...The styling is dramatic-the boat has a beam of almost 20' and weighed in at over 100,000 lbs...Having been on numerous yachts,sport boats,race boats etc. it takes a lot to impress me, but quite simply the 80' Magnum is one of the top performance boats I have ever been on! I found the 80 footer had no bow lift while coming on plane, ..in 45 seconds it was doing 45 mph , and we topped out at 53 mph. The boat handled like a dream, as if it were an 18' ski boat. At any speed the 80 tracked straight and true and carved crisply through turns with ease. The Arneson drives also provided exceptional maneuvrability at slow speeds and around docks.Even with 3600 hp screaming under you ...the cockpit was quiet enough to carry on a normal conversation...The Magnum is absolutely incredible!"
(Tony Wiese, Raceboat International ,Mar/April 2001 )