Malibu VTX Boats For Sale

The Malibu 20 VTX is a 20-foot crossover wake boat built around a diamond hull, the only hull offered on this model. Malibu created it by blending a Response-series hull with a Wakesetter deck and mounting the engine at the back, giving the boat a tournament-style ski wake that tightens up and softens around 28 to 30 mph along with a full surf and wakeboard setup for slower speeds. It carries up to 11 people, with five or six being comfortable for a family doing everything from slalom skiing to wakeboarding to surfing and foiling. The Malibu 20 VTX suits a household that wants one boat for early-morning ski runs and all-day surf sessions.

Power on the Malibu boats 20 VTX starts with the Ford Raptor 6.2 410 producing 410 ft-lb of torque, with an upgrade to the Raptor 450 and, on some configurations, a 575. With the Raptor 450 the boat planes in 3.6 seconds, reaches 30 mph in 8 seconds, and tops out at 40.3 mph, which is fast for a wake boat. An M6DI option delivers 6.2 liters, 430 horsepower and 460 Nm of torque. The standard prop is a 14.5 by 14.25. Steering is light without power assist, and the throttle is fly-by-wire with no cables. Slalom skiers can run it at 34 mph; wakeboarders set 23 mph with a 75-foot rope and dial wake shape through the wedge.

The helm uses the Viper 2 control center with a 12-inch touchscreen and a separate 7-inch (8-inch on the 2025 layout) screen for ballast, presets, wedge settings, media and diagnostics. A Sport dash adds tactile buttons for surf gate, volume, speed and wedge, plus a USB charge point. The optional Rotary VDC to the right controls surf left and right, wedge up and down, speed and stereo, including a center mute to talk to the rider; a Command wheel and wireless charging are further options. The 2025 screen dims automatically at dusk and dawn, and the nav lights sit on the windscreen so no light spills into the boat when skiing.

Wake control comes from the Malibu surf gate and Power Wedge 3, which has five settings and can be dropped fully into a lift mode that raises the transom and flattens the wake for skiing. The included Malibu wrist control adjusts surf wave, wedge, speed and music volume from the water. Surf pipe is an option that routes exhaust down and out behind the wave. Plug-and-play ballast plus the tank let families build a surf wave or wakeboard wake at lower speeds. Audio runs six speakers standard, with tower speakers such as Rev 8s available.

The deck carries a large bimini that shades the full saloon, with a perforated pocket for drying wet gear. Onboard storage includes a locker that holds two skis, a foil and a surfboard, a pop-out cooler, a dedicated bin, a pop-up ski pole, and a motor box that warms jackets between sets. A clamping board rack is available for surfboards and foils. The interior was refreshed with new vinyls and deeper seating, shown here in sepia and ebony. Trailering is straightforward: it weighs 2,749 kg as equipped with the larger motor, fills a 148-liter fuel tank from caps on both sides, and rides on a dual-axle load-sharing trailer with a foldable draw bar and multi-roller easy loader.

Buyers comparing the Malibu boats 20 VTX against larger models like the 23 LSV or 23 MXZ should weigh its compact, easy-towing footprint against capacity, since the 20 VTX trades the bigger boat's higher freeboard and 15-person capacity for nimble handling and a manageable trailer weight. Engine choice drives both performance and how aggressively you can ski or surf, so consider the Raptor 450 or M6DI if performance matters most. For Malibu boats 20 VTX price, the model can be specified through Malibu's build-a-boat configurator and sent to a dealer for a quote.