August 21, 2026
The Sanlorenzo SX76: Where the Crossover Line Starts
The smallest SX: 77'9", twin Volvo Penta IPS3 1200 pods for a published 22 knots, and eight guests against two crew — the lightest crew brie…
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The crossover original
If you want the sociable decks of a flybridge yacht and the water access of an explorer, the SX line is where Sanlorenzo stopped asking you to choose. The yard's own description is a revolutionary concept that blends the comfort of a flybridge yacht with the rugged, open-air spirit of an explorer — and calls the SX88 the original crossover, because it was.
The mechanism is pod propulsion. Volvo Penta IPS drives sit lower and further aft than a conventional shaft installation, which frees the back of the boat for the terraced decks, opening side platforms and beach areas that define the range. Every SX on this page runs pods: two on the SX76, three on the SX88, four on the SX100, and Volvo's IPS Professional Platform on the SX120.
Sanlorenzo builds four SX models — the SX76, SX88, SX100 and SX120 — and we have reviewed all four, from 78 to 120 feet.
The SX Lineup, Smallest to Largest
Every Sanlorenzo SX model we review in depth, in the order owners step up through the series.
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The smallest SX: 77'9", twin Volvo IPS3 1200 pods, a published 22 knots, eight guests and just two crew.
The original crossover: an 87'7" hull with a loft-style main deck running stern to bow, three Volvo Penta IPS3 1050 pods at 800 HP each, and a published 23 knots.
Terraced decks and opening side platforms on a 100'1" hull, driven by four Volvo Penta IPS3 1050 pods — 15,800 litres of fuel, 23 knots, eight guests and five crew.
The largest SX: 120 feet, Volvo Penta's IPS Professional platform at 4 x 1,000 CV, a 70 square metre beach area with a retractable pool, and a published 24 knots.
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Moving Up the SX Series
SX76 — 77'9", 22 knots, 8 guests / 2 crew. Two Volvo Penta IPS3 1200 pods at 900 HP each, 4,350 litres of fuel and 1,250 litres of fresh water on a 21'8" beam. The entry to the range, with Bernardo Zuccon's sculpted volumes, expansive glazing and a continuous open-plan interior — and the only SX that lists two crew rather than three or more.
SX88 — 87'7", 23 knots, 8 guests / 3 crew. Three Volvo IPS3 1050 pods and the loft-style main deck that started the category.
SX100 — 100'1", 23 knots, 8 guests / 5 crew. Four pods, 15,800 litres of fuel, and a layout Bernardo Zuccon describes as a blank canvas for owners to interpret.
SX120 — 120'0", 24 knots, 10 guests / 6 crew. The largest SX, the first on Volvo's IPS Professional Platform, with a 70 square metre beach area and a retractable pool.
The step that costs you most is the last one. Between the SX100 and the SX120 you gain twenty feet, two guests, a crew berth and a genuine fourth deck — and you move from a boat you can be involved in running to one that expects a full professional team.
Our Take
The SX line is the most quietly influential thing Sanlorenzo has done. Ten years ago a hundred-footer meant a formal salon on the main deck and the good space three storeys up. The SX moved it to the waterline and everyone else has been catching up since.
My advice on choosing within the range is to ignore the length for a moment and look at the crew number. The SX76 lists two crew, the SX88 three, the SX100 five, the SX120 six. That single figure tells you more about what owning each one feels like than any dimension does. Then check the real lengths against your berth — the SX76 is 77'9" and the SX88 is 87'7".
The SX76 is the genuinely interesting new end of the line, and not only because it is the smallest. Two pods instead of three, two crew instead of three, 22 knots instead of 23. If the reason you are looking at an SX is the beach-level living rather than the size of the boat, the 76 delivers the whole idea on the smallest platform Sanlorenzo offers it on — and on two engines rather than three, which is a real difference over the life of a boat and not a small one.
Whichever you choose, get the sea trial sheet for the hull you are considering, and the numbers become yours instead of somebody's.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which Sanlorenzo SX models are reviewed here?
All four Sanlorenzo SX builds: the SX76 at 77 feet 9 inches, the SX88 at 87 feet 7 inches, the SX100 at 100 feet 1 inch, and the SX120 at 120 feet. All four use Volvo Penta IPS pod drives — two pods on the SX76, three on the SX88, four on the SX100, and Volvo's IPS Professional Platform on the SX120 — which is the engineering that frees the aft end of the boat for the terraced decks and beach areas the range is known for. The SX76 is the smallest of the four and the slowest at 22 knots, against 23 for the SX88 and SX100 and 24 for the SX120.
Why does the SX line use pod drives instead of shafts?
Pod drives sit lower and further aft than a conventional shaft installation, so the engine room can be placed where the designer wants rather than where a shaft line dictates. On the SX line that freed the aft section of the boat, which is what became the terraced decks, opening side platforms and beach areas that define the range. Pods also give joystick manoeuvring and drivetrain redundancy. The trade is that there are more sets of running gear to service — four on the SX100.
Which SX Fits Your Life?
Tell us how you plan to use the boat — guests, range, crew or no crew — and we'll give you the straight story on where in the SX series you belong, new or brokerage.
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