!

[@demaris2810]

You are a master Captain!

[@nickmarinoforever]

@10:50 you can see you docked in by playing the b roll of undocking in reverse lol

[@oneofakindkev5259]

doesnt look like the ship you take out of water every day

[@stevencarrollscorpio]

Please do a features review, like it so far, nice.

[@toonjie]

It’s up on boat test.com coming off their Vimeo feed.

[@kevinsmith6273]

Yup noticed that just now. I like this channel and reviewer clearly has earned his chops but please don’t say this vessel eases back up to the dock without a bow thruster when it’s a reverse play of the embarkation.