ICONA 70 has made its public debut at the 2026 Cannes Yachting Festival as the first model from the newly established ICONA inspired by Mangusta brand. The project comes from EFFEBI NEW PROJECT, founded by the Balducci family and Stefano Arlunno, and is being built to the construction standards of the Overmarine Group.
The concept is aimed deliberately at the market below 24 metres rather than being a scaled-down version of an existing Mangusta. At 20.9 metres, the yacht combines an automotive-influenced design language with a large social platform, three-cabin lower deck and triple Volvo Penta IPS propulsion.
Igor Lobanov shapes a new design language
Igor Lobanov developed the exterior, interior, ergonomics and helm as one integrated project over roughly 18 months. The resulting profile uses uninterrupted hull sides, a dark glazed superstructure and a sharply tapered hardtop to create a low, sculptural appearance rather than a conventional raised-deck motor-yacht silhouette.
Technical elements have been worked into that clean architecture, including a concealed bow-mooring area, anchor pocket and side tender bay for a jet tender up to 3.45 metres. A 3D-printed honeycomb engine air intake adds a more overtly technical detail while reinforcing the project’s automotive references.
The aft platform is the centrepiece
Two fold-down wings extend the beam beyond nine metres when the yacht is opened at anchor, creating an over-water platform of about 40 square metres. An integrated transformer staircase then links the aft living area directly to the sea, turning the stern into a beach-club space rather than a conventional fixed cockpit.
The aft arrangement also includes convertible sunbeds, adjustable tables and dedicated social modules for an outdoor galley, barbecue, refrigeration, audio and DJ equipment. The aim is to let the same space shift between relaxed daytime use, entertaining and more private use without adding a separate deck level.
Triple IPS power targets 36 knots
The Overmarine Group technical department has engineered ICONA 70 around three Volvo Penta engines, with the highest-output specification using D13 IPS1350 units rated at 1,000hp each. In that form, the builder is targeting approximately 36 knots at the top end and about 30 knots at cruise, subject to final specification and operating conditions.
Volvo Penta IPS also brings joystick manoeuvring and dynamic positioning into the package, while Garmin electronics add assisted docking and forward-looking sonar capability. That combination is intended to make a relatively powerful 70-footer practical for an owner operating with family or a small crew.
A deliberately sub-24-metre proposition
ICONA’s launch is notable because the founders explicitly identify the market below 24 metres as the focus for the new brand. That places the project where buyers increasingly expect large-yacht social spaces and sophisticated technology without the operating model of a full superyacht.
Cannes provides the first opportunity to judge whether the yacht’s dramatic styling and transformable deck spaces work as convincingly in physical form as they do in the design presentation. If production execution matches the concept, ICONA 70 adds a distinctly different option to the upper end of the sub-24-metre performance market.
