Can the new flagship of the Solaris Power Coupé range deliver the glamour and performance of an open sportscruiser with the space and comfort of an enclosed grand tourer?

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What do you get if you turn a brilliant flybridge cruiser into a coupé? We head for Cannes to find out...

Easy to handle and surprisingly sporty, the Gib’Sea 312 Plus is less well known than many of her contemporaries but she makes a great fast cruiser, says David Harding