Fancy a speedboat powered by a Porsche Macan?

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

By Matt Bird / Monday, 19 January 2026 / Loading comments

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…