By way of comparison the Bayliner VR5 Bowrider we tested back in 2017 achieved a top speed of 428 knots with the larger 250hp MerCruiser installed under the rear engine cover.

Bayliner vr5 top speed. Enter the eminently affordable Bayliner VR4. All Bayliners turn really well with crisp precision and minimal trim adjustments to. The MSRP for this new model is a mere 23999.

Forward the boat employs Bayliners category-leading BeamForward design which carries the full 8 feet of beam further forward in the boat than has been traditionally done. Our test boat featured an upgraded 250 hp 45L MerCruiser that propelled us to a top speed of 52 mph. Bayliner VR5 Bayliner Boats.

Bayliners 2016 VR5 a new 20-foot bowrider is a development of the builders popular 185 model. The exhilaration you feel throttling out of the hole. 2020 Bayliner VR5 Bowrider.

Something I have always appreciated about Bayliners and this VR5 was no different is how well they turn. Bayliner is more than just a boat. I put 17 pitch prop and I lost a little low end but gained a lot of top end.

More importantly during hard-over turns at 30 mph the boat held true and felt predictable. 2020 Bayliner VR5 Bowrider VR5 is built on a proven legacy V-bottom Bayliner bowrider while adding form AND function. Bayliner has spent the past few years completely revamping its bowrider line starting with the 22-foot VR6 and then adding the 20-foot VR5 and most recently the VR4.

It cruised wonderfully at just over 26 mph at 3000 rpm and top speed was an impressive 45 mph. And its quite a development. Looking ahead the ship uses the BeamForward design leading the Bayliner category which carries an 8-foot beam farther forward in the ship that is usually done.