Instant Success: Lexus Sells First LY 650 Luxury Yacht

Posted by Kevin on September 11th, 2018

Rob Parmentier, CEO of the Marquis-Larson Boat Group, has announced that Lexus has found the first customer for its new 65-foot LY 650 yacht — here’s a quote from Trade Only Trade:

“We’ve already sold the first hull,” says Parmentier. “It’s a more traditional build than the 42 [foot Lexus Sports Yacht Concept], which was built like a spaceship with all sorts of high-tech features. This boat won’t be as complex as that 42.”

For some perspective, Mercedes released their Arrow460-Grandturismo yacht earlier this year with a limited production run of 10 boats — one unit for each country where the yacht is available for sale.

(Another note — the article also mentions that the yacht’s interior was designed by Italian firm Nuvolari-Lenard, with help from Lexus engineers.)

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Tragic Bronson
Did you guys dress the part?
Don's hair needs to be red ...
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Tragic Bronson
Did you guys dress the part?
Don's hair needs to be red ...
mikeavelli
Paul Williamsen was explaining the engine to me so I decided to start recording! You get some cool inside info on what they did to make this work.

mikeavelli
Paul Williamsen was explaining the engine to me so I decided to start recording! You get some cool inside info on what they did to make this work.

mikeavelli
Paul Williamsen was explaining the engine to me so I decided to start recording! You get some cool inside info on what they did to make this work.

Joaquin Ruhi
mikeavelli
The Lexus Sport Yacht Concept will then make its way to California then off to Japan.
Indeed, it has already arrived in Japan, where Forbes' (and sometime Kaizen Factor Asia Editor) Bertel Schmitt received his own invitation to check out the Lexus Sports Yacht. The most notable revelation: while the current 42-foot one-off is not bound for production, a larger 60-foot superyacht version, with more powerful engines, may well be built. The article even includes a rendering of what that might look like:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bertel...m-toyota-guns-for-the-big-boats/#10a80c8d2d74
Joaquin Ruhi
mikeavelli
The Lexus Sport Yacht Concept will then make its way to California then off to Japan.
Indeed, it has already arrived in Japan, where Forbes' (and sometime Kaizen Factor Asia Editor) Bertel Schmitt received his own invitation to check out the Lexus Sports Yacht. The most notable revelation: while the current 42-foot one-off is not bound for production, a larger 60-foot superyacht version, with more powerful engines, may well be built. The article even includes a rendering of what that might look like:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bertel...m-toyota-guns-for-the-big-boats/#10a80c8d2d74
Joaquin Ruhi
mikeavelli
The Lexus Sport Yacht Concept will then make its way to California then off to Japan.
Indeed, it has already arrived in Japan, where Forbes' (and sometime Kaizen Factor Asia Editor) Bertel Schmitt received his own invitation to check out the Lexus Sports Yacht. The most notable revelation: while the current 42-foot one-off is not bound for production, a larger 60-foot superyacht version, with more powerful engines, may well be built. The article even includes a rendering of what that might look like:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bertel...m-toyota-guns-for-the-big-boats/#10a80c8d2d74
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A report suggests Lexus will proceed with 60-foot yacht based on recent concept.
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A report suggests Lexus will proceed with 60-foot yacht based on recent concept.
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A report suggests Lexus will proceed with 60-foot yacht based on recent concept.
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Gecko
If they retire the GX and GS to build a MF'ing yacht, I'm going to become a Kia fanboy. Mark my words.

Gecko
If they retire the GX and GS to build a MF'ing yacht, I'm going to become a Kia fanboy. Mark my words.

Gecko
If they retire the GX and GS to build a MF'ing yacht, I'm going to become a Kia fanboy. Mark my words.

Hamed Al Ketbi
This is so exciting. And when Lexus decides there will be a Superyacht. It means more LUXURY to be considering. I just can't wait for this.
Hamed Al Ketbi
This is so exciting. And when Lexus decides there will be a Superyacht. It means more LUXURY to be considering. I just can't wait for this.
Hamed Al Ketbi
This is so exciting. And when Lexus decides there will be a Superyacht. It means more LUXURY to be considering. I just can't wait for this.
meth.ix
Gotta have a spindle grille then.
meth.ix
Gotta have a spindle grille then.
meth.ix
Gotta have a spindle grille then.
Tragic Bronson
When Lexus built the 60 foot and then said...
Tragic Bronson
When Lexus built the 60 foot and then said...
Tragic Bronson
When Lexus built the 60 foot and then said...
mikeavelli
That is a beautiful rendering.....
mikeavelli
That is a beautiful rendering.....
mikeavelli
That is a beautiful rendering.....
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To be sailing the waterways before the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
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To be sailing the waterways before the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
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To be sailing the waterways before the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
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Ian Schmidt
Toyota's marine division would handle the engineering so it's not like building this would prevent them from making a new GS F or something. I say if they can make it look that good, go for it. And offer a program where you can get your new Lexus delivered somewhere on the coast and take a ride on the boat.

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