Prestige Yachts elevates M-Line with M7, M48 and M8 EVO teaser

Prestige Yachts is making a blunt statement at La Grande-Motte: the M-Line is no longer being treated like a side bet. With the M48 and M7 on display at the International Multihull Show, plus an exclusive M8 EVO virtual reality preview, the brand is putting its power-cat platform at the center of its spring message, not off to the side of it.

That matters because the show itself is built for this kind of signal. The International Multihull Show runs from April 22 to 26 at La Grande Motte, a five-day run that the port and city listings frame as a full-scale gathering for catamarans and trimarans. With more than 70 multihulls expected on the floating docks, Prestige is choosing one of the biggest multihull stages in Europe to show where it thinks premium power cats are headed.

The M48 is the sharpest proof of that push. Prestige says its hulls were specially designed by Philippe Briand, with the engine package, hull form and weight distribution tuned for fuel consumption and performance. The brand lists a cruising speed between 8 and 18 knots, which tells you exactly what kind of boat this is meant to be: not a sprint machine, but a cruising cat that can keep moving without feeling like a floating apartment. The exterior saloon stretches over six meters across, a big number that translates directly into the sort of indoor-outdoor living buyers want when they are cross-shopping larger multihulls. Below, Prestige is leaning hard into volume, with three cabins and a forward master suite with a king-size bed.

That combination is what makes the M48 more than a pretty stand. Prestige is selling comfort, but it is also selling credible seakeeping and efficiency, two things that matter when buyers start comparing it against established cat brands with deeper multihull pedigrees. The message is clear: Prestige wants to be judged in the same conversation as the best-known names in the segment, not as a newcomer experimenting at the edge.

The M8 EVO teaser pushes that message further. Prestige says the flagship’s new version will be unveiled in September 2026, and La Grande-Motte will give visitors an immersive VR look at what is coming next. That is a deliberate move. It says the M-Line is not a one-off display for the show circuit, but a platform Prestige expects to grow in size, polish and market weight. For buyers watching the premium power-cat space, that is the real headline from La Grande-Motte: Prestige is trying to turn multihulls into a core business, and it is doing it with the M48 as the lead boat.