Mercedes-Benz unveils the $2 Million AMG Cigarette Racing Boat
by Hannah Elliott 21 Feb 2018 02:07 AEDT
The $2 million racing boat, next to its inspiration, the Mercedes-AMG Project One hypercar © Mercedes-Benz
On Thursday in Miami, Mercedes-AMG GmbH debuted its latest collaboration with Cigarette Racing, the 515 Project One.
The $2 million superboat has 3,100 total horsepower and can hit a top speed of 140 miles per hour. The look and color scheme of the boat is based on the Mercedes-AMG Project One hybrid supercar developed from Formula 1; it's the fastest, most advanced boat Mercedes-AMG and Cigarette Racing Team LLC have produced in their 11-year partnership.
In past years, they have paired multiple cars with cigarette-style boats, which are long, narrow crafts made for speed. These include the SLS, the G-Wagen, the Vision GT Concept, and the GT S. The partnership works mainly to buoy each brand's image and, for Cigarette Racing, as a research exercise to develop engineering for use in other boats.
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