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Pershing developing GTX70
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Following the GTX116 and GTX80, the Ferretti Group brand is adding a third model to its Sport Utility Yacht series.
Pershing has revealed details and designs of the GTX70, the third and most compact model in its Sport Utility Yacht range. The series kicked off with the launch of the GTX116 in 2023 and was followed by the GTX80, which had its world premiere at this year’s Cannes Yachting Festival.
Equipped with three 900mhp Volvo Penta D13-IPS1200 engines, the GTX70 is expected to have a top speed of 35 knots and a cruising speed of 30 knots.
The CE Class A yacht is a design collaboration between Vallicelli Design, the Ferretti Group’s Product Strategy Committee led by Piero Ferrari and its Engineering Department, with the hull built at the Ferretti Group Plug and Mould facility. Pershing believes the yacht has 30 per cent more exterior areas and 10 per cent more interior spaces for guests compared with other models of the same size.
The exterior design echoes the styling of the larger models in Pershing’s Gran Turismo line and includes a sleek, arch-shaped deckhouse. A vertical bow and its connection with the keel line “give the boat’s silhouette an unprecedented lightness and elegance reminiscent of sporty sailing boats”, according to Pershing.
The slightly convex sheer line runs from bow to stern and joins with the aft bulwarks, which can fold out to provide two lateral terraces and create a 23sqm beach club. The waterside area includes an integrated, aft-facing sofa or sunpad and a high-low swim platform. The foredeck has a large sunbathing area, while moveable cushions can unveil a table when needed.
The sportsbridge offers 16sqm of space and contains a triple-seat helm station, wet bar, an L-shaped sofa around a dining table, and a large sunpad aft. Shade can be provided by an electrically operated bimini top with a prepreg carbon structure.
Three steps up from the beach club, the covered aft cockpit has a three-sided sofa, while the aft galley has an up-down pocket window that can be lowered to link the outdoor area with the interior. The saloon has two inverted L-shaped sofas facing each other.
The lower deck includes three en-suite guest cabins “designed with input from a study that mapped the volumes and identified innovative solutions for maximum space optimisation”, Pershing stated. The study also led to the creation of a laundry room that can be entered from the hall.
“This new Pershing is the result of a unique design effort to take full advantage of the available surface areas and add value to the exterior spaces, offering even more contact with the water,” Pershing stated.
“The transitions between exterior and interior are even more fluid, increasing liveability and creating a continuous open space, above all on the main deck. Every space on board Pershing GTX70 is designed for maximum comfort, bringing volumes together in a way that creates an experience of incredible comfort.”
