About this tender
The BRABUS Shadow 900 Sun-Top Stealth Green Signature Edition is the build we ask BRABUS Marine for when an owner's programme calls for something that performs as hard as it looks. At 11.73m on a twin-stepped 20-degree V hull, it carries ten passengers at Category B offshore certification and twelve at Category C coastal, with a twin Mercury Racing 450R driveline delivering 900 hp and a published top speed in excess of 60 knots. That is not a brochure estimate padded for effect - it is the figure BRABUS Marine states against a hull they have been refining across the full Shadow 900 range.
The Sun-Top variant sits between the fully open Spyder and the enclosed XC Cross Cabin. It gives you the sliding sun-roof awning and a protected helm without boxing in the aft deck - a sensible middle position for Mediterranean programmes where the weather turns quickly. Dry weight is 4,300 kg in Sun-Top configuration, up from 4,100 kg on the Spyder, and that mass is kept in check by the twin-stepped hull geometry rather than outright length.
The Stealth Green Signature Edition adds a layer of bespoke finish to the standard Shadow 900 Sun-Top: exclusive matte black carbon throughout the dash, fender boxes, and optional LED roof bar; Stealth Green Signature graphics running across the bow; and the BRABUS Sunrise quilted upholstery interior. These are not stick-on details - the paint process involves hand-fairing and hand-polishing to a standard that holds up alongside coachbuilt vehicle work from the same Bottrop facility. For owners who want the boat to read as a coherent design object, the execution here is credible.
The front lounge includes a queen-size berth as standard, making this a genuine overnight capability at 11.73m - a useful attribute when the mothership is at anchor and the owner wants a night ashore. An optional aft-cabin package extends that to four berths. The equipment list is unusually long for a boat of this size, with the Mercury joystick piloting system, bow thruster, fixed anchor windlass, and Simrad glass-bridge helm all included as standard.
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Both engines are Mercury Marine 450R 4.6-litre V8 four-stroke units, each rated at 450 hp, giving a combined 900 hp. BRABUS Marine publishes a top speed in excess of 60 knots from a 4,300 kg platform - a figure consistent with the stepped V-hull geometry that underpins the entire Shadow 900 range.
The hull design is described as a twin stepped 20-degree V with sharp entry. Stepped hulls at this deadrise angle reduce wetted surface at speed, which is how BRABUS Marine extracts 60-plus knots from a 4.3-tonne boat on two outboards rather than three.
The Shadow 900 carries dual classification: Category B offshore for ten passengers and Category C coastal for twelve. That Category B ticket means the boat is certified for sea states up to Beaufort 8 and significant wave heights to 4 metres, which matters to any owner running a serious offshore programme.
A queen-size berth is fitted as standard in the front lounge. The optional aft-cabin package adds a second queen-size bunk, bringing total berth capacity to four persons. At this length, that is a meaningful cruising range extension rather than a marketing footnote.
The Stealth Green Signature Edition introduces exclusive matte black carbon across the dashboard panels, fender boxes, and optional LED roof light bar - a first for the Shadow 900 range. The paintwork is produced through a labour-intensive hand-fairing, painting, and polishing process consistent with BRABUS automotive coachbuilt standards.
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Brabus · Bottrop, Germany
Tell us about your yacht, your programme, and the missions Shadow 900 sun-top needs to handle. We come back within 48 hours with a written assessment - fit for the brief, lead time, and trade-offs against alternatives in the same band.
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