Surf & Turf: Abarth makes a powerboat with triple 350hp Yamaha V8s
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/etc/" rel="tag">Etc.</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/fiat/" rel="tag">Fiat</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/sacs-powershore-abarth-sp/#3"><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/web630-abarth-rib-1.jpg" /></a><em><strong><small> <br />
SACS Powershore Abarth SP - Click above for high-res image gallery</small><br />
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When Fiat relaunched its Abarth performance division, it had a fairly straightforward objective: to turn its ordinary hatchbacks into fire-breathing performance models. But as it turns out, Abarth's mandate extends beyond transforming Fiats. The scorpion sub-brand has also turned out the special-edition <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/11/17/fiat-and-yamaha-team-up-on-new-abarthfz1/">Yamaha FZ1 Abarth Assetto Corse</a> to celebrate the 100th birthday of its namesake founder Karl Abarth and has teamed up again with the Japanese company - whose MotoGP team it also sponsors, headlined by multiple champion Valentino Rossi - for an offshore inflatable speedboat.<br />
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Bringing boatmaker SACS Marine and naval architect Christian Grande into the fold, the Powershore Abarth SP is a Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) with not one, not two, but <em>three</em> Yamaha Marine 5.3-liter DOHC 32-valve fuel-injected V8 outboard motors. Each of the three engines produces a tidy 350 horsepower, measured right at the prop-shaft. Based on the SACS Strider 12S, the Abarth SP measures over 40 feet long, weighs 5.7 metric tons and packs a 960-liter fuel tank. Don't forget the double bed, bathroom and galley (that's a kitchen for you land-lubbers). The Powershore Abarth SP is set to debut at the 49th Salone Nautico Internazionale di Genova 2009 in October.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sacs-powershore-abarth-sp/low/">SACS Powershore Abarth SP</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sacs-powershore-abarth-sp/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/abarth-rib-2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/sacs-powershore-abarth-sp/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/abarth-rib-1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
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