The Beneteau Gran Turismo 40 Open embodies understated luxury, effortless versatility, and an enduring sense of freedom on the water. Drawing on over 140 years of boatbuilding excellence, the GT 40 Open blends exhilarating performance, refined craftsmanship, and versatile living spaces.
At the bow, a wraparound U-shaped seating area creates an inviting social space with panoramic views and easily converts into a sunpad. Aft, the spacious cockpit can be upgraded with an electric table and sunpad infill for entertaining.
Powered by a choice of Mercury Verado V10 425 outboards or Yanmar V8 370 sterndrives, the GT 40 Open delivers exhilarating performance. The interior embraces Japanese Kanso philosophy with a forward living area that converts to a double berth, an aft cabin, and a spacious bathroom with separate shower.
Length
12.3M
Beam
4M
Draft
1.2M
Day Guests
10
Sleeping
Cabin
Cruise Speed
Max Speed
Fuel
Engine
2 x Mercury Verado V10 425 HP
Option 1
2 x Yanmar V8 370 HP
Naval
Michael Peters Yacht Design
Exterior
Andreani Design
New Starting From
€400,000
High Price Brokerage
€380,000
Low Price Brokerage
€320,000
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Two engine rooms, one philosophy: effortless speed.
Beneteau offers the Gran Turismo 40 Open with a choice of propulsion that suits two different owners. Twin Mercury Verado V10 outboards, 425 horsepower apiece, keep weight low and the transom clear for swimming and tender work. Twin Yanmar V8 sterndrives, 370 horsepower each, trade a little of that lightness for smoother low speed manners and easier shore power integration. At just 9 tonnes displacement and with a shallow 1.2 metre draught, she stays nimble close to the coast and reaches shallow anchorages a deeper hulled 40 footer would have to avoid. The 4 metre beam adds stability at rest without blunting her turn of speed under way.
She reads as open water from bow to stern.
Andreani Design has drawn a profile that keeps a sports cruiser’s low, purposeful stance while trimming away anything that breaks the line from bow to transom. Michael Peters Yacht Design’s naval architecture sits beneath the styling, a 4 metre beam and 1.2 metre draught giving the hull the stability to carry a wide cockpit without losing the agility a day boat needs. The result is a 40 footer that looks considerably longer than her 12.3 metres, with surfaces that stay clean under way and at rest alike.
The best seat on board is the one that was not there on the last generation.
A wraparound, U shaped seating area claims almost the entire bow, and converts to a sunpad in moments on an electric pedestal table, turning what used to be dead space on a 40 footer into the most used spot on the boat. Aft, the cockpit can be specified with an electric table and a sunpad infill, so the same deck serves lunch for ten day guests, a sunset gathering or simply somewhere to stretch out after a swim. Between the two, she is built for a day that moves outdoors from the moment she leaves the dock.
Below deck, she borrows more from a Tokyo apartment than a traditional flybridge.
The interior follows Japanese Kanso philosophy, stripping back ornament in favour of calm, uncluttered surfaces. A forward living area converts from day lounge to a double berth for an overnight at anchor, and a separate aft cabin gives a second sleeping option away from the saloon. The bathroom is generously sized for a boat this size, with a separate shower stall rather than the wet room many 40 footers settle for. It is a layout built for day charter first and overnighting second, which suits how most owners will actually use her.
At just under 400,000 euros, she is an accessible way into serious day boating.
Beneteau draws on more than 140 years of boatbuilding behind the Gran Turismo 40 Open, and that experience shows in the choice she offers rather than in any one headline figure. Twin Mercury Verado V10 outboards or twin Yanmar V8 sterndrives, a 9 tonne displacement and a 1.2 metre draught put the decision on propulsion in the owner’s hands rather than the yard’s. She seats up to ten guests for the day, making her as much a floating terrace as a sports cruiser. For a first serious yacht, or a second boat built purely for pleasure, she makes a clear and well priced case.
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