This V8 Luxury Jet Ski Might Be The Ultimate Personal Watercraft

Imagine riding a boring old, regular jet ski. It’s fun, but what you really need is an upgrade to something more… luxurious. You can think of this next OddityMall feature as a miniature yacht, with this luxury jet ski including a baffling V8 engine for the ultimate in opulent marine style.

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This V8 engine luxury jet ski from Strand-Craft is an absolute party mobile, and it’s officially and aptly dubbed the Strand-Craft V8 Daytona GT. It features a 6.2-liter engine as designed by the U.S. company’s Norwegian Founder and Boat Builder Kurt Strand.

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But besides the powerful engine itself, this luxury jet ski also includes a few touches fitting only for a true luxury watercraft — a huge, 15-inch LED touchscreen just behind the handlebars, and a premium stereo sound system, as well as a small cooler underneath the jet ski’s seat.

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As for jet skis, it’s larger than average, with the Strand-Craft Luxury Jet Ski measuring around 16.66 feet long (5.08 meters), 4.92 feet wide (1.5 meters), 4.33 feet tall (1.33 meters) and weighing a whopping 1,250 pounds (567 kilograms).

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Still, it’s nothing that the 8-cylinder engine can’t handle, with this luxury jet ski boasting an aluminum V8 supercharged engine with a 22-gallon (83-liter) fuel tank, and a high-performance waterjet.

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The LED touchscreen also helps users monitor the engine’s functionality, and is bright enough to be easily viewed in direct sunlight. It also comes with other standard equipment like a front-of-unit storage box, a battery switch, and two-tone paint in customizable colors of your choice.

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You can also buy this V8 luxury jet ski in either a carbon fiber inlay variant or with a finished teak wood deck that has other wood inlays. Other variant features include an underwater camera or a shock-absorbing seat for the ultimate in enjoying the sun in style and comfort.

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The list of other potential add-ons is also long, including custom wraps, a custom trailer, a carbon fiber body, a V8 Daytona GT cover, retractable lifting rings for the tender, a GPS navigator, special custom art paints, 3D gold or silver wraps, and a Turbo Diesel engine.

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Wow! That’s a lot of luxury.

The company’s website also has a fairly comprehensive gear store with a variety of Strand-Craft merch items like hats, shirts, sweatshirts, water bottles, tumblers, mugs and more.

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It reminds us of this inflatable patio deck and this expanding marine pontoon boat, which put all together would make for an absolute hell of a party.

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The luxury jet skis are made in Florida in the United States of America by experienced boat builders that do custom designs. Kurt Strand also has over 30 years of experience building boats, yachts and other custom marine watercraft.

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In addition, the website says these V8 luxury jet skis are made alongside marine safety organizations, in order to help the company ensure they exceed safety requirements.

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In some comments on a recent BBC TopGear story featuring the luxury watercraft, Timothy wrote, “This is the best thing I've seen all day. Beautiful!”

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It’s true that this luxury jet is beautiful, and this its V8 marine engine makes it a worthwhile investment for making those long days out on the water just a little bit more comfortable, powerful and sumptuous.

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Check out the V8 powered jet-ski watercraft in action via the video below!