Side-by-side compare
Reliant Yachts Express vs Axopar 45 Cross Top.
Performance separates these two: the Axopar 45 Cross Top tops out at 50 knots against the Reliant Yachts Express's 40.
On size, the Axopar 45 Cross Top is the longer boat at 13.72 m LOA to 11.50 m. Drivetrains differ: the Reliant Yachts Express runs sterndrive, the Axopar 45 Cross Top outboard.
These two are closely matched; the decision comes down to the specific brief, garage envelope, guest count, and the missions the boat has to cover. The table below lays out every spec side by side.
The full spec table is below; the gold dot marks the leading value in each row.
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 11.50m | 13.72m |
| Beam | 3.65m | 4.11m |
| Draft | — | 1.20m |
| Dry weight | 9,298 kg | — |
| Performance | ||
| Top speed | 40 kt | 50 kt |
| Cruising speed | 30 kt | — |
| Propulsion | ||
| Engine | 2 x Cummins 480hp | 3x Mercury Verado 300hp V8 |
| Engines | 2 | 3 |
| HP per engine | 480 | — |
| Propulsion | sterndrive | outboard |
| Capacity | ||
| Fuel capacity | 605 L | — |
| Build & classification | ||
| Hull material | grp | grp |
| Year | 2018 | — |
| Editorial highlight | ||
| First highlight | MacFarlane and Ewing design | Cross-top hardtop configuration |
Specifications, prices, availability, and performance figures are supplied for guidance only and remain subject to confirmation by the yard, seller, broker, survey, contract, and final specification.
The builders
Who builds each boat, and where, the yard behind the spec.
Reliant Yachts is a Newport, Rhode Island design-and-build house founded in 2012 by partners Dave MacFarlane and Jim Ewing, with construction carried out at partner yards - the X40 programme was fabricated in Tuzla, Turkey. The firm target…
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