An Aston Martin Submarine Is Actually Being Built

Aston Martin has released new details about the luxury vessel it'll be making with Triton Submarines
An Aston Martin Submarine Is Actually Being Built

Imagine for a moment that you are monumentally rich. So rich, that you have the house of your dreams, a fleet of cars and a big boat. What on earth do you buy to treat yourself when the next pay day/fat bonus cheque comes along?

Worry not, as we have a solution for this First World problem. It’s called Project Neptune, and it’s a submersible developed by Aston Martin and Triton Submarines.

An Aston Martin Submarine Is Actually Being Built

Yep, you’ll soon be able to purchase an Aston Martin submarine. Admit it - you’ve just had a quick glance at the calendar to check it isn’t 1 April, haven’t you? The curious tie-up was first announced last year, but this is the first time we’ve been given any technical details.

Due to be revealed in production form later in 2018, Project Neptune will be able to take its pilot and two passengers as deep as 500 metres. The engineers worked hard to make the craft as slippery as possible by “reducing the frontal area,” and factoring in an increase in power compared to Triton’s other subs, it accelerates four times as quickly as the firm’s 3300/3 flagship (or is that flagsub?). The ‘sprint speed’ is five knots.

An Aston Martin Submarine Is Actually Being Built

The interior has been enhanced with lashings of hand-stitched leather and carbonfibre trim, although it wasn’t the easiest job to get it in there. “Unlike a sports car where the interiors are installed into an open-sided cabin before the doors are fitted, everything you see inside will be lowered through the upper-hatch and assembled within the completed sphere of the pressure hull,” Aston Martin creative chief Marek Reichman explains.

No pricing has been revealed, but with myriad customisation options available, the amount paid by each customer is likely to vary considerably. But to give you an idea, the Triton 3300/3 we mentioned earlier is about $3 million…

Comments

RWB Dude

I bet a million dollars its gonna be in a new James Bond movie

05/02/2018 - 11:04 |
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Bets on

05/02/2018 - 11:14 |
8 | 0

Why the hell do i always get a downvote on my comments on every news post… i think this CT staff member hates me for some reason

05/02/2018 - 12:19 |
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Jeremy S.

it looks like the sea moth from subnautica

05/02/2018 - 11:05 |
152 | 2

Its like the seamoths high-end luxury sister model

05/02/2018 - 11:38 |
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In reply to by Jeremy S.

Looks like SOMEONE went on vacation to Planet 4546B

05/03/2018 - 07:23 |
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Anonymous

This is utterly ridiculous and I want one.

05/02/2018 - 11:08 |
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ThatCarDude 1

Average person: I want that!
Aston Martin: 3 Million please!
Ap: cries in a corner

05/02/2018 - 11:13 |
12 | 2

30 Million*

Doubt that this thing will be any cheaper XD

05/02/2018 - 16:04 |
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CannedRex24

disappointed its not a Lotus

and that a 1980s Roger Moore isnt piloting this

05/02/2018 - 11:15 |
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Chewbacca_buddy (McLaren squad)(VW GTI Clubsport)(McLaren 60

Lotus Esprit submarine intensifies

05/02/2018 - 11:15 |
2 | 0
MitchellC

This is still better!

05/02/2018 - 11:16 |
54 | 0
jdm-supra-1600(md squad)(Supra squad leader)

If James Bond movies weren’t enough

05/02/2018 - 11:19 |
2 | 0
AAA Insurance

I want one. Imagine going on a trip in one of these…

05/02/2018 - 11:20 |
0 | 0
Ali Mahfooz

Is this leaked project being commissioned by Q for MI7s top spy agent Mr. Bond?? 🤔😲

05/02/2018 - 11:26 |
4 | 2

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