You might expect to see an Aston Martin or two
parked at an event like the Monaco Yacht Show. But in the water? Yes, in the
water, too. Last year, Aston Martin and Quintessence Yachts unveiled the fruit
of their collaboration with the AM37, a 37-foot luxury speedboat styled in the
likeness of the British sports cars.
Now they've returned to the boat exposition that
takes place from 27-30 September 2017, with an even more powerful version.
Instead of the pair of 370-horsepower diesels (or 430-hp gasoline engines), the
AM37S packs twin 520-hp gasoline engines by Mercury Racing, to give the yacht a
combined output of 1,040 sea stallions.
That's almost as much as the 1,130 hp in the
Valkyrie. In a vessel much larger, it won't be quite as fast, but
it should prove quite the thrill on the open water. Each vessel is made to
order with a range of options, and two individually configured examples will be
on show in Monte Carlo this week: one in red with cream leather, the other in
teal with ivory leather. They feature smartphone-controlled sliding
carbon-fiber cockpit panels, retractable swim platform, and a 15-inch
touchscreen display.
The AM37 isn't the only watercraft bearing the Aston
Martin name, though, the automaker having just revealed plans for a personal
submersible called Project Neptune in partnership with Triton Submarines.
