SX-R 1500 shared little with its predecessors. Powered by a 160HP inline 4-cylinder four-stroke engine, the SX-R was described by one author as "on steroids" and having "lost some of the playfulness of early standup models".[8] It holds 6.1 gallons of fuel, measures 104.5" long, 30.1" wide and 33.1" high.