Many yacht designers are looking to transfer automotive design to the sea these days. In this issue alone, we present the Azimut Grande Trideck (page 84) and "Geco" from Admiral Yachts (page 40), two examples that utilise sporty land vehicles. The latter was designed by Gian Marco Campanino (GMC), who was also involved in the 20 metre long Tecnomar for Lamborghini 63. After all, Tecnomar and Admiral are part of the Tuscan The Italian Sea Group (TISG), whose shipyard designer is GMC. And this is not only due to the shared affinity for acronyms. The great advantage of the Tecnomar for Lamborghini 63 - here it is time to introduce a new abbreviation, TFL - is that both parties were credibly involved on an equal footing. This is expressed first and foremost by the somewhat unwieldy project name.
Automobili Lamborghini has been part of Audi AG and therefore the VW Group since 1998, but is still based in Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy, not far from the Maranello race track - and was still managed by the Italian Stefano Domenicali at the time Tecnomar contacted him. When the former Ferrari Formula 1 team boss met the CEO of TISG, everything happened very quickly. Giovanni Costantino remembers: "We were immediately on the same wavelength." Before the synergy materialised, Lamborghini made it a condition that it had full control of the production chain and that it was dealing with a partner with a solid financial background. The first point was fulfilled in February 2021, when Costantino inaugurated a hall in Marina di Carrara that is dedicated exclusively to TFL and can only be accessed by authorised personnel.
MMA fighter Connor McGregor fuelling the euphoria surrounding the Lamborghini yacht
The second condition was met in June 2021 with the IPO on the Milan Stock Exchange. This was preceded by the financial backing of Giorgio Armani's fashion group and the Belgian pharmaceutical entrepreneur Marc Coucke, who invested a total of 15 per cent. In the first half of the year, TISG generated net sales of 80.9 million euros, an increase of 99.5 per cent compared to the 40.6 million euros achieved in the same period of 2020. Four sales were made during this period, including a 46-metre sailing catamaran, a 66-metre Admiral yacht and two more Tecnomar for Lamborghini 63s - which means the number of orders is likely to be in the high tens.
The advance praise for this cooperation project was even more interesting. Among the early clients was the Irish MMA fighter Conor McGregor, who visited the shipyard to great media effect and - more importantly - expressed his anticipation on his personal social media channels. The result was more TFL orders. However, the reason for the general euphoria lies deeper, in the design language of the super sports cars with the bull emblem. Mitja Borkert, head of the brand's own design studio Centro Stile Lamborghini, explains in a video presentation: "Lamborghini has the strongest design DNA in the automotive world." In other words: you can recognise a Lamborghini as a Lamborghini. Immediately. And of course, that should also be the case on the water.
Design influences from Futurism
In the design of sports cars, no design parameter is as elementary as the roofline, which stretches from the radiator grille to the rear. It typically rises as flat as it falls and is comparable to the decklid, in this case it is a recognisably negative one. Lamborghini designer Mitja Borkert calls the pace setter of the silhouette the "Gandini line", in reference to the Countach. Marcello Gandini's most famous and recently relaunched model was first presented by Lamborghini 50 years ago, thus tying in with Italian futurism, known for example from the Agip petrol stations of the 1950s or the Riva headquarters "La Plancia" in Sarnico. Automann Borkert, who had previously specified the exterior lines at Porsche, developed the TFL lines together with GMC and the Tecnomar team.
The air inlets and outlets are just as elementary when sculpting sports cars, as they bear witness, albeit indirectly, to the power that lies dormant in the engine. In the TFL, it is a conventional diesel drive from two twelve-cylinder MAN engines, each with an output of 1471 kilowatts. They accelerate the three-stage GRP hull to 63 knots and inhale air via air intakes that, like the diffusers in the rear, shine in the colours of the Italian flag and are located at the end of the horizontal window strip. This is incorporated into the unibody hull as a large hexagon and picks up on a style element that has always characterised Lamborghini. It also appears in the owner's cabin in the bow, for example as a hexagonal washbasin or porthole. In the aft two-berth cabin of construction number one, the walls are adorned with another Lambo logo, the Y. Alternatively, Tecnomar offers a large front suite with a galley at the rear or a lounge version without any sleeping area, but with an entertainment loft and owner's bathroom.
Scarcity makes the yacht a collector's item
The seats and start/stop switches in the ultra-modern cockpit are not just inspired by Lamborghini, but actually supplied by the company. The proportion of visible carbon fibre is very high here, a trademark of Lamborghini vehicles today. Tecnomar laminates the superstructure, deck and the hardtop influenced by the roadster models with the highest proportion of carbon fibre. As with the Sián FKP 37 hybrid model, the LED strips at the front form a Ypsilon. And like the Sián, there will only be 63 examples of the 63-foot-long Tecnomar for Lamborghini. As is usual with limited-edition super sports cars, the power format, which has been designed down to the smallest detail, is sure to delight pure collectors. The question is whether these exhibits will then be "stranded" in halls or come into contact with water for occasional use.
Technical data Lamborghini 63
- Length over everything: 20,00 m
- Width: 5,42 m
- Depth: 1,30 m
- Displacement (empty):24 t
- Material: GRP, carbon fibre
- Motors: 2 x MAN V12
- Engine power: 2 x 1471 kW
- Speed (max.): 63 kn
- Speed (travelling): 40 kn
- Range: 210 nm @ 40 kn
- Fuel:3600 l
- Water: 600 l
- Guests: up to 5
- Crew:2
- Construction: Tecnomar
- Exterior design: Centro Stile Lamborghini, Gian Marco Campanino
- Interior design: Gian Marco Campanino
- Class: CE "B"
- Shipyard: The Italian Sea Group, 2021
- Starting price: from 3.1 million euros
