Mercedes and Cigarette Racing have teamed up to
create an all-new boat that draws inspiration from the Project One. Set to
debut at the Miami Boat Show on February 15th, the Cigarette Racing 515 Project
One is a high-performance speed boat that features a two-tone livery and plenty
of AMG badging.
Details haven’t been released but the Project One
concept debuted at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September and previews an
all-new supercar which features Formula 1 technology. The model has a 1.6-liter
V6 hybrid engine with an electric turbocharger. The car also has two front
electric motors that produce 163 PS and another electric motor that is
“installed directly on the combustion engine with a link to the crankcase.”
This complex setup gives the all-wheel drive
supercar a combined output in excess of 1,000 PS. This enables the
model to rocket from 0-200 km/h in less than six seconds before
hitting a top speed beyond 350 km/h. The Project One can also travel
approximately 25 km on electricity alone.
While we shouldn’t expect the boat to be that
advanced, the 515 Project One will become the latest in a long line of
AMG-inspired models created by Cigarette Racing. In 2014, the company
introduced the Vision GT Concept which drew inspiration from the AMG Vision
Gran Turismo concept car. Two years later, they unveiled the 41′ SD GT3 which
was influenced by the AMG GT3 race car. Last year, the AMG GT R helped spawn
the inspiration for the carbon fiber intensive Marauder AMG.
