Lexus pushes full steam ahead with a one-of-a-kind prestige yacht concept outfitted with luxurious comforts and dual 5.0-litre V8 engines.

When you hear “Lexus”, the image of a luxury sedan or sports utility vehicle probably paints a picture in the mind. One doesn’t normally equate the auto brand with a long hull torpedo-shaped yacht propelled by twin 5.0L V8 engines ? each offering 440 horsepowers and sourced from the Lexus RC F coupe. Yet, here it is, a marine machine expression of the Lexus Design Centre in Japan.
The captain’s controls are technologically outfitted with a full-color touchscreen with controls for GPS navigation, a surface radar, and underwater sonar.

The Lexus Sport Yacht concept made its global debut on January 12, 2017 at a Lexus-hosted ?Through the Lens? global media event in Miami, Florida. Though a Lexus concept, the watercraft was actually manufactured by The yacht, built by the Marquis-Carver Yacht Group of Pulaski, Wisconsin. We worked closely with Diesel Center Frabetti Design of Italy and with the Lexus designers and Toyota Marine engineers from Japan to ensure we met the exacting quality and performance standards Lexus expects when putting their name on a product.
-Josh Delforge, Marquis? Vice President of Design and lead on this project.

The one-of-a-kind twin engine, 42 foot open sport yacht is as fast as it looks, capable of top speeds up to 43 knots (49mph for us landlubbers) thanks to its ultra-light ...