After manufacturing their first outboard motor in 1965, the 5.5 horsepower D55, Suzuki continues producing outboard motors to this day. in 1987, the two-stroke, V6 DT200 Exante engine won the company’s first accolade: the "Most Innovative Products" award from the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) of the U.S. In 1994, Suzuki unveiled the first of their four-stroke outboard motors, the DF9.9 and DF15. The company subsequently released the DF60 EFI in 1997, and the DF300 in 2006 being the industry’s first 300 HP V6 4-stroke outboard. In 2017, Suzuki Marine debuted the DF350A outboard motor, under the slogan: “The Ultimate 4-Stroke Outboard”.