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I have a 2015 150 Super Sport. Where the boat meets the water, not a whole lot of difference from the 150 Montauk. But I see some things in the video that were interesting:

1) the Montauk control cables and wiring run through a tunnel, which is a lot neater than the Super Sport. Much cleaner looking and makes a little bit more "roomy" feel to the boat.

2) the redesigned bow light/chock looks to be a bit heavier and more thoughtful than what I have, which is already nice. Remains to be seen, in use, however.

3) It seems from the video that there are a lot of small things added to the Montauk that a Super Sport does not have. I got mine pretty much "barebones" and added a lot of things to it. Switch panel, gauges, storage clips, bags, etc.

4) Somehow the Montauk, without the curved "freeboard" of the SS, looks a lot deeper than a 15 old-Sport would have been. The SS give a good feeling of security with higher side walls than the classic Whalers. Basically, the curved top rail of the SS was patched onto a standard 15' hull ... increasing the side height and adding a bit of weight to the SS (and decreasing its capacity). A good trick. Nonetheless, I think it's smart that Whaler kept the classic look, the straight line from stem to stern across the rails, on the Montauk. If they had curved the Montauk up ... I think they destroy something ... not every BW needs to be a Dauntless, all stylish and etc.

5) But I have no regrets. The SS fits in my garage, the Montauk won't. Plus, I got under a railroad bridge last summer that a Montauk could not have cleared ...

It seems like Whaler is thinking right. I recall from reading the book "Unsinkable", that they have this idea that they need to revamp models all the time. I disagree. The Montauks are AWESOME boats that should not be tinkered with. Small, evolutionary changes, like what they did with the new Montauks is good. But keep the excellent basic idea of the boat ...