BRABUS SHADOW 900 BLACK OPS
How does that old saying go? You wait ages for a (Bra)bus and then two come along at once? It’s something like that. Either way, having chased for a full test of the Shadow 900 since November 2019 when I first drove the pre-production mule at over 60 knots through a wintry Helsinki archipelago, I can scarcely believe my luck that both a Sun-Top and a Cross-Cabin (XC) have landed in Poole at the same time.
FUELLING THE FIRE
Both boats begin the day at what will be a familiar haunt for Brabus Shadow owners – the fuel dock. There is a Spyder version of the 900 as well but, as cool as it looks, its open deck spaces are a little too exposed unless the weather is absolutely perfect so most will be choosing between the part-covered Sun-Top and fully enclosed XC. Editor Hugo has joined me on the test intent on fighting the case for the Sun-Top (see side panel on p75) but for me it’s the brooding Cross-Cabin that truly courses with Brabus DNA. It hovers menacingly as the Sun-Top takes on
