Iguana Classic 31 - Amphibious Luxury
The Iguana Classic 31 amphibious boat is built in Paris, France by Iguana Yachts, and it solves a problem every traditional boat owner knows: getting ashore without a proper dock. Press a button, and a pair of Kevlar-reinforced rubber tracks descend from beneath the hull. The boat drives itself out of the water and across sand, pebbles or rocks, then retracts the tracks and returns to being a yacht-grade open powerboat.
Construction: Carbon Fibre and Marine-Grade Aluminium
Iguana Yachts built the Classic 31 with a hull and deck structure using advanced carbon fibre infusion for both the structural core and the outer surfaces. This gives the 31-footer its rigidity without excessive weight. The landing gear, which carries the full load of the boat during beach operations, is machined from marine-grade aluminium and coated in epoxy paint to resist saltwater corrosion. Sprockets are marine-grade steel with an open design that lets sand and pebbles pass through rather than accumulating and jamming the mechanism. Track wheels sit on carbon fibre blade suspensions, and a polyethylene block absorbs low-frequency vibrations from uneven terrain. The tread belts themselves are Kevlar-reinforced rubber, the same material used in premium off-road tyres and ballistic protection.
Powertrain Options
Two drivetrain choices are offered. The petrol option uses a four-cylinder engine with electronic injection, connected to three electronic hydraulic pumps that drive both the marine propulsion and the Ground Mobility Drive (GMD) track system. The electric version uses Active Thermal Management (ATM) batteries in a patented housing with automatic liquid cooling, making it suitable for emissions-restricted marine zones. Both options drive the tracks through the same hydraulic system, allowing the Classic 31 to come ashore at 4 to 5 mph and return to water without any external assistance. At speed on water, Iguana's amphibious range can reach up to 55 knots in performance configurations.
Interior and Onboard Technology
Inside the Classic 31, Iguana's yacht-grade material specification extends to full leather seating, GPS navigation, Bluetooth connectivity and a Bose premium sound system. The interior is designed to match what buyers of this category of performance boat expect from a vessel of this price and specification, with nothing compromised by the amphibious engineering that defines the hull below.
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Iguana Yachts publishes full technology documentation including carbon fibre construction details at iguana-yachts.com. Power and Motoryacht published an on-water test of the amphibious system at powerandmotoryacht.com.
