Last Call: Lamboat Edition

Lamboat
One of these things is not like the other.
The boat may look like the Lambo, but it’s not powered like it. According to CNN, the 15-meter wave crusher is instead sporting a pair of Mercury Racing 1350 engines. It’s more expensive ($1.4 million) than the car, and seats more too, but at least it is painted like its automotive idol.
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  1. stigshift Avatar
    stigshift

    Even if the gelcoat’s dry, that’s STILL tacky.

  2. mdharrell Avatar

    Today’s Chevy-powered Countach replica is looking better already.

  3. maxxxq Avatar
    maxxxq

    Real Lambo power:

  4. stigshift Avatar
    stigshift

    Yeah. But THIS. The real goosebumps start at 2:09, but don’t fast forward it. This is what I would want. Ferruccio Lamborghini’s Riva Aquarama. With twin V12s. Watch the whole thing. Turn the volume way up.

  5. Tanshanomi Avatar

    PASS OR PLAY? I need my hoon brothers’ advice. A real unicorn showed up 10 miles away: a 2011 Kizashi with a 6-speed manual. I’ve been saying I want one for years…if I’m ever going to have one the time is nigh, but I don’t know how practical an orphan is for a DD I plan to have for years. Seriously, should I be concerned about parts availability?

    1. stigshift Avatar
      stigshift

      Buy it and find out. Seriously. It’s not a Saab, the company still exists at least.

    2. Sjalabais Avatar
      Sjalabais

      Play! Or…at least give it a try. If it fits like a glove, why not? Suzuki is a relatively cheap company, with good parts supply. The Kizashi looks great and is a capable car, even according to journalists who can’t have been bribed that much…what colour is it?

    3. theskitter Avatar

      Produced for Australia and New Zealand (nearly English speaking countries) for two years even after Suzuki left here, up through December 2014. Same engine as the Grand Vitara. Do it.

      1. Tanshanomi Avatar

        Thanks for that data point! Going to look at the car tonight or tomorrow.

    4. 0A5599 Avatar
      0A5599

      I would think that parts should still be plentiful, if you have set aside a good budget for shipping and have another vehicle to use during the downtime.
      Count on the car’s depreciation curve to resemble a rock going over a cliff. Not a huge problem if you keep cars for decades, but costly if you get tired after a year or two.

      1. Tanshanomi Avatar

        The average time each of our existing/recent cars have been in our household is 8-3/4 years. I don’t think it’s an issue.

    5. Vairship Avatar
      Vairship

      Suzuki still sells cars in Mexico, so depending on your location and fluency in Spanish you’re assured a parts supply beyond the 10 years that manufacturers have to keep providing parts in the US.

    1. Sjalabais Avatar
      Sjalabais

      Looks like you need to hold a match to the back end to get it started.

    2. Tanshanomi Avatar

      it looks like one car trying to swallow another car.

  6. Manic_King Avatar
    Manic_King

    That boat or more likely older version in action. Crappy video but still.

  7. P161911 Avatar
    P161911

    Need L804 power. http://www.lambocars.com/marine_power/

  8. Anthony Evans Avatar
    Anthony Evans

    Lame automotive article alert! Edmunds presents their list of 100 ugliest cars, and there are some that will raise the hackles of car lovers everywhere. Any site that calls the ’71 Cougar, Renault 16 and the ’57 Mercury ugly is off my Christmas card list for good.
    http://www.edmunds.com/car-reviews/features/100-ugliest-cars-of-all-time.html

    1. Ron Stimbert Avatar
      Ron Stimbert

      I went and took a look at all 3, and browsing through it looks like they got everything right to me.
      I mean, the Renault is at least passable, and it is very French but that Cougar is fugly. Every proportion is off by a mile. The ’57 isn’t “bad” but compared to the other vehicles of that year it has to be near the bottom of the styling rung. The front bumper on it *is* ridiculous.