FEAR THE DRAGON. COMING SPRING 2016.
KOMODO
It's agressive and there's nothing like it. The new Gekko Komodo borrows styling cues from the exotic car world, combined with the latest CAD/CAM technologies. Carved to outrageously tight tolerances, within .003", the Komodo sets new standards in symmetry. Stunning lines and rapt technique set the Komodo Apart.
Our industry segment has capable players. So we’re driven to avoid the fray with typical product and avoid another “me too” product. In doing so we leaned hard on aesthetic elements that define a different type of product that demands taking notice. Borrowing cues from the exotic car world we think we’ve captured that essence. This new Komodo is indeed a breed apart. Secondly, state-of-the-art CAD/ CAM processes allowed us to actually produce something that was indeed that unique, something that produces the feeling you get when you see an exotic or concept car.
Our designer shared a unique anology. “Concept cars are like ice sculptures. However, when they get into production, it’s like hot water has been poured over the ice sculpture. As a result, the intriguing details that made it unique become diffused or totally melt away.” With the Komodo, our express purpose was to keep the hot water off the ice.
Thus, in fusing the Komodo’s captivating styling with the latest tooling technologies we arrived at a point where exotic car appeal could actually be produced. Enjoy these development shots and see the boat up close coming spring 2016.
We pushed the styling process to the end of the aggressiveness spectrum, and then went further.
No off-the-shelf windshields here. A proprietary windshield was created just for the Komodo. It complements the Komodo’s styling and has some very cool features itself such as ghost logos and billet hardware.
The crisp lines are complimented by custom metal grills and automotive type badging. The pursuit of that irresistible silhouette also integrates Gekko’s SurfSide technology, LED headlights, spray rails, transom seating and easy access engine service ports.
The tooling process is a great story in itself. To produce the molds, the final styling is downloaded into five axis routers that cut the parts in amazing detail. Tolerances are near perfect, and symmetry is preserved.
The multistep technique begins with high density foam. The router works nonstop over a period of days to reveal the design. Initial router bits are course and are exchanged with finer bits as the details emerge.
When the router is done, the final part is polished to very high degree so that the molds will produce top notch fiberglass parts. Hundreds of hours are consumed from the beginning of the styling stages to the completion of the molds.