By choosing plastic, Sea-Doo was not only able to substantially lower weight, but also produce a rainbow of colors.
As well as make the Spark “unapologetically” low in price. By following similar outside-the-box thinking with the engine within, Sea-Doo has brought the Spark in at an almost astonishing $4,999, a price that is literally thousands less than anything else on the market.
2014 Sea-Doo Spark Beauty
BRP threw a major curveball for the 2014 model year with the $5,000 Sea-Doo Spark.
No, that’s not a typo. And yes, there’s more to the story.
Thinking Outside The Box
Though introduced for the 2014 season, the germ of the idea that would become the Spark dates back to 2006, when Sea-Doo set the goal to make the dream of “family fun” accessible to a whole new audience. In the process, it hoped to bring back some of the simplicity and fun often missing from today’s further-reaching models. Though inspiration came from a brand legend – the SP – designers, engineers, and management all realized that achieving that goal would mean a serious departure from conventional thinking.
COMPARISON: Read our review of the Sea-Doo GTI 130
The most obvious example of that thinking is the plastic hull. Essentially polypropylene reinforced with long-strand glass fibers, the material (dubbed PolyTec) appears surprisingly strong and is far lighter in weight than fiberglass. Sea-Doo turned the fact that it has a matte finish to its advantage, developing five colors – Bubble Gum, Pineapple, Orange Crush, Vanilla, and Licorice – that, when combined with a common black, give the craft a fresh and trendy look.
How much are the Seadoo Spark's competitors going for? $5000 doesn't seem bad at all for a Seadoo though. Definitely got me to take another look. I am willing to shell out for a fun toy but you can only use it for a short time of the year when it is both summer and you have taken a trip up to the lake. I can' justify spending too much on something that will sit in my garage all year. $5000 sounds like just the right price though.
The fuel capacity of the Spark is a lot less than its rivals. It is probably more efficient too, but do you think you will end up having to spend loads more on fuel with the Spark? That can start to get pretty pricey by itself.
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