Aston Martin Has Unveiled a $4 Million Submarine
The British car company plans to begin revving its engines under water.
The three-person submersible can drive to 1,650 feet and hits speeds
of 3.5 miles per hour
It's the only time you'll want to put your Aston Martin under water. The British automaker unveiled its first submersible design Thursday at the Monaco yacht show. Dubbed project Neptune, it's a three person vehicle with silver, blade like pontoons and an acrylic bubble of a cabin for maximizing underwaters views.
Aston Martin expects the sub will be available in about a year and will be price around $4 million, the company's chief creative officer Marek Reichman told Bloomberg. For comparsion, a V8-powered DB11 will run you nearly $200,000.
Reichman said the company plans to build no more than a dozen of the submersibles per year. if you think about Aston Martin, we are a very exclusive brand, he said. In 100 years, we've only made 80,000 cars.
The model is based on Triton,s Low Profile (LP) platform, specifically designed for superyachts. At just 5.9 fell tall and 8,800 ponds, it's the lightest and smallest three-person sub in production in the world, according to the company. it's capable of diving to 1,650 feet, has a speed of 3.5 miles per hour. It is also air-conditioned.
"Those superyacht people, what they want to experience is changing," he said. "It's no longer about just having a launch or having your tender. It's about having some other way of entertaining your guests.
of 3.5 miles per hour
It's the only time you'll want to put your Aston Martin under water. The British automaker unveiled its first submersible design Thursday at the Monaco yacht show. Dubbed project Neptune, it's a three person vehicle with silver, blade like pontoons and an acrylic bubble of a cabin for maximizing underwaters views.
Aston Martin expects the sub will be available in about a year and will be price around $4 million, the company's chief creative officer Marek Reichman told Bloomberg. For comparsion, a V8-powered DB11 will run you nearly $200,000.
Reichman said the company plans to build no more than a dozen of the submersibles per year. if you think about Aston Martin, we are a very exclusive brand, he said. In 100 years, we've only made 80,000 cars.
The model is based on Triton,s Low Profile (LP) platform, specifically designed for superyachts. At just 5.9 fell tall and 8,800 ponds, it's the lightest and smallest three-person sub in production in the world, according to the company. it's capable of diving to 1,650 feet, has a speed of 3.5 miles per hour. It is also air-conditioned.
"Those superyacht people, what they want to experience is changing," he said. "It's no longer about just having a launch or having your tender. It's about having some other way of entertaining your guests.
wow!, it is so nice
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