MAGNUM 100
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FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT MAXIMUM SPEED: 48 KNOTS DESIGN: ALBERTO MANCINI The legendary American shipyard who col- flaborated with Italian firm Pininfarina for the fdesign of the current flagship of its line of f powerful luxury offshores, the Magnum 80, f has turned to the Venetian firm of "am yacht- fdesign" and Alberto Mancini to design the flines of a new and larger model due to pyard presented the project at the recent ^Monaco and Genoa boat shows. Sleek and f mostly open (with the exception of a small, fcentrally located carbon hardtop similar to fthat of one found onboard the Magnum 70), the newest model remains faithful to the image of the brand, down to the shipyard's preferred propulsion mode, Arneson surface drives and powerful MTU engines. A big in- novation, however, will be the addition of an electric "harbor drive", an electric wing en- gine that will allow the boat to cruise back to shore without noise or noxious emissions. Inside, cool LED lights will be used alongside fluorescent bulbs to reduce heat. But, even with these concessions to the environment, Magnum has not set out to build a cruiser. Speed amateurs can relax, the Magnum 100 is still about power, performance and luxury.+ Equipped with twin 2,600 hp MTU diesel+ engines, the Magnum 100, built in sturdy but+ light composite materials (advanced compos- site foams and carbon fiber), will boast a 48-+ knot (or 55 mph) top speed. Below deck, the+ owners will enjoy spacious staterooms and+ entertainment spaces, appointed with style. Owned by Katrin Theodoli, who took over the shipyard with her husband, an Italian boat builder; in 1976, Magnum builds the hulls in its shipyard located in Aventura, Fia., " just north of Miami.