The Brabus Shadow 800 Suntop is the larger hull, 11.20 m LOA against 8.84 m, and the bigger-volume boat of the two.

Both run outboard.

These two are closely matched; the decision comes down to the specific brief, garage envelope, guest count, and the missions the boat has to cover. The table below lays out every spec side by side.

The full spec table is below; the gold dot marks the leading value in each row.

	Axopar 29 XC Cross Cabin New buildFromPrices on requestView boat →	Brabus Shadow 800 Suntop New buildFromPrices on requestView boat →
Dimensions
Length overall	8.84m	11.20m
Beam	3.00m	3.30m
Draft	0.90m	0.85m
Dry weight	—	3,590 kg
Performance
Top speed	50 kt	50 kt
Cruising speed	—	40 kt
Propulsion
Engine	Mercury Verado outboard	Mercury Verado 400R
Engines	—	2
HP per engine	—	400
Propulsion	outboard	outboard
Capacity
Passengers	—	12
Fuel capacity	—	730 L
Build & classification
Hull material	grp	grp
Classification	—	CE-B
Year	—	2019
Editorial highlight
First highlight	Cross-cabin layout for tender duty	Axopar 37 hull, BRABUS finish

Specifications, prices, availability, and performance figures are supplied for guidance only and remain subject to confirmation by the yard, seller, broker, survey, contract, and final specification.

Compare · 2 boatsAxopar 29 XC Cross Cabin vs Brabus Shadow 800 Suntop

The builders

Who builds each boat, and where, the yard behind the spec.

BuilderAxopar

Founded 2014 · Helsinki, Finland

Axopar is a Finnish boat brand founded in 2014 by Jan-Erik Viitala and Sakari Mattila, whose combined pedigree spans Aquador, XO Boats, and Paragon - the source of the Axopar name. Headquarters sit in Helsinki, with a creative and innovati…

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BuilderBrabus

Founded 1977 · Bottrop, Germany

Brabus is a German high-performance tuning and manufacturing company founded in 1977 in Bottrop, in the Ruhr region of Germany. The name is drawn from the opening letters of the two founders' surnames: Brackmann and Buschmann. The automoti…

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More comparisons

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