Although racing on the road isn't the same as racing on the water, that hasn't stopped German sports car manufacturer Mercedes-AMG and American racing speedboat maker from putting their heads together again and unveiling a new sports speedboat called the Cigarette at the Miami Boat Show Racing X Mercedes Marauder GT S and which can reach as much as 217 km/h.
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You can think of a jet ski, you can think of a boat. But why learn to drive a new watercraft when you already know how to drive one? The Wavekat P70 watercraft is operated like a car, as it uses the same steering system (steering wheel) and pedals. The steering and speed control is exactly the same as in a car, except that instead of asphalt, the surface of water flows under your feet.
While the company Uber, which helps users with mobility in major cities through an application, is avoiding lawsuits and bans (Germany, Italy) because it represents unfair competition to transport services, the Americans offered Turkish users in Istanbul the UberBOAT service, which provides an alternative transport for crossing the Bosporus sea strait. Instead of driving across a bridge or ferry, people can choose to travel by motorboat or speedboat.
Aston Martin expands its luxury road "fleet" with a water vehicle, the prestigious James Bond-worthy speedboat Aston Martin AM37. The motorboat is the result of a collaboration between the Dutch brand Quintessence Yachts, the nautical architects from Mulder Design, also from the Netherlands, and the British brand, which regularly supplies even the most famous secret agent with cars.
In the world of the rich, a high price is not enough. The millions they spend on luxury goods are something completely normal, so they strive for exclusivity rather than the number of zeros on the account. And this is exactly what drove the owners of super yachts, which we will present to you below, which have undergone a stylistic transformation, so that you can see whose they are from afar.
Supi, back off! Here's the O Six Hundred ultralight kayak from Australia, which brings back to modern culture a 4,000-year-old Eskimo boat design made of a wood/bone frame over which a stitched animal skin was stretched. The modern version is made of 30 pieces of arawakaria - an evergreen tree native to Australia - and carbon fiber and weighs only 10 kilograms, but is still as strong as oak.
When money is not a problem, it is good to keep up with the times. This is exactly what the Russian billionaire did, who exchanged his 256 million yacht for a 360 million sailboat! Andreja Melničenko thus became the owner of the largest sailboat in the world, as much as 142 meters long (the previous one was clearly too small), named White Pearl. Unlike other luxury vessels, this is a sailing ship, and its masts reach the heavens. The tallest rises as high as 90 meters (for comparison, the skyscraper in Ljubljana is 70 meters high)!
The 1990 Riva Ferrari 32 speedboat is as rare as a diamond. In fact, only 30 of them were produced in history. The hull was inspired by Formula 1, and it was dressed in Ferrari's trademark color (rosso corsa). It is complemented by a black carbon fiber spoiler. The collector's item will not come cheap, as the asking price for the legendary motorboat is 180,000 euros!
Mercedes has teamed up with American speedboat manufacturer Cigarette Racing for the ninth time, and a new exceptional watercraft has been created, this time called the Cigarette Racing 41' SD GT3. They chose the AMG GT model as the muse for the second time, and the water version is just as desirable as the road version. The public could admire the fragile speedboat for the first time at the nautical show in Miami.
The Mercedes-Benz Granturismo Arrow is a 14.14-meter luxury yacht that the German car brand has prepared together with the nautical company Silver Arrows Marine. This is not Mercedes' first jump into nautical waters (it has been producing prestigious water formulas for several years with the American racing speedboat manufacturer, Cigarette Racing), its Mercedes-Benz Style division is no stranger to the production of helicopters and goggles. The luxury yacht Silver Arrow of the Seas speaks the design language of the S-Class convertible.
When you think of boat racing, you probably imagine mighty speedboats with monster engines. But Formula 1 races on water, just like on asphalt, are far from being a match for boat racing in terms of their attractiveness. Yes, you read that right! Watch the wildest water race in the world. This year, the Red Bull Dinghy Derby again served up extraordinary scenes and daring moves that will take your breath away.
The Italian luxury speedboat Riva Rivamare has automotive genes, as the designers were inspired by sports cars. She offers living room comfort and is one of those speedboats around which the curious will always crowd in the harbor. When you want to dazzle, few prestigious goods say more vividly than a luxury speedboat: "Look, I have more money than you!" Riva Rivamare is therefore more than an excellent toy for the daughters and sons of the rich who want to show off in front of others.