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Fancy a speedboat powered by a Porsche Macan?

Nautically themed Concept Lago revealed alongside new 544hp Frauscher x Porsche 790 Spectre

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Last time there was a Frauscher speedboat powered by Porsche EV technology (yes, it has happened before), there wasn’t a car to go alongside. Because the Macan Electric, the vehicle that the Frauscher 850 Fantom Air borrowed technology from, didn’t exist yet. But now it does, and the electric speedboat thing isn’t going anywhere, so now we have both a Porsche-powered boat - and the road-going EV concept to go alongside. 

Given the Macan Turbo Concept Lago isn’t very much different - there’s another shade of PTS green, this being Darkteal, and wood in both boots - let’s focus on the boat. The Frauscher x Porsche 790 Spectre has been designed specifically for electric propulsion, rather than adapting existing architecture; it’s reckoned that the 100kWh battery and 544hp motor (which usually powers the rear axle of a Macan Turbo) are carried over to the water ‘largely unchanged’. 

Compared to previous Frauschers like the aforementioned Fantom, there’s a new hull for the Spectre (plus a correctly spelt name) said to be lighter, shorter and narrower. A Frauscher SWB, if you will, at 7.97m. The result being ‘a lightweight, agile and efficient sports boat that sets new benchmarks in the maritime world.’ 

Which is all well and good, though it’s easy to imagine customers being swayed as much by the Porsche Exclusive Maufaktur interior as the experience in the open water. Because it’s like a Macan Speedster (with a wooden floor), with five dials behind the leatherette wheel, Porsche crests on the bucket seats and even a rear bench said to be inspired by Stuttgart. It promises to prompt all sorts of harbour discussion. The Macan Turbo Concept Lago also gets a marine makeover, with a compass instead of a Sport Chrono stopwatch, ‘marine-grade fabric’ for the seats and its own smattering of yacht-style timber inside.

“The Macan Turbo Concept Lago and the 790 Spectre elevate the collaboration between Frauscher and Porsche to a new level,” said Jörg Kerner, Vice Pres of the Macan product line. “Together with our Austrian colleagues, we are showcasing how E-Performance, design and personalisation can merge across brands to form a unified experience.” 

While the Macan exists only as a concept for the moment, just last week Porsche confirmed that 2026 will see an ‘expansion of the brand’s customisation offering’ via Exclusive Manufaktur and Sonderwunsch, so don’t be surprised if some kind of nautical special edition makes it to the road in time. They even have identically customised keys for boat and car already made…

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• Behold the Frauscher x Porsche Fantom 850 Air
• 2024 Porsche Macan Turbo | UK Review

 

[pSyCoSiS]

That is a rather spectacular idea. Looks like a very classy combo!

[pb8g09]

Sales are falling and in part it's due to relying on electric sales. So let's build an even more expensive EV product and that'll fix it all!

(Tongue in cheek of course).

I'm guessing there's a lot of marinas in the US where this will be popular.

[Turbobanana]

Nice, but I'd rather have Riva Aquarama hull #278, Ferruccio's own boat with twin Lamborghini V12s from 1968, the year of my birth.

[LunarOne]

Turbobanana said:

Nice, but I'd rather have Riva Aquarama hull #278, Ferruccio's own boat with twin Lamborghini V12s from 1968, the year of my birth.

Aren't there rules about porn on PH?

[nismo48]

Turbobanana said:

Nice, but I'd rather have Riva Aquarama hull #278, Ferruccio's own boat with twin Lamborghini V12s from 1968, the year of my birth.

Now that is boating nirvana

[mattvanders]

https://youtu.be/1znwnYY9d8w?si=OpRPcrsqnHQa3xAj

I will leave this here, much better sounding than batteries

[LandonWebb]

This is a fascinating crossover of automotive and marine engineering. Using the Macan Turbo’s EV drivetrain largely unchanged shows how mature electric performance tech has become, even outside road cars. A purpose-built hull instead of a retrofit also makes a big difference, and the lighter, shorter Spectre sounds far more focused than earlier Frauscher models.

It’s interesting to see how performance, design, and efficiency now travel across industries, much like how ideas move between gaming, tech, and platforms such as GameHub.Onl, where different worlds intersect through shared innovation and experience.

[Night Owl]

Ever wondered what it is like to run out of batteries out in the middle of a large body of water with a storm rolling in?

Wonder no more!

[Turbobanana]

Night Owl said:

Ever wondered what it is like to run out of batteries out in the middle of a large body of water with a storm rolling in?

Wonder no more!

I'd imagine the Riva Aquarama Lamborghini I posted earlier would result in similar range anxiety: can't imagine that does too many nautical miles per gallon.

It's electric planes I'm more worried about.

[andy43]

I saw these Frauscher X Porsche combos at a boat show on Saturday.
The Frauscher boats are beautiful things but what amused me was the 100% electric Macan and Cayenne Turbo they had on the stand next to what looked like 100% petrol powered boats.
Well out of my price range either way.

[Leftfootwonder]

Missed opportunity if you ask me.

[pb8g09]

LandonWebb said:

This is a fascinating crossover of automotive and marine engineering. Using the Macan Turbo s EV drivetrain largely unchanged shows how mature electric performance tech has become, even outside road cars. A purpose-built hull instead of a retrofit also makes a big difference, and the lighter, shorter Spectre sounds far more focused than earlier Frauscher models.

It s interesting to see how performance, design, and efficiency now travel across industries, much like how ideas move between gaming, tech, and platforms such as GameHub.Onl, where different worlds intersect through shared innovation and experience.

AI?

[bobthemonkey]

I know there were a few boats in the past decade that used the BMW i3 battery pack both as part of a hybrid propulsion system and as pure ev setup, so arguably not that new.

The seemed to parter with the brilliantly named Torqeedo! https://www.torqeedo.com/en/green-propulsion/batte...

[XJSJohn]

LunarOne said:

Turbobanana said:

Nice, but I'd rather have Riva Aquarama hull #278, Ferruccio's own boat with twin Lamborghini V12s from 1968, the year of my birth.

Aren't there rules about porn on PH?

dunno, but its give me a Henman ...

[Leftfootwonder]

pb8g09 said:

LandonWebb said:

This is a fascinating crossover of automotive and marine engineering. Using the Macan Turbo s EV drivetrain largely unchanged shows how mature electric performance tech has become, even outside road cars. A purpose-built hull instead of a retrofit also makes a big difference, and the lighter, shorter Spectre sounds far more focused than earlier Frauscher models.

It s interesting to see how performance, design, and efficiency now travel across industries, much like how ideas move between gaming, tech, and platforms such as GameHub.Onl, where different worlds intersect through shared innovation and experience.

AI?

1st ever post too. Are bots a thing on PH now? Lord help us.

[Wab1974uk]

If it runs out of Electricity out at Sea, can you paddle towards and offshore Windmill and plug it it?

[ManyMotors]

Rivas are gorgeous!

Seems the fast setup on boats today uses outboard motors. They save weight, space and have high horsepower. Five engines can put 3,000 hp on the back of the right boat.

[Turini]

Listen when they open the taps, then open them some more and then go full chat...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LkQbVTWr4g

[jimbim]

Audi Q7 V12 TDI Coastline got there first:

[bigmowley]

Looks lovely. I do wonder what the EV range will be like in the boat. In my experience blasting along in a boat uses obscene amounts of fuel, so presumably range will be tiny? Our 8.5M rib with a 370HP inboard diesel has a 300L fuel tank for reference. Which is equivalent to a massive battery pack.