30 Jan 2018
Singapore
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ORIGIN
A few years ago, Lexus Chief Branding Officer and Master Driver, Akio Toyoda spent several days on the water driving a range of premium yachts. As a master driver, he was inspired by the power of the turbodiesel powertrains.
This led Lexus and their partners to envision how a premium performance yacht might expand the Lexus brand into new areas of lifestyle and recreation. On 12 January 2017, Lexus revealed a running proof-of-concept for a Lexus Sport Yacht, at Di Lido Island on Biscayne Bay, Miami Beach FL.
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DESIGN
A brief for an open sport yacht for recreational day-touring with six to eight guests, powered by twin high-performance Lexus V8s, and with advanced styling and handling was given to the Lexus Design Center in Japan. In the summer of 2015, concepts from the design team were evaluated by Senior Managing Officer Tokuo Fukuichi, Chief Officer of Global Design and President of Lexus International Co., and Akio Toyoda.
“This concept for a Lexus Sport Yacht allowed us to explore how Lexus design language could be applied to a maritime lifestyle,” said Yoshihiro Sawa, executive vice president of Lexus International.
SPECIFICATIONS
Preliminary values:
| DIMENSION | IMPERIAL | METRIC |
| Overall Length | 42 ft | 12.7m |
| Beam (width) | 13 ft | 3.86m |
| Payload | 8 people | |
| Power, total | 885 hp (873 ps) | 660 kW |
| Top Speed | 49 mph | 43 knots |
BACKGROUND
The Lexus Sport Yacht concept was made possible with the combined efforts of the following partners.
Marquis Yachts, LLC, is an independent privately-owned company in Pulaski, Wisconsin, that designs, engineers and manufactures the brands of Marquis Yachts and Carver Yachts. The pinnacle of the Marquis line is a 73 foot, three-level, luxury yacht with fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) hull, deck and superstructure. For more information, go to www.marquisyachts.com or www.carveryachts.com.
