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The 46xP offshore powerboat from
Cigarette Racing of the USA is designed first
and foremost for speed, yet the quality of its
build, the lushness of its trims and the sheer
elegance of the total package is proof that
performance and luxury are very comfortable
bedfellows indeed.
You could be totally bereft of imagination
and a mere glimpse of this extraordinary
beast of a boat would still invoke images
of cutting through the wide open ocean at
breakneck speed, the wind in your hair and
salt on your tongue, as you revel in the sheer,
unadulterated joy of being aboard the world's
greatest thrill ride. And the reality? Well the
reality is all that and then some.
Superior Performance Meets Enhanced
Design and Styling
No two ways about it, this boat is built for
speed. Evidence of its power-centric design
lies in Cigarette Racing's re-engineering of
the 46xP model to accommodate the extreme
power package of the Twin Mercury Racing
Staggered 1350 hp QC4v with M8 drives.
The result is a brand new hull design that
accommodates the changes in the dynamic
centre of gravity from the added torque of
these higher-powered engines.
Using composite materials and advanced
construction techniques, engineers were able to
achieve excellent weight reduction and improved
vibration damping along with the requisite
structural rigidity ­ no small feat on a boat that is
a whopping 45 feet, 7 inches (nearly 14m) long.