![]() ![]() “Let’s just say we’re going to do many cool things together,” said Wagener. The partners would not reveal which AMG boat would be released next year. “Even if you don’t understand design language,” said Braver, “you’d intuitively understand that this boat is fast, even at the dock.” Wagener’s team used “green hell” accents, along with carbon-fiber-print sides and silver topsides. The only quibble Braver had was with the bright green of the Mercedes-AMG GT R, named Green Hell Magno after the forested north loop of the Nürburgring racetrack. Timeless beauty lies in simple lines and curves.” They don’t need scoops or appendages to prove themselves. “You can see that on the new Marauder or GT R sports car. “Less is more in any design,” said Wagener. Wagener praised Cigarette’s “iconic” heritage, while Braver spoke of Mercedes’s “passion, perfection, and performance.” Both loved the new boat. In a sit-down interview, both said the professional relationship has deepened over the years. We went beyond exterior design into technology transfers on that boat.”Īfter eight years of collaboration, Braver and Wagener clearly respect each other. “It was based on the SLS AMG Coupé Electric Drive, the most powerful electric car in the world. “The boat that really brought us together was the Electric Drive in 2013,” says Wagener. The collaboration started in 2010 with the SLS AMG, inspired by the Mercedes-Benz car of the same name, and progressed to last year’s Cigarette Racing Marauder AMG Monaco, which debuted at the Monaco Grand Prix. ![]() That evolved into a formal design agreement where Wagener and his team, working with Cigarette president Skip Braver and his team, designed a new AMG boat each year. The “beginning” was 10 years ago when Cigarette and Mercedes decided to do joint marketing presentations. “We’ve worked well together since the beginning, but this Marauder was the most perfect yet in design and engineering.” “This is the best AMG boat yet,” said Wagener back at the dock, his hair spiked after out-sprinting every other boat on Biscayne Bay. On Miami’s Biscayne Bay, with more than 3,000 horses unleashed, the Cigarette was a well-behaved beast. The minimalistic design of the cockpit, with black-and-gray leather seats and green hand-stitching, eight stereo speakers, and speedos on the rear of the front seats, was perfect for a boat inspired by the production car that holds the fastest-ever lap time on Germany’s Nürburgring racetrack. The 2017 Cigarette boat, inspired by the Mercedes-AMG GT R, was a powerful beauty, with its long forefoot, slender 8-foot beam, and staggered 1,550 hp Mercury Racing engines under the rear engine hatch. To sweeten the experience, Gorden Wagener, chief designer for Daimler AG, was in the seat next to Ware, clearly having the ride of his life. Riding in Cigarette Racing Team’s new 50 Marauder AMG powerboat with pro driver Jeff Ware, however, was a no-fear adrenaline rush that climbed with the speed, surging from 80 to 100 mph, then leaping to 121 mph. Doing it in the wrong boat, with the wrong driver, could be a disaster. Streaking across the water at 120 mph in an open-cockpit boat is one of the most exhilarating-and terrifying-rides anyone can experience. ![]()
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