RE: Aston Martin's powerboat

RE: Aston Martin's powerboat

Wednesday 28th September 2016

Aston Martin's powerboat

For when that Riviera drive in your Aston Martin doesn't have to stop at the quayside



By the standards of motor show locations Paris is, frankly, more glamorous than Frankfurt with which it alternates every other year. But on the eve of the Mondial de l'Automobile in the French capital it seems there's an even more high flying expo going on down in Monaco - and that's the one Aston Martin is at. Off the back of reinventing itself with the DB11 and releasing 'spy' shots of the Volante version of the same it's probably earned itself some R&R. In Aston Martin's world this involves building a powerboat and showing it off to a no doubt very receptive audience at the Monaco Yacht Show.


Designed in partnership with Quintessence Yachts, the AM37 and AM37 S give the team behind the DB11, Vulcan and One-77 a chance to reinterpret their skills in a new context. On the exterior a single pane of glass is engineered to wrap around the boat's cockpit, whilst three carbon panels stow beneath the rear deck when you want to lap up the sunshine in the open air. And if you want fresh air but a bit of shade too there's a stowable, power operated carbon fibre bimini top too.

The 37-foot boat may host up to eight people in traditional Aston Martin luxury with plenty of leather, carbon fibre, polished metals, mood lighting and air conditioning plus amenities such as a microwave, coffee machine and a lavatory. Marketed as a day cruiser, the table can be transformed into a bed if sipping cocktails in the sun gets a little too much.

Both AM37 and AM37 S cruise comfortably at 32 knots, with the standard model being offered with a choice of paired diesel or petrol engines rated at 370hp or 430hp each and good for a top speed of 45 knots. The more powerful AM37 S is fitted with two 520hp Mercury petrol engines with a top speed of 50 knots, which will get you from your island getaway to dinner in no time at all. How much? If you have to ask...

 

 

 

 

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big_rob_sydney

Original Poster:

3,394 posts

193 months

Wednesday 28th September 2016
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Rather than boats, I'd rather these firms made flying cars / bikes. Anything that can get me to my destination more efficiently.

SuperchargedVR6

3,138 posts

219 months

Wednesday 28th September 2016
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I don't really understand boats, other than they float, but 1000hp to reach 57mph?!

Nice looking thing!

Krikkit

26,500 posts

180 months

Wednesday 28th September 2016
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SuperchargedVR6 said:
I don't really understand boats, other than they float, but 1000hp to reach 57mph?!

Nice looking thing!
Water is quite a thick fluid to push a big blob like a boat through...

Agent XXX

1,248 posts

105 months

Wednesday 28th September 2016
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Pfffft. Aston Martin.

One of these over that fake boat any day



http://www.preowned.ferrettigroup.com/_vti_g6_pobd...

cuda

464 posts

239 months

Wednesday 28th September 2016
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I have to ask. How much?!

Itsallicanafford

2,759 posts

158 months

Wednesday 28th September 2016
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57mph is going some on water...

70mph looks like this


johnxjsc1985

15,948 posts

163 months

Wednesday 28th September 2016
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Itsallicanafford said:
57mph is going some on water...

70mph looks like this

and he will be two inches shorter when he gets back to shore after his spine compresses.biggrin

Agent XXX

1,248 posts

105 months

Wednesday 28th September 2016
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Itsallicanafford said:
57mph is going some on water...

70mph looks like this

70 is good but try a Metamarine 48 Monte Carlo. 82 knots (94 mph) It's..................hairy eek

ducnick

1,765 posts

242 months

Wednesday 28th September 2016
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Lovely boat but a ridiculous brand tie up. I was expecting a marine Aston engine at the very least. Volvo penta diesels and Mercury (GM) v8s don't really fit. At least when Lamborghini commissioned Riva to build him a boat, he had the decency to insist on using his own engines!

Bencolem

1,013 posts

238 months

Wednesday 28th September 2016
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big_rob_sydney said:
Rather than boats, I'd rather these firms made flying cars / bikes. Anything that can get me to my destination more efficiently.
Think you'll find for most buyers, the boat is the destination rather than a way to get to the destination.

I like it - sensible size for the brand tie-in - but it should have AM engines...

ReaperCushions

5,951 posts

183 months

Wednesday 28th September 2016
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ducnick said:
Lovely boat but a ridiculous brand tie up. I was expecting a marine Aston engine at the very least. Volvo penta diesels and Mercury (GM) v8s don't really fit. At least when Lamborghini commissioned Riva to build him a boat, he had the decency to insist on using his own engines!
Agreed, this seems to somewhat miss the point and end up as a cynical marketing exercise to get us talking about it.... oh wait..

chuntington101

5,733 posts

235 months

Wednesday 28th September 2016
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ReaperCushions said:
ducnick said:
Lovely boat but a ridiculous brand tie up. I was expecting a marine Aston engine at the very least. Volvo penta diesels and Mercury (GM) v8s don't really fit. At least when Lamborghini commissioned Riva to build him a boat, he had the decency to insist on using his own engines!
Agreed, this seems to somewhat miss the point and end up as a cynical marketing exercise to get us talking about it.... oh wait..
They could have at least bolted the twin turbo version in there! smile

soad

32,829 posts

175 months

Wednesday 28th September 2016
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cuda said:
I have to ask. How much?!
I heard £1.3m (if accurate)?
http://www.cityam.com/250265/want-more-like-james-...


At least (Rolls Royce) Aeroboat is propelled by a reconditioned, waterproofed 27-litre Rolls-Royce Merlin V12 engine. cool

swisstoni

16,852 posts

278 months

Wednesday 28th September 2016
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Hmmm. I'd probably choose people who normally make boats, thanks all the same.

PhantomPH

4,043 posts

224 months

Wednesday 28th September 2016
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swisstoni said:
Hmmm. I'd probably choose people who normally make boats, thanks all the same.
Someone like Quintessence Yachts?

Burwood

18,709 posts

245 months

Wednesday 28th September 2016
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So it's mercury engines lolol

RobDown

3,803 posts

127 months

Wednesday 28th September 2016
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All these Astton Martns look the same!

getmecoat

dvs_dave

8,581 posts

224 months

Thursday 29th September 2016
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ducnick said:
Lovely boat but a ridiculous brand tie up. I was expecting a marine Aston engine at the very least. Volvo penta diesels and Mercury (GM) v8s don't really fit. At least when Lamborghini commissioned Riva to build him a boat, he had the decency to insist on using his own engines!
Other boating media sources say all power plant options are from Mercruiser, so that means marinised big block GM V8's for the petrols, and marinised VW V8 TDI's for the diesels.

A marinised version of the AM V12 would have been the proper choice. Lamborghini used to do marine versions of their V12s.

J B L

4,199 posts

214 months

Thursday 29th September 2016
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Nice tender wink

bazza white

3,551 posts

127 months

Thursday 29th September 2016
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Would have been nice if they had gone with sunseeker or princess or another British builder.




Mercedes also launched a boat this week to iirc.