This is the Luxury Boating Industry’s New Superhero-esque Speed Racer
- Posted on August 12, 2011 at 2:53pm by
Billy Hallowell
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Are you ready for the Spire Boat? The new, superhero-like racing vessel travels at speeds as high as 103.7 mph (also known as 90 knots for those of you who are boating aficionados). If you have a sense of adventure and an estimated $570,000, this powerful oceanic toy could be yours.
The undeniably attractive, super-slick speedboat was created by Thierry Mugler Studio and will be presented at the Monaco Yacht Show this September. Already, the Spire Boat’s makers have 26 orders in for a boat that looks more suited for Batman than it does the common water-bug. Below, see the Spire from another, super-cool angle:
CharterWorld.com gives this excellent description of the soon-to-be-unveiled super-boat:
The result…is a glistening retro-futuristic Spire Boat, inspired by the muscle cars of the 1950’s and entirely representative of the aesthetic canons of its brand and its iconic designer. Board by board and curve by curve, this extraordinary boat morphed into shape. The finished product looks as if part of a movie set or just something that emerged from the depths of the ocean. It conveys its obvious speed and power while maintaining its hydrodynamic, ergonomic, and aerodynamic aspects.
So, if you can’t actually be a superhero (after all, who really can be these days?), at least the Spire Boat can make you feel like one. We look forward to seeing how the unit rides on the waters.
(h/t Gizmodo)
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Comments (90)
tankyjo
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 4:15pmNever been much of a boater, but I could be converted.
Report Post »Hickory
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 5:32pmWhatever floats your boat.
Report Post »Servant Of YHVH
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 7:03pm@TomFerrari
Report Post »You took the words out of my mouth. lol
I was going to say “spireboat my tail, that’s the batboat.
The-Monk
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 7:42pmLooks like a take-off of Batman’s Batboat,
Report Post »Rob in Katy
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 10:49pmAnd if you think the boat from BassPro is expensive to keep up….yikes!
Report Post »thepatriotdave
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 2:20amThe rear fins need some work but other than that I’m gonna get me one as soon as I win the next Powerball.
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Report Post »Ben41281
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 10:05pmI have only one question. Does it come in black? I want one.
SPIRE BOAT BUILDER
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 1:58pmThanks, you can watch the video at http://www.spireboat.mugler.com
Report Post »Best regards,
info@spireboat.com
http://www.spireboat.com
TomFerrari
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 4:11pmEr…
I think Adam West is living in Palm Springs, CA – if they stole his Batboat, he’s gonna be really mad.
Check the garage, Adam! Er, I mean Batman!
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Seriously,
This looks like something straight out of 1960′s Batman TV series.
Are you SURE this isn’t an updated Batboat for a new TV series or movie?
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Sicboy
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 5:41pmNo, I believe they stole it from Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy.
Report Post »PrfctlyFrank
Posted on August 13, 2011 at 12:21amYessir with bow rails right out of Escape From New York.. The utmost in Conspicuous Consumption..
Report Post »SPIRE BOAT BUILDER
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 1:06pmHi, yes it’s a real boat and you could watch the video at http://www.spireboat.mugler.com.
Report Post »The base exist for 2 years and be on view at http://www.spireboat.com.
Best regards,
info@spireboat.com
pavepaws
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 3:56pmThanks for the site.
Report Post »SPIRE BOAT BUILDER
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 12:53pmThanks, you can watch the video at http://www.spireboat.mugler.com
Report Post »Best regards,
info@spireboat.com
Zombee
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 3:54pmLets hope that they build it in America. Buy Made In USA and Save Our Country
Report Post »psalm328
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 3:36pm…I take TWO !”
Report Post »stinkybisquit
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 3:27pmIt needs a red gumdrop light overhead between the two seats! http://www.1966batmobile.com/
Report Post »pavepaws
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 3:56pmCool site. Thanks
Report Post »ecurbyy
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 11:03pmAnd some fuzzy dice, curb feelers and a bathroom rug on the dashboard. Sweet!!!!
Report Post »ROMANS 10-9
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 3:26pmPretty ugly design from 1958.
Report Post »ROMANS 10-9
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 3:25pmCirca 1958
Report Post »jollylama
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 3:20pmTo the Bat Boat Boy Wonder! Don’t tell George Barris they stole his design
Report Post »Pattondog
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 3:20pmcost ya $10 in gas just to turn the key,
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 3:18pmWith all the troubles in our country, how could anyone afford one. Just like the green jobs. Wait until the country is in better shape. The boat is made in AMERICA with foreign parts made in Mexico, China, Taiwan.
Report Post »Obama Snake Oil Co
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 3:57pmIf people are buying them the wealthy trickles down and jobs are created…I think you missed something there. In NC when Hatteras Yachts sells boats, people work, material is bought, Catapillar is happy along with hundreds of suppliers……when the wealthy stop buying, the people all go home with pink slips, its the Obama way.
Report Post »Truthbeliever2
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 3:59pmThere are TONS of Americans who can afford this boat even in the current atmosphere. If they have the money to spend… why not?
Those purchases put people in America to work… The parts may be from elsewhere, but the people building them live here.
Anyhow just seems like you might be a little upset that somebody makes more money than you do. Let’s try not to shine a bad light on the productive people in our society.
Report Post »chips1
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 9:09pmYou can save a lot of money by asking Kerry how to avoid taxes. Use the savings to buy gas.
Report Post »unequivocally_right
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 3:17pmNow, only if they could make it dive. :)
Report Post »vngstr
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 3:15pmLooks like an Eliminator
Report Post »MODEL82A1
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 3:26pmIt doesn’t look anything like an Eliminator (or Douglas Skater or Spectre for that matter). It is a catamaran, though. Good job!
Report Post »Joe in Kalifornia
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 4:26pmLooks a little like an Eliminator Daytona hull. But Bob Leach wouldn’t put his name on that. And a nicely outfitted Daytona will do 125mph or more.
Report Post »AlansTigg
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 3:14pmyep…I want one of those!
Report Post »SPIRE BOAT BUILDER
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 2:04pmYes you can… Please watch the video at http://www.spireboat.mugler.com
Report Post »Best regards,
info@spireboat.com
http://www.spireboat.com
Sjah
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 3:13pmcool boat a tad out of my price range though.
Report Post »lel2007
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 3:11pmIs another James Bond movie in the works?
Report Post »biohazard23
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 3:10pmAll I want for Christmas is a new Spire Boat.
Or 2. :)
Report Post »lel2007
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 3:09pmI wonder which will own this little bobble first. A real world business man (and corporate jet flyer) or a Hollywood super star. Doesn’t really matter which I guess, as long as its production is not subsidized by Taxpayers.
Report Post »MODEL82A1
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 3:09pmThe estimated selling price is @$570,000.00, not $57,000.00. I have a thirty-foot center console with twin 250 hp outboards I’ll sell you for $57,000.00 though.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 3:07pmThis might replace the “evil private jet owner” sophistry in Obama’s next campaign speech!
Report Post »BOMUSTGO
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 3:04pmHoly bat crap Batman!!
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 3:12pmsure looks like it
Report Post »piper60
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 3:03pmJust what Obama needs to race around those sticky questions about the unemployment levels. Now all he needs is a set of blue spandex and a big red cape. YeeeeHaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »payupp
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 3:00pmI’ll take one please…
Report Post »SPIRE BOAT BUILDER
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 2:09pmYes you can… Please, watch the video at http://www.spireboat.mugler.com
Report Post »Best regards,
info@spireboat.com
http://www.spireboat.com
trolltrainer
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 3:00pm57K is really not that outrageous for a boat. I am into microskiffs in Florida and a nice East Cape Canoe or Ankona cill run over 20 trimmed out and a Hell‘s Bay or Ranger can run upwards of the high 30’s. Bass boats are similarly priced, with top end being 40 or so.
That said, this one is cool, but not really my thing.
Report Post »MODEL82A1
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 3:06pmRaelly, $57k doesn’t sound “outrageous” to you? Lol!!! Try $570,000.00 USD. Another whizbang job by The Blaze editors.
Report Post »saranda
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 3:10pm$57k is wrong. The linked Charterworld article says 400,000 Euro.
Report Post »trolltrainer
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 3:11pmYeah, that sounds more inline to what this is. Thank you.
And yes, what a god-awful waste of money…Give me a Gheenoe LT25 over-horsed to 40HP! :-) That IS fun!
Report Post »AlansTigg
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 3:16pmI was wondering about that. My bayliner cutty was $32K…no way this was anywhere near that cheap
Report Post »MODEL82A1
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 3:31pmALAN, have you ever heard the old boaters’ joke, “What are the two hardest things in the world to get rid of?”
Report Post »Answer, “AIDs and a Bayliner”.
solaveritas
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 3:00pmWhat WOULD we do without up-to-the-minute reporting on things like this?
Report Post »VTDave
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 3:03pmBut you looked didn’t you?!!!! Not everything in life is politics or disaster. Sometimes having something else thrown in isn’t a bad thing. If you have a problem then move along to another site.
Report Post »Jennine
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 3:03pmYeah. How dare the Blaze report on something purely to put a little joy into the commentary. Shame, shame! Thank you, Blaze, for not being a total stick in the mud.
Report Post »NOMOBIGDRAMANOBAMA
Posted on August 12, 2011 at 3:07pmThe good news in this: No mention of “millionaires and billionaires!” lol
Report Post »ThoughtfulConservative
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 6:14pmtell em dave!!
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