Prestige M48 sea trial review | The smartest multihull on the planet? Motor Boat & Yachting

Prestige reckons its first ever powercat has all the benefits of a multihull with none of the drawbacks. Does this clever new Prestige M48 deliver on that promise? MBY's Alex Smith takes a test drive to find out...

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Prestige M48 specifications

LOA: 48ft 6in (14.79m)
Beam: 19ft 7in (6.00m)
Draft: 3ft 6in (1.08m)
Displacement: 17.5 tonnes
Fuel capacity: 2 x 600 litres
Water capacity: 600 litres
Test engines: Twin 320hp Volvo Penta D4s on V-drives
Top speed on test: 19 knots
Cruising range: 190nm @ 11.9 knots / 710nm @ 5.1 knots
Fuel consumption: 60lph @ 11.9 knots / 6.9lph @ 5.1 knots
Noise: 71.6 d(B)A @ 10 knots
RCD category: B for 12 people
Designer: Garroni Design, Philippe Briand, Valentina Militerno De Romedis
Starting price: £1m (ex. VAT)
Price as tested: £1.3m (ex. VAT)

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