Outboard motors branded “Drive” had been manufactured and marketed by U.S. Marine, a division of Brunswick Company. These engines had been primarily produced from the late Eighties by the early 2000s, typically positioned as a extra reasonably priced different to Mercury outboards, one other Brunswick model. Sometimes, Drive outboards had been two-stroke engines identified for his or her simplicity and cheaper price level, interesting to budget-conscious boaters.
The manufacturing of those explicit engines crammed an essential area of interest throughout the leisure boating market. Their availability made outboard motor possession accessible to a wider vary of customers. This accessibility broadened participation in boating actions and contributed to the expansion of the leisure boating business throughout that interval. Nonetheless, the model was ultimately discontinued because the market shifted in the direction of extra technologically superior and environmentally pleasant four-stroke outboards.