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The Hydrospace is the world's first stand-up four-stroke jet ski

Jet ski

Jet Ski is the brand name of personal watercraft manufactured by Kawasaki Heavy Industries. The name, however, has become a genericized trademark for any type of personal watercraft....
, or personal watercraft. It was introduced in October 2005 by Hydrospace Inc. In 2007, Hydrospace Inc. changed their name to HSR-Benelli following the acquisition of Benelli Motori (related to, but unaffiliated with Benelli shotguns or Benelli motorcycles).

The company originated in Pöchlarn, Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
, with US offices in Pompano Beach, Florida

Florida

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The Hydrospace is the world's first stand-up four-stroke jet ski

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Austria

Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
. The Hydrospace is a single-passenger stand-up watercraft which was designed primarily for racing. Until 2008, the only model offered was the "Hydrospace S4", with a retail price of around $15,000 USD.

The S4 is powered by a two-cylinder water-cooled engine

Engine

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with a displacement of 749cc, which is rated at 110 hp

Horsepower

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. The engine is equipped with a turbocharger

Turbocharger

A turbocharger, or turbo, is a gas compressor used for forced induction of an internal combustion engine. Like a supercharger, the purpose of a turbocharger is to increase the mass of air entering the engine to create more power....
from the factory. The S4 has a dry weight of 370 lbs. making it the second heaviest stand-up ever made, second only to Sea-doo's 3D which had a dry weight of 580 lbs.

Although touted as being the most advanced stand-up ever manufactured, the S4 has been plagued with problems. The S4 has had numerous recalls on various pieces of faulty equipment. The hulls are also known to be of very lightweight construction and will break under strenuous operating conditions. The control handles are constructed of carbon fiber

Carbon fiber

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, which is very brittle and known to break during operation – a serious safety concern. The throttle cable is also known to jam in the wide-open position, causing further safety concerns.

In 2008, the newly formed HSR-Benelli released new models of personal watercraft, including the first PWC powered by a V6. The Series-R Prestige and the Series-R Race Edition three-person PWCs are both are powered by V6s, rated at 278 and 342 horsepower, respectively.

2008 Model Line
- S4 110 Horsepower
- S4 Pro Edition
- Series-S Pro Edition
- Series-S Naked Edition
- Series-S Race Edition
- Series-R Naked Edition
- Series-R Pro Edition
- Series-R Prestige
- Series-R Race Edition

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