Volvo Penta delivers 10,000th IPS unit
Göran Gummeson: 'more than the most optimistic calculations we had at launch'
PROPULSION: Volvo Penta launched its innovative IPS (Inboard Performance System) in 2005, and recently celebrated delivering its 10,000th unit.
The joystick - added after the original launch - makes docking and close quarter manoeuvring much easier, enabling boating to become accessible to entirely new customer groups.
Volvo says most of the world’s leading boatbuilders quickly adopted the new propulsion system and currently IPS is featured in more than 250 boat models from builders around the world.
'This is more than the most optimistic calculations we had at launch,' says Göran Gummeson, president and CEO of Volvo Penta. 'But the advantages with the new system, particularly environmentally, are overwhelming and the industry quickly realised it.'
Volvo Penta has continued to develop the IPS concept and this year is unveiling a new and more powerful unit linked to Volvo’s 11-litre engine, which means that more and larger boats can now use the IPS system.
Originally introduced as a twin installation - with two drive systems in each boat - Volvo says the system’s great flexibility facilitates multi-installations, meaning the IPS system can now be used for boats from about 40 feet.
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