Model spotlight
Pershing 8X for Sale: Price, Specs and Buying Guide
| Spec | Detail |
|---|---|
| Guests / cabins | 8 guests in 4 cabins |
| Length | Pershing's "8X" model designation; our data does not confirm an exact LOA, verify with the broker |
| Cruise speed | 41kt cruise; twin MTU 16V 2000 M96 engines give a 45kt standard top speed, 48kt with the optional engines |
| Layout note | Planing GRP and carbon-fiber hull and superstructure, design by Fulvio De Simoni, 6,200-liter fuel tank |
| Produced | 2020-present |
Forty-one knots cruise, forty-five standard top speed, forty-eight with the optional engines: the Pershing 8X is built around one idea, get there fast. Fulvio De Simoni's carbon-fiber hull and superstructure keep weight down for a boat that can actually hold that pace day to day, not just on a delivery run.
In the Gulf it is the performance flagship for owners who value short, fast hops between marinas over long-range cruising, a profile that matches Kuwait's boating culture particularly well. Marina Crescent and the calmer Al Khiran coastline see a lot of weekend leisure boating rather than passage-making, which is exactly the use case this yacht was built for.
What the Pershing 8X survey must check
A high-speed hull sees different wear than a displacement cruiser covering the same hours, so the survey should weight toward running gear and structure, not just engine hours.
- MTU 16V 2000 M96 or M96L engine hours and maintenance-program status
- Carbon-fiber hull and superstructure condition, and gelcoat UV wear
- Generator hours and air-conditioning capacity, critical given the short 310nm range and Gulf-heat hotel loads
- Osmosis and blister survey
- Running gear, shaft and prop condition given repeated 40kt-plus running
- Trim system and stabilizer, if fitted, service history
Pershing 8X price in 2026
Pre-owned asking prices as of 2025-26 average around $4.795M. New-build pricing is quote-only direct from the shipyard, so there is no public new-boat figure to benchmark a used one against, which is one more reason to lean on the survey rather than the asking price alone.
What moves a used 8X inside our quoted $4.495M-$5.225M range: MTU maintenance-program status and hours above everything else, then hull and carbon-fiber condition.
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Ask about Pershing 8XWho a Pershing 8X suits in the Gulf
This suits an owner who wants speed as the headline feature, not a secondary one, and who plans to use the boat for short hops between marinas rather than multi-day passages. Kuwait's weekend boating culture around Marina Crescent and Souq Sharq is a natural fit.
For the same Ferretti Group engines in a more overtly styled package, see our Riva 88 Folgore page. For a more conventional flybridge from the same group, see the Ferretti 850.
Photos and full spec sheets of specific 8X hulls are available on request via WhatsApp, along with engine hours and maintenance-program status where the seller holds them.
Running costs for a Pershing 8X
Industry rule of thumb across the yachts we track is annual running costs of roughly 10% of purchase value, but on this model expect to sit toward the top of that band: high-output MTU engines and frequent high-speed running push fuel and maintenance costs up compared with a flybridge cruiser of similar length. Engine and MTU maintenance-program work typically routes through Dubai's specialist facilities regardless of where in the Gulf the boat is based; see yacht service in the Gulf for what that involves.
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