On a windy day in Florida, two years ago, I did my first 360 on a personal watercraft (PWC). I can tell you for sure this wouldn't have happened if I hadn't been riding a Sea-Doo Spark Trixx at the time. But as the day went on and I spun water rings on the RXP-X 325 before hopping back on the Spark, I couldn't help but feel it lacked a bit of oomph; For 2027, Sea-Doo remedied that.

The Sea-Doo Spark Trixx I rode in 2024 put out 90 hp, which was fine to have a good time mucking around on. But for 2027, Sea-Doo has launched an all-new model in the Spark X, which comes with a host of upgrades, one of which is power. The Spark X uses a new Rotax ACE 1000, a three-cylinder, 899 cc engine, an upgrade over the Rotax 900 ACE powerplant used in the Spark lineup until now.

The headline is that this new engine delivers 20 hp (22.2%) more power than the highest-performance models in the Spark family from 2026. The power bump means the Spark X pumps out 110 hp and improves upon the previous Spark Trixx's top speed of 48 mph by 7 mph. But this increase in engine power doesn't simply come from boring out an ACE 900; Sea-Doo has put quite a bit of work into beefing up the internals.

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The new 1-liter engine gets a new air-intake manifold, exhaust manifold, and an integrated oil-spray nozzle to help cool the pistons. More impressively still, Sea-Doo has upped the compression ratio from 11.0:1 to 12.5:1, when compared to the Rotax ACE 900. But the entire lineup of 2027 Sea-Doo Sparks uses the Rotax ACE 1000 and shares most of the same hardware internals. What differentiates the 60 hp, 90 hp, and 110 hp models is the rev limit. The 110 hp model has an 8,500 rpm ceiling, while the 90 hp revs to 7,500 rpm, and the 60 hp model revs to just 7,000 rpm.

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The propulsion system has also been revised for 2027, and each Spark benefits from a new jet pump, stator, ride plate and intake grate. All of these new-for-2027 parts are nestled in a redesigned hull. It's not a completely new deck-and-hull architecture, as the Spark range uses the same top deck that was introduced in 2023, but the hull underneath has been revised for better stability in rough water. Although the Spark lineup shares plenty of upgrades for 2027, the Spark X gets some extra special features over the 60 hp and 90 hp models.

The Spark X benefits from an Intelligent Debris-Free (iDF) system, which lets the rider reverse the pump's water flow to eject debris, like weeds and rope; this is usually a feature reserved for more expensive PWCs, so it's great to see it on an entry-level machine. The Spark X also comes with a speed regulator, boarding step, color-matched deck, and a portable-audio system. The extra power and features mean the Spark X is essentially a more premium, high-performance Spark, without the features found on the Trixx, which are for those who are more interested in tricks—go figure. The 2027 Spark X has an MSRP of $10,849 in the US.

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