Beneteau Gran Turismo 50 Boats For Sale

The Beneteau Gran Turismo 50 is the flagship of Beneteau's Gran Turismo range, a sub-16-metre sports cruiser with a beam of roughly 4.5 metres built on a Bill Dixon hull. It marks a shift away from tall, high-volume coupes toward a low, lean profile that sits much closer to the water, with the roofline dropped 37 centimetres compared with the previous Gran Turismo 50. Much of the deck space is given over to outdoor living, a deliberate choice based on how owners actually use a boat this size: short day trips and one- or two-night weekends rather than extended liveaboard cruising. A Beneteau Gran Turismo 50 for sale is often specified in the Alpine edition, which adds a metallic blue paint job, blacked-out stainless steel and retractable cleats, an Alcantara steering wheel, carbon-fibre helm and dash trim, and Alpine badging on the hull and roof.

Power comes from twin Volvo Penta IPS 650 drives producing 480 horsepower per side, with joystick control and a bow thruster. Top speed is 32 knots, and at a 25-knot cruise the Gran Turismo 50 should return roughly 250 to 300 nautical miles of range. The transom carries a hydraulic bathing platform rated to 400 kilograms, sitting about 60 centimetres above the water and dropping down to form a staircase into the sea for launching a Williams jet tender or a Sea-Doo Spark. The standard folding side platforms sit about 90 centimetres off the water and extend the cockpit by several metres. Under the aft sun pad is a garage sized for water toys, a deflated tender, fenders and a Scanstrut inflator rather than a full inflated tender.

The cockpit centres on a teak table (engineered iroko) that folds both ways for dining or walk-through access, flanked by curved facing benches and a large aft sun pad with a flip-over backrest. The galley sits on the threshold facing the cockpit, so cooking and socialising stay connected, with the bulkhead window folding down manually and a glass door alongside. An electric 50-inch TV folds out of the overhang for cockpit viewing. Options include an outdoor grill and an ice maker in the wet bar. The helm carries three Garmin MFDs on floating pods, integrated with Lumishore lighting and a Fusion stereo, plus a sliding fibreglass sunroof that gives standing clearance for taller skippers. The indoor seating area is small and has no table, designed as a forward-facing spot beside the skipper underneath the sunroof.

Below deck the layout reverses the usual arrangement: the owner's cabin is forward in the bow rather than amidships, with an ensuite offering a separate rainfall shower and toilet, marble accents, a flat-screen TV and a vanity unit. A double VIP cabin on the starboard side converts between a twin and a large double using infill cushions, while a single cabin amidships has limited headroom and suits children, though the berth fits an adult. Two bathrooms serve the accommodation, with the separate shower stall offering 2.01 metres of headroom, and a two-stateroom two-head layout is standard with a third cabin available as an option. A washer-dryer and a half-size dishwasher feature among the systems.

The galley is equipped with an induction or Kenyon cooktop, twin Vitrifrigo refrigerated drawers, a sink with a stowable pull-out tap, a microwave and pull-out bin, and soft-close storage with dedicated cutouts for glasses and crockery. Buyers wanting longer stays aboard should weigh the limited fridge capacity, as the boat relies on drawer fridges rather than a full-height unit. The foredeck adds a sunken well with a sofa and raised sun pads, and a reverse-angle bow houses an electric fold-out anchor system accessible through a small hatch. Specified with the Alpine pack and its paint upgrade, the Beneteau Gran Turismo 50 price reaches close to a million pounds.