Brabus Shadow 500
Unleash the power of 50 knots+ performance and incredible acceleration with the BRABUS Shadow 500, customizable through Jeff Brown Yachts. Equipped with Mercury Marine's latest XS Pro V8 FourStroke engines, this vessel dominates the 30ft sports-weekender market. Combining mesmerizing performance with luxurious comfort, it offers a thrilling yet refined boating experience. Whether you crave high-speed thrills or leisurely cruising, the BRABUS Shadow 500 delivers unmatched versatility and style, making it the ultimate choice for discerning enthusiasts.
Unmatched, untamed, uncatchable
The BRABUS Shadow 500 delivers an unparalleled driving experience, boasting top-tier handling and a seaworthy hull within its size range. It seamlessly transitions between roles, serving as a luxurious day cruiser, a reliable workhorse, a speed lover's dream, a dive-excursion vessel, a water-sports hub, or a sports-fishing haven. With a shallow draft of 2ft 8in, it gains access to secluded bays and picturesque anchorages inaccessible to larger yachts, allowing owners to easily explore hidden gems and idyllic destinations.
Model Range:
- BRABUS Shadow 500 Cabin
- BRABUS Shadow 500 T-Top/Spyder
Power and Performance with Unlimited Adventure
The BRABUS Shadow 500 range offers a canvas for your imagination, providing a selection of three modern gel coat colors, various upholstery choices, and numerous optional upgrades. Discerning owners now have the opportunity to craft bespoke Open and Cabin models, marrying awe-inspiring performance with stunning BRABUS aesthetics that command attention wherever they go.
Shadow 500 Features
Designed and developed to make a statement, this exclusive line-up of new features lets you infuse your boat with every detail of your unique personality.
Arriving in Style. Premium Looks.
Superyacht owners, their families and VIP guests like to arrive in style, in a tender that oozes the same high-class visual appeal as the finest superyachts. It's therefore no surprise that a BRABUS Shadow 500 Cabin would be considered the perfect choice for a superyacht tender or 'shadow' support boat. The Shadow is practical, versatile and capable of safely transiting passengers from ship-to-shore, whatever the weather, even in arduous sea conditions if necessary. The 2ft 8in shallow draft enables access to all kinds of places that larger yachts cannot reach, enabling owners to discover hidden bays and idyllic anchorages.
Massive Torque. Supreme Performance.
Phenomenal acceleration and massive torque. With a combined total output of 500 hp and bags of torque from Mercury Marine's latest 4.6 liter V8 ProXS lightweight FourStroke engines, every BRABUS Shadow 500 will deliver thrilling acceleration, supreme performance at 50+ knots and massive torque, for an all-in-all truly electrifying ride.
Premium Comfort. True Go-Anywhere Character.
Not just for short journeys, but with full offshore capability for up to 6 people and inshore capability for 9 people, the BRABUS Shadow 500 Cabin will find itself being used as the perfect coast-to-coast commuter. You will find it cruising between a summer home in The Hamptons and an executive apartment on New York's 5th Avenue just as likely as finding it undertaking adventurous island explorations in the Scandinavian archipelago.
An ultra-luxurious and extravagant cabin
Customers choosing the BRABUS Shadow 500 Cabin will enjoy being cossetted in the lap of luxury; sitting in sumptuous seats, surrounded by BRABUS fine leather upholstery and interior detailing. An electrical roof system will transform this elegant private space, that's so capable of keeping the harshest weather at bay, into an airy luxury lounge that's open to the kiss of the summer sun.
Sign of Excellence
The helm console is finalized with the exclusive BRABUS Sign of Excellence signed by Constantin Buschmann. This sign symbolizes the promise that each boat is unique, and hand-crafted to the highest possible standards by using the finest materials, newest technologies and bespoke engineering.
Carbon Fiber
Visible carbon-fiber parts complete the ultra-cool looks of the dashboard and seat trims and further emphasize the clean and high-tech look of the boat. All carbon-fiber parts are made in-house and supplied directly to the boat factory from the BRABUS headquarters in Germany.
BRABUS Aluminum Steps
An exclusive aluminum step detail can also be found when entering the toilet compartment. The helm is completed with a BRABUS branded exclusive aluminum support for feet to complete the sporty looks but also to add to the ergonomics when driving the boat.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Specifications are subject to change without notice and can vary between each model.
Standard Features
Hand-painted in the now-iconic launch color scheme of Gunmetal-Grey, each Limited Edition ‘One of Twenty Eight’ version forms part of a numbered production sequence of just 28 launch edition boats.
This boat is a dual-personality 28 ft powerhouse, with 50 knots+ performance, insane acceleration time, and massive torque available from a combined 500 hp of Mercury Marine’s latest, dual XS Pro V8 FourStroke engines.
The helm has ultra-cool details such as the instrument panel in carbon fiber to further emphasize the luxurious and high-tech looks of the BRABUS Shadow. The steering wheel has an intelligent Steering module giving push-button control for machinery such as the bow-thruster, trim tabs, and the Fusion Marine audio.
The helm console is finalized with the exclusive BRABUS sign of excellence signed by Constantin Buschmann. This sign symbolizes the promise that each boat is unique and hand-crafted to the highest possible standards, using the finest materials, newest technologies, and bespoke engineering.
All BRABUS Shadow 500 models feature the newest marine technology available, like the ISM (intelligent steering module) and the 12“ single-installation Garmin GPSMAP 8412 touch chart plotter, while ’black-ti’ Titanium coatings on small items such as hinges and latches are examples of the meticulous engineering principles that signify a BRABUS 500 product.
A fully-enclosed toilet compartment that—throughout—is upholstered with BRABUS Fine Leather. The toilet compartment is equipped with an electric-flush toilet, a large mirror on the rear wall, and a cabinet with a black Corian countertop with a wash-hand sink faucet.
Water-resistant, BRABUS Red or Cappuccino colored Silvertex® upholstery, with BRABUS sport-pattern stitching, covers the cockpit seating and also the foredeck and sun-pad cushions.
The helm is completed with a BRABUS-branded exclusive aluminum support for feet to complete the sporty looks but also adds to the ergonomics when driving the boat. An exclusive aluminum step detail can also be found when entering the toilet compartment.
Carbon-fiber parts complete the ultra-cool looks of the dashboard and seat trims and further emphasizes the clean and high-tech look of the boat. All carbon-fiber parts are made in-house and supplied directly to the boat factory from the BRABUS headquarters in Germany.
Optional Equipment Highlights
Complete the appearance with an attractive black T-top, not only adding impact to the exclusive visual statement, but also offering perfect protection from the radiant heat of the sun, and shading the cockpit area perfectly for six persons.
Boats can be optioned either with a full Open aft deck, or a Day-Cruiser-Aft-Cabin accommodation package, with the interior treatment completely re-mastered by interior experts at BRABUS, including illuminated aluminum plates on the entrance threshold, ambient LED lighting, including reading lights and floor lights, quiet leather carpet on the floor, large mirror on the rear wall, an Alcantara pocket-sprung mattress on the bed and wide use of cool-grey BRABUS Fine Leather (R), with red contrast stitching, on roof-panels, side-bolsters, and aft wall panels.
The wet bar is hand-painted in the superior gloss paint finish and includes an electric grill and a wash-hand basin which are integrated in a Corian countertop and a 40l top-loading fridge.
A black-painted steel targa arch, with light mast equipped with a black-painted and remote-controlled searchlight, can be chosen to complete the sporty and ultra-cool looks of the boat.
Enhance and enrich your ambience aboard with high-quality Extended Audio Package which includes 10“ signature subwoofer, 4 x 7.7“ signature speakers, 2 x 6.5“ signature speakers and 2 x discant speakers, 1600w amplifier, and 2 x Wireless Remote Control panels.
The Extended Navigation Package includes a RADOM Garmin Radar 18HD+ in black, 12“ dual-installation Garmin GPSMAP 8412 touch chart plotter upgrade, onboard connectivity via a Scout Sea-Hub with WI-FI / 3G / USB Mobile Router, Garmin 315i VHF, Carbon-Fiber enhancement on instrument panel and Garmin Quatix5 Sapphire GPS Smartwatch.
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