This Batman-Worthy Hydroplane Might Not Be Practical, But Damn We Love Staring At It
It’s powered by a 750-horsepower Chevy big block V8.
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The sales pitch for the jet black Alpha Centauri hydroplane sounds like it was ripped straight from the brochure for the Lamborghini Huracan Performante: “It’s impractical, woefully inefficient and terrifying,” Alpha Centauri’s Chris Phillips told Boat International.
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Of course those are the very attributes that make this speedboat so irresistible, along with its evil black pointy looks and fighter plane glass canopy.
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The 750-horsepower beast is propelled by a monstrous 9.5-liter marine version of a Chevrolet big block V8 that rockets this ebony spaceship to 70 mph through a two-stage jet drive.
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That’s probably not fast enough for you, so fortunately there is an optional 1,000-horsepower engine, along with available heat, air conditioning and different paint colors.
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But you weren’t thinking of getting this one in anything but black, were you?
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h/t: Designboom