BRABUS SHADOW 500 T-TOP
Best of both worlds combination of performance and comfort
NO LONGER IN PRODUCTION
The BRABUS Shadow 500 T-Top features a bold and comfortable design. Attractive, angular lines with a long, low-centre-of-gravity hull matched with three functional and versatile deck layout options for enjoying life to the fullest.
Built with Mercury Marine’s latest XS-Pro V8 FourStroke engines, it offers blindingly quick acceleration with a ‘kick in the back’ feeling, vice-like grip & handling, even from 40 knots fully loaded and with eight people on board. The BRABUS Shadow 500 design is underpinned by the successful Axopar 28 hull, with further optimised hydrodynamics and carbon-fibre reinforcing for even better overall performance and handling.
It is a stylish, superior boat, available in a choice of three, contemporary gelcoat colours and two different seat fabric colours, including Platinum Grey, White Grey and Glacier Blue, and two-seat fabric / sun pad cushion colours to choose from including BRABUS Red and BRABUS Cappuccino.
For the ultimate embodiment of luxury, the limited edition BRABUS Shadow 500 Black-Ops ‘1 of 28’ collection is hand-built with painstaking focus on precision and finish. The low-volume of boats produced of its kind will appeal to collectors and enthusiasts alike. This version is finished in Gunmetal Grey paint with BRABUS Red exterior seating.
The Shadow 500 T-Top is considered unique within this size range, and something that customers will find hard to replicate anywhere else.
SPECIFICATIONS

OVERALL LENGTH

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FUEL CAPACITY
Draft to props | 0.80 m |
Weight (excl. Engine) | 1840 kg |
Passengers | B:6 C: 9 persons |
Berths | 2 persons (with optional aft cabin 2+2) |
Construction | GRP |
Classifications | B - Offshore / C - Coastal |
Outboard engines | 2 x Mercury Pro XS 250 hp |
Hull design | Twin stepped 22 degree V "Sharp entry hull" |
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BRABUS SHADOW 500 T-TOP FEATURES
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REVIEWS BY THE XPERTS
Axopar 28 BRABUS Shadow 500 Is it practical?
Yacht Way – April 2025
Welcome to another YachtWay Spotlight – this week, we step aboard the BRABUS SHADOW 500 — a sleek day boat that blends family-friendly comfort with unapologetic performance. With blacked-out styling, aggressive lines, and the ability to cruise at 60MPH all day long, this isn’t just a boat… it’s a performance statement – period.
BRABUS Marine Shadow 500 by Axopar
BoatTest.com – February 2020

The relationship between Finnish boatbuilder Axopar and BRABUS, the renowned upgrader of high-performance luxury cars, form in 2017 to produce boats that give a shot of adrenaline to the sports-weekender market. And the relationship shows no signs of slowing down with this latest offering.
Axopar 28 BRABUS Shadow 500 Motorboat
The Boat Show – October 2019
Using Mercury’s latest V8 engines in twin 250hp gives it the BRABUS Shadow 500 name. There is more to the name than meets the eye! Find out with the Boat Show.
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