Boat test for the 2008 Ferretti 592 including boat specifications, photo galleries, boat videos, boat layout diagrams, boat test numbers, boat test results, and boat speed graphs. Also includes pricing, engine test reviews, ratings, standard features, and gear for the 2008 Ferretti 592.

Ferretti Yachts is one of nine companies in the Ferretti Group (the others are Mochi Craft, CRN, Bertram, Custom Line, Aprea Mare, Pershing, Itama, and Riva). Such a wide range means that Ferretti Yachts can draw on the expertise derived from building everything from high-performance open boats to displacement yachts. You can see the resulting cross-pollination in the 592's engine room, where items like the Kohler genset, Condaria air conditioner, and Groco sea strainers match those in many of the group's other builds, altered only in capacity due to LOA.

Of course, Ferretti engineers also created the hull, a slightly modified version of the warped-hull design of the 591, which the 592 replaces. In two- to three-foot swells, she was smooth with no discernable roll on any heading—and she didn't have the optional Mitsubishi gyrostabilizer system.

At 30 mph, with the MANs turning 2000 rpm, the 592 heeled gently into four to five boat-length circles. When I slowed to 1500 rpm, the circles closed up to three boat lengths. The helm station was smartly laid out, although the BCS hydraulic steering there didn't react quite as quickly as I would have liked. This wasn't true for throttles-only maneuvering, however. With the wheel centered, the ZF electronic throttles twirled the boat smoothly on her axis. When I advanced or retarded the throttles, her movements were precise and articulate.

There's plenty of lounging space on the flying bridge of the 592. To port is an extra set of steps down into the saloon, while to starboard is the retractable control panel.

The fine Italian styling combined with the steady hands of Italian engineers creates a vessel that not only looks smart but performs smartly. I'm sure that for whoever buys her, she'll raise their profile in any marina.

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SPOTLIGHT ON: Hull Windows

What's with the Italian hull-side-window wars? Azimut and Ferretti, to name only two, have been at it for years, one-upping each other on the size of their ports. So far no winner has been declared, but there has been one recurring result: The windows keep getting bigger.

The ones that illuminate the master on the 592 measure 36"x46", and each has two ten-inch opening ports set in at the top. The windows are made from 20-millimeter (0.78 inch) stratified polycarbonate, and the entire window unit, including the opening port, is RINA certified for strength. Ferretti says they're even bulletproof. Regardless, watching the water flow by from the master suite is amazing.—G.R.

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