If ever there was an award for “truth in advertising,” it would go to Sweden’s 88 Motorsport and their newly released 420-horsepower turbocharged Ultra JetSki. Why? Because in perfect harmony with the company’s name, this is a Kawasaki that will hit 88 miles per hour. And if 80’s movies have taught us anything, when this thing hits 88 miles per hour, you’re gonna see some serious $#%&.
Now, don’t get us wrong. There are quite a few aftermarket turbo kits available these days for the big, brutish 310X series JetSkis, and 88 Motorsport’s kit is yet another to add to the stack. But unlike a few others out there, we’ve got some hard data on the package’s performance that we can tantalize you with, with big thanks to builder, tester and team rider Sammy Pajalin, who has brought home six wins in the Nordic Championships and three in the Finnish, as well as a bronze medal in the IJSBA World Championships.
For his race craft, Pajalin’s turbocharged Kawasaki is optimized for maximum performance, including a handlebar-mounted switch that can control boost levels. He stated, “In race(s) where it goes really high waves, [I] confine the machine [to] 360hp and in favorable conditions, can I switch to 450hp just by pressing the button.”
For 88 Motorsport customers, the turbo kit offers extreme performance in acceleration through the midrange and at top speed, achieving zero to one hundred km/h (62mph) in three seconds, and – as stated earlier – a top speed of 88-plus-mph. Pajalin also promises a reduction in fuel consumption by 30-percent!
Available with boost and build ranges between 330-to-420 horsepower, the 88 Motorsport Kawasaki 420R Turbo can be “uncorked” on the fly, allowing for lively, energetic runs at low boost, and with the hit of a button, unleash the full potential of this turbo kit. Of course, all that power doesn’t come cheap, as the Kawasaki Ultra 420R Turbo is priced at 389,990 SEK, or just over $47,000.
