9m Custom Limousine Tender

Project LUSSO was developed around a clear ambition: to create a classically inspired limousine tender combining the elegance of 1950s and 1960s Grand Tourers with the practical requirements of superyacht operations.

The Brief

The owner required a limousine tender that reflected the character and quality of the mothership while providing a refined environment for guest transfer.

The design needed to work across Mediterranean, Caribbean and US operations while addressing the less visible requirements of garage integration, launch and recovery, boarding, crew movement, serviceability and maintenance.

Before developing a bespoke solution, SPARK reviewed available specialist tender platforms and their potential for modification. This established that a purpose-developed route provided the stronger basis for satisfying the combined dimensional, aesthetic and operational requirements.

Our Role

SPARK translated the client's references into an original design language influenced by classic Grand Tourers, wooden runabouts and Mediterranean dayboats.

The project was developed beyond visual concept work. Garage dimensions, lifting arrangements, weight, propulsion, guest circulation, crew ergonomics, systems packaging and maintenance access were considered alongside exterior and interior design.

Scope

• Client brief development

• Market research and feasibility

• Concept and exterior design

• General arrangement

• 3D development

• Mothership integration

• Operational review

• Technical specification

• Build and finish requirements

• Construction-intent documentation

• Builder engagement and pricing preparation

Outcome

Project LUSSO demonstrates the value of developing creative intent and technical feasibility together.

The result is not simply a styling proposal, but a defined tender concept capable of progressing into technical review, builder assessment and pricing with the fundamental operational and integration questions already considered.