Riviera Platinum Series

“With the Platinum Edition Sport Yachts, we offer the unmistakable addition of hardtops and targa arches presented in Riviera Platinum Silver, along with a silver/grey upholstered sunbed on the foredeck. Electronic arrays, air vents and boot tops are rendered in a stealth-like black finish.

“Their beauty also runs deep with a raft of premium, state-of-the-art features such as Sunbrella fabrics, high-gloss walnut timber cabinetry and trim, pure wool carpet underfoot in the staterooms and in-vogue lounges upholstered in soft-touch fabrics.”

Complementing the lounges are new Recaro sports helm seats with Alcantara inserts and contrasting diamond hand-stitching. Elsewhere are Sunbrella fabric headliners and wall linings, while bathroom flooring has a new luxe Corian finish.

Accommodation options for the Platinum Edition range from two staterooms with two bathrooms aboard the 4800 Series II to the choice of two or three staterooms with two bathrooms onboard the 5400 up to three or four staterooms with three bathrooms and impressive layout options on the flagship 6000.

The highly efficient hull designs draw on both Volvo Penta, and Riviera’s extensive experience with the Inboard Propulsion System (IPS) fitted to more than 700 Riviera vessels. From an engineering perspective, all Platinum Edition Sport Yachts can be gyro stabilised.

Rodney Longhurst concluded: ” Our brand is synonymous with ultra-luxury, superior design, and supreme blue-water sea-keeping capabilities, and these new motor yachts, with their distinguished bloodline, will continue to advance our global standing.”

With the announcement of the Platinum Series the previous 4800, 5400 and 6000 Sport Yachts have been discontinued and replaced with their Platinum equivalent.  The pricing is a little more, but for what you get, you would expect it to be. I was able to run all three boats in the same morning on the Gold Coast Broadwater and they performed superbly. The was impressed with the quietness, especially at cruise speeds and how dry the boats are. They were also extremely easy to drive and very responsive. They are hard to fault when it comes to handling and performance, and if you go a step further and add a Seakeeper gyro and interceptors, they are just about perfect.