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Brabus teams up with AB Yachts
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The first superyacht by the German-Italian collaboration will debut at Monaco Yacht Show 2026.
AB Yachts – one of its two Next Yacht Group brands with Maiora – is collaborating with Brabus to create the German company’s first branded superyachts. The first model will premiere at this year’s Monaco Yacht Show from September 23-26, with a second scheduled to debut at the 2027 edition.
Founded in Germany in 1977, Brabus is best known as a tuner of luxury cars, upgrading models by Mercedes-Benz, Bentley, Lamborghini, Porsche, Rolls-Royce and Range Rover, with the family-owned company now also operating in the motorbike and boating sectors.
Brabus moved into yachting in 2017 by partnering with Axopar and developing higher-powered, more technically advanced and luxurious versions of the Finnish brand’s motorboats, which range from 22-45ft. The Brabus models are named after the boat’s horsepower and currently top out with the flagship Shadow 1500, fitted with three 500hp Mercury Racing V8 engines.
In 2024, Brabus partnered with catamaran builder Sunreef and their ongoing projects include a special version of the Ultima 55 powercat that was recently launched and is heading to the US, over a year after the original model debuted at the 2025 Dubai International Boat Show.
Brabus is now moving into the superyacht sector through a collaboration described as uniting “the design DNA of Brabus with the yacht engineering and building expertise of AB Yachts”.
Constantin Buschmann, owner and CEO of Brabus, said: “AB Yachts has exactly the kind of energy we’re looking for: the drive to challenge what is possible, to push boundaries and to create something that instantly feels special.
“As we continue the journey of Brabus Marine alongside our partners Axopar and Sunreef Yachts, this collaboration opens up a completely new dimension for us – bringing together our design, our love for bold design, individuality and detail with the incredible expertise of AB Yachts.”
Founded in 1992, the Italian shipyard builds high-performance, high-tech cruiser and sportbridge models including the AB 80, AB 95, AB 110 and flagship AB 130, as well as the AB 95S and AB 110S ‘sport’ versions. Giorgio Mattei, Next Yacht Group’s Deputy Chairman, described the partnership with Brabus as “love at first sight”.
“From our very first meeting, we recognized in Brabus the same relentless passion for innovation, performance and bold design that defines AB Yachts,” Mattei said. “From the outset, this partnership has been both inspiring and natural, driven by a shared pursuit of excellence and a determination to push boundaries beyond what the market has seen before.”
