Promises Fulfilled

That’s what the Malibu Boats (@MalibuBoats) Response LXi brings to the lake. See for yourself in this latest video on the record-breaking ski boat from Malibu.

The truth about the LXi is on the water. That’s where you’ll find your next personal best no matter what your skill level. Whether you're searching for World Records or simply looking to make that next slalom turn, the Response LXi delivers.

World Champion slalom skier Will Asher trusts the Response LXi to provide the performance he needs to train for his next milestone in professional slalom skiing. The Cut Diamond hull produces soft, flat wakes that gives pros like Thomas Degasperi as well as slalom faithful like you an edge. This year the Response LXi has also become known for it’s girl power, pulling both Pro Jumper June Fladborg and Pro Slalom Skier Regina Jaquess to World Records.

The Response LXi is not just the boat of World Champions. It is also helping to groom the next wave of record-breakers. Ski schools and Pro skier/instructors like Drew Ross can rely on the Response LXi to grow a student’s skills all the way to the professional level.

All this versatile 3-event performance and the Response LXi won’t leave your family on the dock. Rated for 9 people the LXi accommodates family and all of their stuff. Thoughtful LED lit storage centers line the interior of this boat. The LXi also supports you with the available MaliView dash an optional Zero Off speed control system for precise course runs. Maliview is a graphical way to navigate the boat’s systems, and also allows for video playback, rear view camera connectivity and even iPod® and iPhone® control when paired with the optional Malibu Rockford Fosgate Sound System.

Malibu’s 2011 Response LXi is literally a dream machine, test-drive one today.

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Video Proof 2011 VLX is Even Better

It’s hard to imagine how Malibu Boats (@MalibuBoats) could improve the most decorated wakeboard boat the industry has ever seen. Take a look at the new 2011 Wakesetter VLX video and you'll see it's no joke. The Wakesetter VLX, a TrailerBoat Magazine Excellence in Design honoree, a PowerBoat Magazine Boat-of-the-Year award winner, and Riders Choice Boat of the Year just got a little bit better. In addition to the ergonomically advanced interior, plush accommodations and push-button personal Rider Presets, for 2011 we have made touch screen systems management standard with the new Malibu Touch Command. When including the available MaliView Dash and Entertainment System, the Wakesetter VLX is not just the best performing wakeboard boat, it’s the most technologically advanced.

Transworld Wakeboarding Magazine wrote “Any rider who knows what’s up will agree the VLX is one of the finest wake boats ever built.” Pros like Dallas Friday, Kevin Henshaw and Phillip Soven clearly know what’s up, as this is their boat of choice.

Whether you’re a pro or a beginner, you’ll appreciate versatile wake enhancement in the form of the industry’s only quad ballast system and Malibu’s available Patented Power Wedge. While waiting to ride, experience a multi-tone, multi-textured customizable interior with three densities of foam, wrapped in G&T Duraguard™ Marine Vinyl and secured with tough SolarFix® PTFE Thread sewn in a French stitch. The available Wet Tek floor with snap-out carpet adds another element of personalization to world’s most customizable wakeboard boat.

Malibu Boats is also offering custom colored Illusion G3 wakeboard towers for 2011. As if the innovative design of this gas spring assisted weightless fold-down tower wasn’t enough, now it can be ordered to color coordinate with your boat. So grab your board from the standard Titan spinner combo racks and attach the rope. Then take a minute to prepare for your next run on the specially tooled transom seat, set at the perfect height to put on your board. The Wakesetter VLX makes you feel like a pro, even if you’re not.

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Wakesetter VLX Honored for Excellent Design

Malibu Boats (@MalibuBoats) will be receiving a 2nd consecutive Excellence in Design Award from Trailer Boats Magazine. This year the judges were stunned by the design of the 2010 Wakesetter VLX. Malibu was selected as the winner in the Wakeboard Boat category after a detailed evaluation process completed by the industry’s top boat design engineers. This latest industry award represents Malibu Boats 28th received for product excellence and the second award bestowed on the Wakesetter VLX wakeboard boat just this year.

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Jim Hendricks Publisher and Editorial Director of Trailer Boats Magazine said, “It is our pleasure to announce that the Malibu Wakesetter VLX is the Trailer Boats Excellence in Design Wakeboard Boat Award Winner for 2010.” He continued, “We would like to thank Malibu Boats for pushing the limits of boat design. It is this kind of forward thinking that the Trailer Boats Excellence in Design Awards program is intended to recognize and encourage. Malibu’s achievement is exemplary...”

In 2009 the Malibu Corvette Limited Edition Sport-V was chosen for the Excellence in Design award. Although the 2010 Wakesetter VLX has big shoes to fill, it will be featured in January the issue of Trailer Boats Magazine as well as on TrailerBoats.com.

Since the company’s inception, the pride Malibu Boats has taken in its products has netted recognition throughout the industry. All told, the company has accumulated 19 Boat of the Year Awards and 28 product excellence awards. Yet, Malibu’s pursuit for perfection never stops.

Paul Singer, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Malibu Boats, explains this phenomenon, "These awards are a great pat on the back for us, but as soon as the high fives are spent, we get right back at it. There are so many more innovations that our engineers are working to perfect. They are competitive by nature and these awards just push them to develop that next industry first."

The 2010 Wakesetter VLX earned this latest award with inspired innovation and design. The available MaliView Dash System with 6.5 LCD and video capability joins the patented wake-making Power Wedge and customizable Rider Presets to accommodate different styles and levels of riding with ease. All the first of their kind, these designs have changed the water sports industry. The new Illusion G3 Tower is standard on the VLX and also poised to change boat building forever. This wakeboard tower is designed with gas spring assist to create an easy one-person fold-down in seconds. Malibu’s SV23 Wake Hull design also played a part in securing the Excellence in Design honor by creating big pro-level wakes while optimizing ride and handling. Then factor in the look of the VLX with its Corvette inspired cove in the hull and the aggressive lines that scream performance even on the trailer. The interior design is something out of a luxury sports car, but Malibu Boats designers have not compromised storage room or comfort for this look and feel. The design excellence of the 2010 Wakesetter VLX goes on and on.

Visit your local Malibu Boats Dealer to experience the Excellence in Design Award winning Malibu Wakesetter VLX in person.

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