Brabus Shadow 900 review | Sun-Top and Cross-Cabin versions go head-to-head | Motor Boat & Yachting
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 มิ.ย. 2021
- What’s better than testing one 900hp Brabus Shadow 900? Testing two, of course! Jack and Hugo take the Cross-Cabin and Sun-Top for a spin in Poole to see which is best...
Brabus Shadow 900 specification
LOA: 38ft 5in (11.7m)
Beam: 11ft 0in (3.35m)
Draught: 2ft 9in (0.85m)
Displacement: 4.93 tonnes
Fuel capacity: 730 litres
Water capacity: 100 litres
Test engines: Twin Mercury Racing 450hp outboard
Top speed: 59 knots
Cruising speed: 20 knots
Fuel consumption: 84lph
Cruising range: 138nm
RCD category: B for 10 people
Design: Axopar/Brabus Marine
Starting price: £462,937 (inc. VAT
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Price as tested: £583,417 (inc. VAT)
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cross cabin for sure. weather is never perfect. if it's too hot, gets hot, gets cold, gets rainy or just changes, you'll love that you have that cabin.
What’s the point? Might as well go for a drive in your car with the windows down 🤦♂️
It's a no Brainer.. Fullly loaded With /H/Ac. Might want to spend the weekend on it..
@@casevans7431have you ever spent time on the water, 100 degree weather gets old very quick. Ac is a lifesaver
"i want to enjoy the British summer"......while wearing a T-shirt and 2 fleeces!!!!
Yeah but that's the British summer anyway...
I hope he didn't forget the suncream
Yeah.... as an Aussie I can confidently state "You don't live in the UK for the weather".....
@@Aspen51 Unless you like cold and humid-ass weather...
legit stopped the video once the clown said that and proceeded to the comment section
I'm with Jack on this, Cross Cabin all the way!
Cross cabin all day long. I’d be quite happy with it as my summer retreat.
Good arguments for both versions, but it would be the cross cabin for me. If you're spending that much money, I'd want year round boating
I love that the steering wheel rotates while the center is fixed, would like to see that on well everything.
2 outstanding boats! 1 outstanding comment regarding Hugo's hair!
I'd go with enclosed, but with the opens paint! Well done!
Wrapped up like it's winter and enjoying one of 10 nice summer days a year in the UK. Bahamas yes, UK no.
You know it’s a serious machine when there are half a dozen “warning” stickers next to the helm 🤣
Love the cross cabin setup. Thanks for sharing
Great review chaps. I'd go for the xc. Fantastic boats they both are.
Hugo, Jack has had your pants down! [again]
Great review, love the format.
Cool dueling concept in this video, thank you!
I live in Miami and i'd still take the cross cabin to head over to the Bahamas and all the other nearby islands, never know when you will get some bad weather, great vlog guys and plz keep up the good work, come oooooooooon Lotto!! 👍👏🏽🇺🇸🙏🏽
The XC Shadow is the one. What a boat and so unique. Great review of boat amazing machines. 😎✌🏻
Yeah both for me 👍😁.
Brilliant vid guys, really enjoyable to watch ❤️🇬🇧🙂
It's a great design.Luvs the Blck & Red colour.
Decision is obvious - I need both ! Stunning craft.
This was wonderful Thanks
Chuckling away at this as they talk about ‘having fun in the British summer’ while looking like they are about to climb Everest. My god I’m happy I left that country.
I hope to leave here soon myself
Just saw one here in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Absolutely stunning!
I love the color scheme on the sun top, but the closed one is the one to go for.
The Cross cabin is the way to go! What a fabulous boat.
Awesome review. I'll take them both!😁
Nice job Hugo and Jack. A great boat for a superyacht tender (yes.. cabin version please, nice try at the sell Hugo but I think you got the short straw!)...or perhaps a day reef/paragliding/thrill ride etc charter boat, but not suited for much else I think.. Having said that it is great that there is so much on offer these days that you can match your needs/budget to many available options.
I've been looking at these boats for 3 years now and I still say I need one of each lol suntop for the lake house where it's almost always sunny and nice out and cross cabin for the big lake at home where its always cold and windy!
Absolutely agree with Hugo. Open version anyday …. 😎
This is super beautiful,stylish,elegant,durable & superfast😍🤗❤
Very nice. 👍🏼
Cross-Cabin is the one!!!! Love it!
I live on the west coast of Norway, so the Cross-cabin for sure :-)
Personally for 500k I wouldn’t have either
Fair point. Paying for the Brabus tho.
you could get the standard AxoPar for much less
@@obrien8228 appreciate that but wouldn’t an Axopar either
@@alangebbie8848 Axopar is a great boat for those whose needs it fits. It doesnt fit your needs, not the fault of the boat itself. I wouldnt get one for family commuting, fishing or party boat, sure. But for all weather fast safe commuting (almost year around useability for the XC), thats still plenty of fun its almost unbeatable. Its more of a passionists boat than some sunday cruiser who drives his boat 4 times a summer, weather permitting.
I'd go for a Fairline F33 for that money if I wanted that kind of fast weekender.
These do go faster, F33s are nicer.
When I get to the Needles it is usually left hand down and Omonville, 60 nautical miles and 12 hours, for a nice dinner and an overnight. With one of those I could do lunch and be back in Blighty in time for the six o'clock news. I hate to think of the fuel burn though? Good fun and good video.
XC! Thank you for a good review
Living in the UK I would prefer the brabus 900 Cross cabin to the sun top as I believe that the covered version of this vessel would be used more in our unpredictable weather!
I am gunning for that cross cabin. It WILL be mine
WOW...i LOVE THEM.
The cabin for sure, I live in the Annapolis Maryland area, the cabin is a must.
I live in Fl, just ordered a Sun Top
Living on the Swedish west coast, so obviously the cabin version is the sensible choice. So give me the sun top version now! 😄
Nice to see the sensible one wearing a life jacket, meaning Jack’s must be the better boat!
5:22 - "How invogorating it is to have the wind to going through what's left of his hair" ... haha *burn* 😂😂😂
have to go with the cross cabin for sure.
Great video! Jack - you’re getting really good at these videos! Half a mill is silly money for these boats - but if you have the money! For UK the X cabin version is much much better….imho…..I wonder if you can hang a couple of 300hp Cox diesel outboards on the back - that would be interesting!
Thanks for the kind words. As it happens, I recently tested a standard Axopar 37 with a pair of COX CXO300s and the video will be going live at the end of this month.
@@jackhaines123 - that sounds fantastic!
smaet way to do a review vid. very entertaining.
*XC round the year and a Nimbus T 11 for the 3-4 hot summer month here in Spain!*
Can’t decide so i will have to have both.
Being in the middle of the Great Lakes in Michigan, I would love to have the cross cabin!
great boats!
Do they have summer in England?
All about location. In the med, the ST for sure. In Northern Europe, the XC.
Correct answer.
Yu kno wat! I'm taking both😅😎
Great boats ! But unable to find the price
Wondering if am not going to buy both versions depending on weather :))
I'll take a 37XC non-Brabus version with twin 350 Verados instead and save ££££££. If you want 60+ knots then use your savings on a little Ring 21 or similar with a 250 on the back and properly brown your pants.
Cross Cabin of course....365 cruising....rain or shine....and more family/cruising oriented.
First i buy the Cross Cabin on month later the Sun Top 🥰
Cabin for sure
Cross cabin for sure. Only hard decision is getting a wet bar and grille or not
I'd own the Cross-Cabin for all year round boating and hire a Sun Top for occasional BBQ's with family and friends.
For me living in Norway there is no question it has to be the cross cabin. However for that money with 2 cabins then cooking possibilities should be standard,
Definitely the cross cabin, whether it's the Brabus or the Axopar.
i agree!
I wonder what these both would be like with twin the new Mercury V-12 600HP Verados? If you want speed, you can't get much better than that
I prefer the cross cabin with the separate head. Rear bar set up with the 3 facing seats.
Definitely cross cabin. No doubts, but I'd specify a couple of extras in the build. I'd lift the headroom in the aft cabin and for me, a well designed galley is a must have. I believe there's a 45 footer coming this year. Perhaps that would be worth waiting for. But, I do like the 37 foot boat very much
I think if you asked brabus to lift the headroom in the aft cabin they would laugh loudly at you
@@casevans7431 : laughing loudly is an outstanding way to lose not only business, but goodwill too.
I've been in business for many years, I'm very aware of the value of every bit of goodwill. I've also owned many boats, most with some of my own specs built-in. No-one has ever laughed.
I hope to se a video of the new 45ft xc ,
As "the same hull", is there anything stopping you putting twin 450s on a 37, and avoiding paying inflated prices for 'exclusivity', carbon fibre, and brabus branding? Do they modify the hull/mountings etc for the extra 100hp rating between this and the standard axopar?
I think I read that they reinforce the transom for the Brabus hulls, although that is the only functional difference I'm aware of.
The X cabin is the one for the U.K.
I think it’s up to personal preference. Most owners will only go out when it’s good weather, so either would work
@@napalmhotdog4365 They did ask for a choice!!! If I had a boat of the type I would be out whatever the weather especially if the boat was in the U.K. no sitting on the fence you have to choose.
Cross cabin what a boat 👍
Cross cabin 100%..........lovely all wheather boot. In Axopar trim resonable affortable....but I do like the black hull
Cross cabin for me 100%
Cross cabin for sure
Cross-cabin is the no brainer. Either is a win.
For me it’s the cross cabin absolutely no question
I'd buy something else entirely, but cabin version for sure, we live in the north
Well for me the CROSS CABIN WIN!!!! been on the ocean when weather want to act out
Cross cabin everyday for the UK
The toilet arrangements of the 37 really bother me. Even more so when spending £500 +.
£500 + is a lot of money.
How would you like them to be? Just out of curiosity because these boats dont have all that much room
@@relaxation2380 Just asking for a seperate toilet on a near 40 foot boat . Their rivals seem to do it just fine.
I want one with a Bronze Ramming Beak and pair of Eyes painted on the front….🙂
I'd choose the cross cabin no doubt. It's more detailed than the sun top is.
Cross cabin for sure mate
Not only does this show which boat is better it also shows who is the vastly better presenter.
suntop 37! sadly 95% of sales here are cabin, so finding a lightly used 37 suntop is hard.
I'm just about to list a 2017 37 Suntop w/350s and aft cabin based on the Hamble. Drop me an email and I will forward you the details. tom.bentley@axoparlondongroup.com
It's the cross cabim for me. I think it's more multipurpose.
Cabin!
I would love to scare some smugglers with this bad boy, its got that tactical look, love this boat, a matching amg 6x6 truck from brabus would top this off like wine & good cheese😎
Cross cabin 👍
Is there an option to have air-conditioning in the cabin above and below ?
Yes you can have heat or aircon or both
For $600,000 USD its up there, boat the boat is nice in stealth:) There will be no other Brabus anywhere in the same country at that price either !
😍😍😍❤️
fuck it, I cant decide. I am buying them both
Wait the steering wheel isn’t in front of the drivers seat????
Cross cabin all the way! ❤
Wow...such an awesome boat...especially the sun top...but 4+ liters per mile at 30kts😢😢😢
Supercharger is thirsty.
@@triedproven9908 You think Yamaha 425 would be better?
BRABUS: I can go 67mph
FOUTAIN: Hold my jockstrap
What’s the difference between Ex fat and in fat?
Bonkers video and cross cabin for a win...
Would definitely prefer the sun top. Weather where I’m from is sunny year round so the only times I couldn’t use it would be when it rains. Like the more open aspect, hate having different parts of the boat sectioned off.
enclosed or open-top dilemma simple solution buy both
Cross Cabin - If I had the money I would be on it in all weathers