Finnish yard is back with a bang | XO 260 DSCVR test drive review | Motor Boat & Yachting

After a few years out of the spotlight, XO is back with a bullet-proof new sportsboat that combines user-friendly features with laser-sharp handling. Hugo drives the XO 260 DSCVR.
Specification
LOA: 26ft 5in (8.1m)
Beam: 8ft 5in (2.57m)
Draught: 2ft 11in (0.9m)
Displacement: 2,100kg
Fuel capacity: 315 Litres
Test engine: Single 400hp Mercury Verado outboard
Top speed: 43.1 knots
Range: 158 miles at 22.8 knots
Water capacity: 45 litres
RCD category: C for 8 people
Starting price: £91,582 (inc. VAT and 250hp outboard)
Price as tested: £158,675 (inc. VAT and 400hp outboard)
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[@chrish2996]

Hi Hugo. Thats a fantastic boat. Smoothest test drive, multi functional layout. Single prop. Sturdy and durable aluminium. Great walkthrough video tour thanks 😊

[@simonheath9095]

Great go through,,,Thanks Hugo... I saw this at Southampton and it caught my eye then. Very solid and practical looking day boat. Nice to have plenty of open deck space and flexible seating not the new norm of multi rows of bench seats like on a rural bus.

[@JedemPoKucama]

I really love the fact it's aluminum

[@pershing2]

Thank you so much. I always enjoy these tests. It doesn’t matter what boat it is, I watch everything. (PS! At 8:31: the 400hp is not a V8 engine, it’s a straight 6. It still sounds nice though.)

[@hugoandreae3495]

You are quite right, it’s a supercharged straight six not a V8. I’d just been testing a Saxdor 320 with twin 300 V8s the day before and made a slip of the tongue

[@patrickmolloy6994]

great boat. lots of fun.

[@johnkidd797]

Excellent, I'll take two.

[@Ob1sdarkside]

Very nice!

[@cookiemonster2299]

Excellent video and boat, great job all round.👍😁❤️🇬🇧

[@hugoandreae3495]

Thanks Steve, it was a lot of fun to make

[@cookiemonster2299]

@@hugoandreae3495 it certainly came across on screen, all the best.👍😁

[@holmis71dedmit]

In a perfect world, this XO will mate with the swedish Viggo X8. the offspring will have the inners of the XO and the hull of the Viggo.

[@guinnessharvey4476]

Can’t decide if I prefer this to an Axopar 28. Love them both:)

[@darthkek1953]

I know these boats are built for commuting in any-weather, so literal day boats, but the Axopar also has a two-person berth option so you can weekend in it, explore islands, sleep overnight, etc.

[@midas1929]

@@darthkek1953 And it has a "non-origami" restroom

[@rumanuu]

@@darthkek1953 You can do that in the XO Explorer 👍

[@darthkek1953]

@@rumanuu Cool, thanks.

[@holmis71dedmit]

The XO shines in bad conditions. The Axopar in nice conditions. So the questions you have to ask yourself, is what type of an boater are u? and how are the sea conditions where u live on a typical day out? Do u like the boat to sit on top , or steady planted with more hull in the sea? The more out of the water u get the lower are fuel consumtion at same weight, engine power and speed.

[@MrSilus2000]

Nice boat. The seating area looks like a mess they should just forget the sunpad and just get the seats right

[@sib610]

What’s up with the massive screen frame wobble at 13.08 on a small wave ???? Solid it ain’t .

[@lagooner478]

Great introducing thanks lot but I hope next time little bit give to more detail ( gas and water entry , display detail etc. )

[@jimj2683]

What is the softest riding boat on plane?

[@nickwebb9290]

Great review 👍 An interesting boat, although personally not my thing.

[@fegr138]

I don't know why, but I still prefer Axopar 28

[@femo66]

me 2

[@rumanuu]

Is that a Saxdor 320 GTO I see? Get that reviewed 👍

[@MotorBoatYachting]

Watch this space...

[@Ian-gf8id]

I generally find MBY YT reviews to be well done, but more fuel consumption data at various steady speeds (i.e. trolling, and 10 knot increments) would be useful.

[@sib610]

It’s not an Aluminium boat, only the hull and the way the fibreglass top joins the aluminium hull is never going to work hence all the problems they’ve had with gaps and movement. If you want a really tough aluminium boat get a Viggo or possibly an Anytec....They’re fully welded Aluminium boats with multiple stringers and strengthening braces that you can’t see....lighter stiffer more fuel efficient..maybe not as frilly as the XS and definitely not as frilly as Axopar.

[@yvesstocky9936]

For me it is, since the hull is Aluminum. But it's a matter of definition I guess.

[@islandiron]

Any affiliation with A-XO-PAR?

[@hugoandreae3495]

Yes, they were both founded by the same person. First A(quador), then XO, then Par(agon). Hence the name Axopar.

[@FM-db3ft]

Very nice rig. Not a fan of all the many jigsaw pieces to fly off

[@holmis71dedmit]

U pull them out at the lagoon or similar situations. My god people are not getting the purpose of this type of boats.

[@FM-db3ft]

@@holmis71dedmit I do get it but the modularity is wasting time constantly changing for this and that just like in all those tini homes and tini trailers. Give someone all the cushions in a pile and say go put them together. At least put some colour coding on the snaps or something.

[@PhilbyFavourites]

Go back to the Hunter Landau of the mid ‘90s (around 22’ with an option of 90hp o/b on the back) and you’ll find another vessel with “ambitious & impractical” heads. Southampton Boat Show and I went to see if I could fit in the heads - in the bows with a small circular hatch cover. Another boat struck off the list… I’m 6’3” and I had to pop the hatch and sit on the heads with my head and shoulders now out of the wide open hatch. Privacy was not an option…. This looks a lovely day boat but once again they’ve tried to fit too much into a small hull. I’ll stick with a Stingher RIB, should I be in the market 🤓🤓🤓

[@ripvanwinkle9250]

This guy has a new haircut every video

[@hugoandreae3495]

I wish! I’ve only had one hair cut in the last six months and there was barely enough left to justify that!

[@PhilbyFavourites]

@@hugoandreae3495 more than me Hugo - I haven’t needed a comb for over 35 years. I reckon it’s worth 2kts on the top speed though…

[@valharris9346]

Wow, these Finnish boats *from Poland* are so tough they all have classification C. Marketing is everything. Absolutely ridiculous!

[@kenwenman9579]

Someone needs to convince you that the term "funky" is the American English version of "dodgy" which I don't think is what you intend to convey when using the word.

[@borysnijinski331]

WTF are you talking about Hugo….haven’t tested an XO for a couple of years? Motorboat and Yachting tested an XO270 a couple of weeks ago.

[@darthkek1953]

That was a used boat review, the XO270 has been in production for years and years. This is a NEW MODEL. That's "WTF" Hugo is talking about!!!

[@hugoandreae3495]

As Darth says this is the first new XO model for several years even though Nick has recently done a used boat review of the XO 270

[@KieranCox]

That boat is UNDERPOWERED. Your performance numbers and review are irrelevant. No one goes boating alone. With it's rated 8 person capacity, that's basically another 1300lbs on board then maybe another couple hundred pounds in gear. Now you're talking about a 6000lbs+ boat with one Merc 400. It's a nice boat, but at basically $230k US not including all the taxes, it's both overpriced and underpowered

[@holmis71dedmit]

This is not a typical lesure boat on flat water. It is built for boaters with rough sea conditions, but the sun is out. Top speed and fuel consumption are not a prioraty. Nor are the maximum passenger capasity. Good luck sitting in the bow area at cruise conditions.

[@holmis71dedmit]

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[@KieranCox]

@@holmis71dedmit Apparently you aren't aware of what this would compete with. Let me educate you a bit. Look up the Cutwater 288C also review the Axopar 28, and Axopar 37 XC. Then have a look at the ArrowCat 320. All of those boats offer a superior value. $230k is far too much money to spend to only have one engine, limited passenger capacity, and very limited speed while loaded.

[@KieranCox]

Heck the Cutware C-24 is far superior at almost half the price... www.cutwaterboats.com/models/model-category/c-24-c/