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[Kevin Leclair]

New Orleans, Louisiana, August 25, 2003 - Bombardier Recreational Products today launched the SeaDoo® Speedster® 200-a high performance twin 155 hp RotaxTM 4 TECTM engine jet drive sport boat. With 310 horsepower, the 20-foot (6.02 metre) Speedster 200 provides the highest horsepower and best performance in its class. SeaDoo's exclusive closed loop cooling system adds to optimum engine performance.

Production focus was put into delivering superb product integrity and craftsmanship in a high performance sport boat. The Speedster 200 increases the number of SeaDoo sport boat models to ten, ranging from the 14 foot (4.27 metre) (SportsterTM LE-DITM to the 22 foot IslandiaTM.

The new platform enhances the already successful SeaDoo sport boat styling. The functionality is evident in the increased storage space of 46 cu. feet (1.30 cu. metres) larger than comparable models. Similar to a concept boat, the ultramodern styling and innovative features offer power and performance for recreational, performance and ski/wakeboard boaters.

"Innovation is our tradition. Production focus was put into delivering a superb sport performance product in an eye-catching style that consumers have never seen before," said Roch Lambert,Vice President and General Manager, Boats and Outboard Engines. "Sport boat owners want the best performance, top speed and overall responsiveness while looking good on the water. The SeaDoo Speedster 200 offers a unique proposition in the smaller boat category."

The Speedster 200 features a unique on-board bow storage, a windscreen with pop-up wind deflector, an additional passenger side helm storage and glove box, a built-in ice chest, a JBL AM/FM CD stereo with four speakers, a 12 volt jack, ski storage, a pop-up ski pylon, a sun deck pad, dual access rear storage compartment, a swim platform with a ladder and a painted-custom matched trailer.

The Speedster 200 is available in viper red, as well as mazalan blue and includes the following options: bimini top, mooring cover, cockpit carpet and a galvanized custom-matched trailer. SeaDoo sport boats are available through authorized dealers across North America and internationally. Visit http://www.seadoo.com/ for the dealer locator.

Bombardier Recreational Products designs, develops, builds, distributes and markets utility vehicles, RotaxTM engines and karts, Ski Doo® and Lynx® snowmobiles, BombardierTM ATVs, Sea Doo® watercraft and sport boats, Johnson® and Evinrude® outboard engines, as well as Evinrude direct injection and Evinrude E TECTM technologies.

Bombardier Inc., a diversified manufacturing and services company, is a world-leading manufacturer of business jets, regional aircraft, rail transportation equipment and motorized recreational products. It also provides financial services and asset management in business areas aligned with its core expertise. Headquartered in Montréal, Canada, the Corporation has a workforce of some 75,000 people and manufacturing facilities in 25 countries throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Its revenues for the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2003 stood at $23.7 billion Cdn. Bombardier shares are traded on the Toronto, Brussels and Frankfurt stock exchanges (BBD, BOM and BBDd.F).

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Photo caption: The SeaDoo® Speedster® 200.

For information:

David Thompson
Director, Global Communications
Boats and Outboard Engines
(262) 884-5399
david.thompson@recreation.bombardier.com

http://www.recreation.bombardier.com/

Source: SeaDoo