Meet the Granturismo of the Seas
This year at the 2013 Monaco Yacht Show, Mercedes-Benz unveiled the design of the Silver Arrows Marine 460-Granturismo, a motor-powered mini-yacht created by the Mercedes-Benz design team.
Silver Arrows Marine called upon the design expertise of the German car manufacturer to come up with the concept for this 14-meter luxury yacht. To create the futuristic and sophisticated look of a seafaring sports car, the Mercedes-Benz team applied techniques from the automobile industry which makes the yacht a radical new approach to high-tech luxury and rumor has it, that the 460-Granturismo is unlike anything else on the water.
The design includes a spacious cabin that opens onto the exterior with a terrace giving direct access to the water. The curves on the hull and the materials used inside and out are more reminiscent of a luxury car than of a yacht. Materials include nubuck leather and eucalyptus wood paneling set off by "sophisticated color combinations," window glazing will control light penetration according to the sun's intensity, and the decking is composed of "a high-tech synthetic material." With its two diesel engines producing a total of 940 horsepower, the 460-Granturismo embodies pure emotion and stands for luxury, style and pleasure.
Octobre 2013
By La rédaction
