Azimut 80 Flybridge Yacht, Review and Used Buyer's Guide

A 25-meter, four-cabin Italian flybridge on twin MAN V12s that beat its own speed claim on test, built from 2013 to 2021.

2013 to 2021 Discontinued Updated October 2026

For reference, Azimut flybridge motor yacht moored in Cannes, not the Azimut 80. Photo: Alexander Migl, CC BY-SA 4.0, source

Length: 82.7 ft25.2 m
Beam: 20.4 ft6.22 m
Cruise: 24.1 kn
Cabins: 4 guest cabins plus 2 crew cabins
Used price: $2.2M to $3.7M

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Overview
Which Azimut 80 are we talking about?
Hull number one beat the brochure
Mirrored glass and a balcony-sized window
Four decor schemes and a choice of galley
Below decks, a 280-square-foot master suite
A 440-square-foot flybridge and a one-ton platform
MAN V12 test numbers and how the boat drives
Buying a used Azimut 80 today
The 2001 to 2009 Azimut 80 Carat
Specifications
Price and value
Strengths and weaknesses
Used buyer checklist
Rivals
Our verdict
FAQ

The Azimut 80 is an 82-foot 8-inch flybridge motor yacht built from 2013 to 2021, with twin MAN V12s of 1,550 or 1,800 hp, about 30 knots top speed, four en suite cabins and used asks of roughly $2.2 to $3.7 million.

Best for

Families cruising with a captain and one crew
Owners wanting a big flybridge for entertaining
Buyers moving up from a 70-foot flybridge
Florida and Bahamas cruising with a 5-foot 6-inch draft

Azimut 80 by the numbers

Plan view drawn to scale from the published length and beam.

Speed to length ratio at cruise: 2.84A planing cruise. Fast passages in exchange for much higher fuel burn per mile.
Estimated range at cruise: 258 nmUsing 90 percent of tank capacity at the cruise speed and fuel burn listed on this page.
Fuel economy at cruise: 0.18 nmpgNautical miles per gallon at cruise, both engines combined.
Horsepower per ton: 60 hpStrong power to weight for a planing hull.
Length to beam ratio: 4.05 : 1A slim, easily driven hull.

Length compared with the 128 motor yachts we cover

Azimut 80

32 ft89 ft

Which Azimut 80 are we talking about?

Azimut has used the 80 name twice, and the two boats sit about 12 years apart on the brokerage market. The yacht most people mean when they search for an Azimut 80 or an 80 foot Azimut today is the second generation, launched in 2013 and built until 2021 according to YachtBuyer. It is an 82-foot 8-inch flybridge with twin MAN V12 diesels and four en suite cabins, and it is the boat this guide covers in detail.

The first Azimut 80, sold as the 80 Carat, ran from 2001 to about 2009 with Caterpillar or MTU power. Searches such as "2004 azimut 80" point at that boat, and it has its own section near the end of this page. The specifications, test data and prices above and below refer to the 2013 to 2021 yacht unless stated otherwise.

Hull number one beat the brochure

Power & Motoryacht's test of the first 80 started with an unusual detour. Before the speed runs, the Azimut crew took the boat to the fuel berth at Savona and loaded several hundred more gallons, bringing about four tons of diesel and a ton of water aboard. Then the boat went out and beat its advertised top speed by more than a knot, reaching 30.3 knots on the optional 1,800 hp MAN V12s.

That confidence came from experience. This was the first 80 off the line at Azimut's Fano plant and the first yacht over 72 feet designed at the company's Avigliana design office rather than Viareggio, yet testers at PMY, Yachting and Motor Boat & Yachting all found a finished, sorted boat. MBY described it as a lot more fun to drive than a 60-tonner has any right to be.

Blue-hulled Azimut motor yacht in a Stockholm guest harbor. Photo: Simiha, CC BY-SA 4.0, source

Mirrored glass and a balcony-sized window

Stefano Righini styled the exterior around jagged, angular window shapes, crisp lines and a sweeping flybridge. Hull number one wore baby-blue paint and blue-mirrored glass, including a mirrored panel at the base of the radar arch that reads as another window from a distance. Yachting noted that early photos undersold the boat and that in person the proportions were silky and well balanced.

The headline interior feature is a floor-to-ceiling window on the starboard side of the saloon, with a section of bulwark cut away so the view is uninterrupted. MBY likened it to a balcony. On the port side a cabinet blocks the lower part of the matching window, which Yachting pointed out as a small miss.

Four decor schemes and a choice of galley

Azimut kept customization on the 80 deliberately contained so the yard could offer choice without blowing up production costs. Achille Salvagni designed four interior schemes, two classic (Dolcevita and Firenze) and two contemporary (Riviera and Portofino), each with its own fabrics, veneers, door hardware, bathroom fittings and light fixtures. Owners could also choose an enclosed galley or an open version with a cutout looking into the saloon, and swap the chest of drawers in the master for a sofa.

The galley choice matters to American buyers. Yachting suggested the open version would suit US owner-operators who cook and entertain at the same time, while the enclosed galley suits a crewed boat. Either way the galley is generously sized, with crew access doors on both sides near the wheelhouse so staff can move without crossing the saloon. A day head sits between the saloon and the wheelhouse, and the lower helm has a dinette to port that crew often use for meals.

Below decks, a 280-square-foot master suite

The full-beam master amidships covers about 280 square feet according to PMY, with a queen berth, a breakfast dinette, a walk-in wardrobe and five large hull windows. Its full-beam bathroom has doors on both sides, a walk-through teak shower in the middle, a separate toilet compartment and a full-size tub. MBY's only criticism was the lack of a dedicated dressing table.

Forward, a VIP suite in the bow and a double cabin to port compete for second place; MBY thought the port cabin could pass as a second VIP. The starboard twin cabin is the smallest and gains a fold-down Pullman for a ninth berth. Headroom in guest areas never drops below 6 feet 5 inches, all three double berths lift on gas struts for stowage, and a separate compartment off the lower lobby holds a washer and dryer. Two crew cabins sit aft.

A 440-square-foot flybridge and a one-ton platform

Yachting measured the flybridge at 440 square feet, split into several social areas: a U-shaped lounge by the helm whose table converts into a sunpad, a wet bar with grill and pop-up TV, an L-shaped dining lounge and a Jacuzzi with a sunpad beside it. The optional hardtop has an opening section of about 9 by 13 feet. Aft, a 260-square-foot deck can take loose furniture or a 1,100-pound davit for a second tender.

The hydraulic swim platform is rated for a ton and a tender of up to about 12 feet 7 inches. Forward, a lounge and sunpad sit under a standard electric bimini that folds out of the hull. Rails stand about 20 inches high and side decks run 16 to 19 inches wide, with bulwark doors for boarding alongside.

MAN V12 test numbers and how the boat drives

PMY's test boat carried 1,250 gallons of fuel and 290 gallons of water in 2- to 3-foot seas. At 2,000 rpm it made 24.1 knots burning 132.9 gph, and at 2,250 rpm 29 knots on 173 gph, with a top of 30.3 knots at 2,350 rpm. The engines' low-end torque let the boat plane comfortably at 1,600 rpm and 16 knots, which gives a 10-knot band of usable fast cruising speeds when the sea gets lumpy. MBY saw the same pattern, describing a range of cruise speeds from 16 to 26 knots without trim adjustment.

Yachting tested a boat with the standard 1,550 hp MANs in 3- to 5-foot seas and still saw almost 31 knots, with the planing hull riding over the waves rather than through them and little pounding. Owners could choose CMC fin stabilizers, which also work at zero speed, or Seakeeper gyros. Testers found the fins ironed out most heel in turns.

Buying a used Azimut 80 today

YachtBuyer recently counted ten Azimut 80s for sale across both generations. Second-generation boats asked between about $2.5 and $3 million, and they averaged around 517 days on the market. A 2018 example called Deep Blue was offered by MarineMax at $3.69 million in 2024. Anyone shopping for an Azimut 80 2017 model should expect asks around the middle of our range, with engine choice and stabilizers making a six-figure difference.

For running costs, plan on a captain at minimum and usually a second crew member, plus dockage for a 25-meter yacht, insurance and annual yard work. At PMY's 24-knot cruise the twin V12s burn about 133 gph, so a summer of island hopping can add six figures in fuel on top of a fixed budget in the mid hundreds of thousands.

The 2001 to 2009 Azimut 80 Carat

The original 80, marketed as the 80 Carat, appeared in 2001 and ran for about eight years before the 82 replaced it. Righini drew the profile and Carlo Galeazzi the cherry-heavy interior. PMY's 2026 used-boat review describes a hand-laid hull with vinylester resin below the waterline and a PVC-foam-cored deck and superstructure. Standard layout was four cabins with a full-beam master, a forepeak VIP and two mirror-image guest cabins, plus twin PWC garages either side of the swim platform.

Power varied. The boat PMY inspected had twin 1,400 hp Caterpillar 3412s and is good for 31 to 32 knots, and Yachting's original test boat ran MTU 12V 2000s of 1,500 hp each to 32.4 knots. The key buying detail: the first 15 hulls drew almost 7 feet, after which Azimut added propeller pockets to bring draft down to about 6 feet, a meaningful difference in Florida and the Bahamas. PMY put typical values between about $1.1 and $1.8 million, and YachtBuyer recently saw first-generation asks from about $900,000 to $1.3 million. Watch for milky patches in the high-gloss joinery on boats kept in humid climates.

Azimut 80 specifications

Length overall	82.7 ft25.2 m
Beam	20.4 ft6.22 m
Draft	5.5 ft1.68 m
Displacement	120,59 lbs54,7 kg
Fuel capacity	1,585 gal6, L
Fresh water	291 gal1,1 L
Cabins	4 guest cabins plus 2 crew cabins
Berths	8 guests, 9 with the Pullman in the twin cabin
Heads	4 en suite plus day head and crew head
Standard engines	2 x MAN V12-1550 (1,550 hp each), V-drive shafts
Optional engines	2 x MAN V12-1800 (1,800 hp each)
Maximum power	3,600 hp
Cruise speed	24.1 knots
Top speed	30.3 knots
Range	728 nm
Hull type	Planing deep-V hull, 16.6 degrees deadrise at the transom
Hull construction	GRP
Builder	Azimut Yachts, Italy
Naval architect	Azimut with Pierluigi Ausonio
Other design credits	Stefano Righini (exterior), Achille Salvagni Architetti (interior)
Production	2013 to 2021
Status	Discontinued

Figures come from builder documentation and independent tests where available. Displacement is usually quoted light, so a loaded cruising boat will weigh more. Compare these specs with another model.

Performance data

RPM	Speed (kn)	Fuel (gph)	Range (nm)
1000	10.4	20.3	728
1250	12.3	37.8	457
1500	14.9	65.2	325
1800	21.2	104.9	287
2000	24.1	132.9	258
2250	29	173	240
2350	30.3	178.6	243

Power & Motoryacht test, February 2014 issue, 2 x MAN V12-1800, 1,250 gal fuel, 290 gal water, four persons, 2 to 3 foot seas. Range as published by PMY.

How much does a Azimut 80 cost?

New, typical sail-awayNo longer built

Used, typical asking$2.2M to $3.7M

Yearly running costs$260K to $460K

Yachting reported a base price of $5,125,000 when the 80 launched in 2013, and PMY listed the MAN V12-1800 upgrade at $140,000 and CMC fin stabilizers at $190,890. YachtBuyer recently tracked second-generation listings between about $2.5 million and $3 million, while MarineMax asked $3.69 million for a 2018 boat in 2024. Engine choice, stabilization, the hardtop and an open or closed galley all affect value.

Estimated used asking prices by model year, US market, 2026

Estimate your yearly cost

Purchase price Engine hours per year Slip rate per foot per month Fuel price per gallon

A planning estimate using common rules of thumb: insurance near 1.5 percent of value, maintenance near 3 percent, haul out and bottom paint by length. Your marina, region and use will move these numbers. Open the full cost calculator.

Versions and options

MAN V12-1550: Standard twin 1,550 hp package; YachtBuyer lists about 28 knots top, while Yachting saw almost 31 knots on test.
MAN V12-1800: Optional twin 1,800 hp package, a $140,000 upgrade in 2014, good for 30.3 knots in PMY's test.
Open or enclosed galley: Same galley position either way; the open version adds a cutout into the saloon.
Azimut 80 Carat (2001 to 2009): First-generation 80 with Caterpillar 3412 or MTU 12V 2000 power, four cabins and twin PWC garages.

Azimut 80 timeline

2001First Azimut 80, the 80 Carat, enters production
2008The Azimut 82 replaces the 80 Carat after a seven-year run
2013New Azimut 80 launches; hull one built at Fano and tested off Savona
2014Wins the Motor Boat Awards flybridge category for boats over 55 feet
2021Production of the second-generation 80 ends

Strengths and weaknesses

What owners like

Beat its advertised top speed on test with the 1,800 hp MANs
Wide speed band, planing comfortably from 16 knots
Huge 440-square-foot flybridge
280-square-foot full-beam master suite
Four decor schemes and an open or closed galley
Wide side decks and high rails

What to weigh up

Fuel burn of about 133 gph at a 24-knot cruise
Hardtop was an option, so some boats only have a bimini
Twin cabin is small for adults
Long average time on the brokerage market

Used Azimut 80 buyer checklist

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Confirm engine rating (1,550 or 1,800 hp) against MAN serial numbers and service records
Inspect V-drive gearboxes, shaft seals and prop condition
Test CMC fin stabilizers or Seakeeper gyros, including zero-speed mode on fins
Cycle the hydraulic swim platform with load and check rams and hinges
Inspect the floor-to-ceiling saloon window and cutaway bulwark for leaks
Check hardtop sunroof mechanism and seals if fitted
Run both generators under load and review the air conditioning service history
Look at teak decks on the flybridge and cockpit for wear and caulking failure
Check the flybridge Jacuzzi pumps and plumbing

Always commission an independent marine survey and an engine survey before you buy. How a marine survey works.

Rivals to consider

Sunseeker 80 Yacht

British contemporary built 2009 to 2015, a sportier-riding twin-shaft flybridge with strong US brand recognition.

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Princess Y85

Newer and larger Plymouth flybridge from 2019, a step up in price with more interior volume.

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Ferretti Yachts 850

Sister-group Italian flybridge with a calmer interior style and a similar four-cabin, crewed-yacht brief.

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Azimut 77S

Azimut's own sporty alternative of the same era, narrower and pod-driven with a garage but less load-carrying ability.

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Our verdict on the Azimut 80

The 2013 Azimut 80 is a well-resolved flybridge cruiser that delivered on its promises from hull one: a genuine 30-knot boat with a 10-knot band of comfortable cruising speeds, a vast flybridge and a master suite that would not look out of place on a much bigger yacht. Its weaknesses are the usual ones for twin-V12 80-footers, namely thirsty cruise speeds and a crewed budget. For buyers who want a proven, good-looking Italian flybridge in the $2.5 to $3.5 million range, a well-kept late-production 80 with the bigger MANs and stabilizers is a strong pick.

Azimut 80 questions answered

How much is an Azimut 80 for sale?

Second-generation boats from 2013 to 2021 recently asked about $2.5 to $3 million, with a 2018 boat listed at $3.69 million. The older 80 Carat sells for roughly $900,000 to $1.8 million.

What was the Azimut 80 price new?

Yachting reported a base price of $5,125,000 at launch in 2013, before options such as the 1,800 hp engine upgrade and stabilizers.

How fast is the Azimut 80?

PMY recorded 30.3 knots on twin 1,800 hp MAN V12s, and Yachting saw almost 31 knots with the standard 1,550 hp engines.

Is the Azimut 80 Fly the same as the Azimut 80?

Yes. The 80 was only built as a flybridge, and listings often call it the 80 Fly or 80 Flybridge.

What is the difference between a 2004 Azimut 80 and a 2017 Azimut 80?

They are different designs. The 2004 boat is the first-generation 80 Carat with Caterpillar or MTU engines, while the 2017 boat is the 2013 to 2021 model with MAN V12s, a Salvagni interior and more beam.

How many cabins does the Azimut 80 have?

Four en suite guest cabins plus a day head, with a Pullman in the twin cabin for a ninth berth, and two crew cabins aft.