Indholdsfortegnelse for December 2024 / January 2025 i What Motorhome

AS I glanced through the habitation door of Bürstner’s new Campeo TD 690 G at the company’s press preview, I had a sense of déjà vu. Had I not been looking at this exact same model a few moments earlier? Err, no, and neither had I been at the schnapps, nor was I losing my marbles. The reason for the confusion? Bürstner’s new Campeo TD range actually includes two models that differ in just a single detail – the size of the fridge. The TD 690 G has a 131.5-litre fridge (including a 15-litre freezer compartment) and the (same price) TD 691 G has an 83-litre cooler with 10.5-litre frozen section. Why offer the choice? Well, the taller (full-height) fridge will probably suit those buying a Campeo TD with the…

LOTS of campervanners start their touring lifestyle with a small pop-top ’van. Some later migrate to something a little larger, often with one sole purpose – to have on-board toilet facilities and, therefore, be less reliant on campsite ablutions. Traipsing across the grass to the toilet block at 2am can lose its appeal… However, as ever in the campervan/motorhome world, there’s a balance between interior space and features versus size on the road (especially for country lanes and city centres). If you need a vehicle to use as a car, not just for leisure time, then the latter may take precedence over the former. And that’s where vehicles like the Dreamer Cap Land come in. A long-established and successful model in the French campervan company’s range, the Cap Land has…

IF seeing the Malibu Genius was love at first sight, prepare to swoon over the Genius Performance 4x4. Here is everything that makes the new Mercedes Malibu campervan so exciting, with the addition of four-wheel drive. Basis is, of course, the all-wheel drive Sprinter, powered by a 190hp diesel engine with the 9G-Tronic automatic ’box. It has 16in steel wheels with all-terrain tyres, Thermotronic automatic air-conditioning, Distronic adaptive cruise control, active lane departure warning, automatic headlights, electric folding mirrors and tyre pressure monitoring. Malibu also equips the Performance with an awning, exterior LED lighting (above the windscreen and over the sliding door) and a premium toolkit with folding shovel, hatchet and sabre saw. If that’s not enough extreme camping, then opt for the Self-Sufficiency Package, which includes twin lithium-ion batteries…

AT the press preview of Rapido’s 2025-season motorhomes, one model stood out as truly something special. We’re not talking here just about the new Distinction range, but specifically the i166M. In common with all the latest Distinction A-classes, this is a Mercedes-based, Al-Ko chassis motorhome at the very top of the French marque’s portfolio. It’s the longer model (a 7.54m version is also offered), which allows more space in just about every area, but especially the lounge. And this is a twin bed layout (an island bed is also available in each body length). The exterior look is characteristically Rapido and the 100% polyester body wears its three-pointed star with pride, front and rear. It has a heated double floor, of course, and the design is suitably premium, with the…

Bailey has added two new layouts to its first-ever campervan range, the Endeavour, which is now made up of four models. The additional models, both of which are under six metres long, include the Endeavour B63, a pure two-berth with a rear kitchen opposite the washroom. Up front, the side sofa facing the sliding door converts into a double bed at night. The Endeavour B65 (pictured), is a four-berth with four travel seats. As well as the font lounge and central kitchen/washroom, there is a fixed bed at the rear, which folds up to create full-height storage for bikes, etc. The second double bed is in the pop-top, accessed through a hatch above the front lounge. Built on a Chrome Blue, 3,500kg, Ford Transit panel van, the Endeavour campervan range…

NOT to be left out of the 4x4 party, Dethleffs showed a production-ready prototype of its Globebus Performance at this year’s Caravan Salon. Not another Mercedes, nor even a van conversion, the Dethleffs is a low-profile motorhome based on the VW Crafter. The unwashed, mud-splattered ’van set the scene of an Austrian farmyard with its fencing, pine trees and bark chips. But this is less of an overlander and more of a standard motorhome that won’t get stuck when the going gets slippery. Dethleffs says it is “the perfect travel companion for camping enthusiasts who occasionally venture off the beaten track or tackle snowy inclines.” It has raised suspension and black 18in alloys shod with off-road tyres to go with VW’s 4Motion all-wheel drive but the long rear overhang will be…

PART of the Rapido Group, Fleurette is not nearly as well known in the UK as its parent company. To be fair, it is a smaller brand, even in its homeland, but it produces a range of low-profile and A-class vehicles that are well worth seeking out. Even more so in the coming season with the arrival of the company’s first ever Mercedes-based motorhome, the Elister. In fact, there are two models – the Elister 73 LMF seen here with an island bed and the 73 LJF with twin single beds. As the model names imply, each is 7.30m long. They’re built on a front-wheel drive Sprinter chassis with wide rear track and 150hp, Euro VI-E motor, 16in alloy wheels and all-season tyres. A 3,500kg maximum weight is standard but…

THERE isn’t a raft of all-new models from Pilote this season but you might almost consider everything to be new, because this is the first major refresh of the interiors for five years. In the Expression range you can now choose between two distinct styles at the same price; Annecy (shown here, with white top lockers and pale wood finish in the kitchen) or Pyla (with wood up top and grey doors in the galley). Of course, Expression models are the fully customisable vehicles, where Pilote says there are ‘around 100 optional extras to ensure that your motorhome corresponds perfectly to your needs and preferences.’ In the alternative Évidence range, the spec is fixed to offer a better-value package, but only on a very limited number of layouts. If you…

IF you want a true off-grid motorhome, a ’van that can sustain comfortable living away from any other facilities, not just for an occasional night, but longer term, then RP Overland should be where you start your research. It has become the go-to brand for all-wheel drive leisure vehicles that are more motorhome than campervan but stop short of the extremes (and costs) of Unimog-based expedition machines. Its vehicles, the six-metre Rebel and seven-metre Rebellion, are built on the all-wheel drive Mercedes Sprinter van and are now subject to Small Series Type Approval (believed to be unique in its class in the UK). Since 2023, the larger model has also gone gas-free, as well offering the choice of Rebellion 2 (two-berth) and Rebellion 4 (for four). Choose the former and…

THE Adria Twin remains the original fixed bed campervan. It’s been around since the wedge-shaped Fiat Ducato van first arrived in 2007 and has been facelifted for 2025. It has more recently been joined by the Twin Max, based on the VW Crafter. And now, there’s the SuperTwin to take over the role of flagship campervan. Or there will be, once it gets the green light for production, because this surprise debutante at the Caravan Salon Düsseldorf in September was described as a ‘design concept’. But we all know that Adria has a history of presenting such ‘studies’ with the full intention of series production coming shortly after. Rumours suggest you might not even have to wait for the 2026 season… Adria might want to get things moving sooner rather…

THERE’S a new Ford Transit Custom on the scene now, with conversions being launched for the 2025 season from Dreamer, Landseer, Panama, Swift and Westfalia – with many more to come. But the previous-generation van was a gamechanger, the first serious competition to the VW Transporter in the pop-top camper market – and, for much of its life, the best-selling vehicle in the UK. Not the best-selling van, but the number one vehicle, outselling Fiestas, Corsas, Golfs and Qashqais. That means there are huge numbers of them around and converting a late, low-mileage example could be an affordable way into the campervan lifestyle. That’s certainly the thinking behind this Dormobile. Of course, this storied name in campervans already offers the traditional side kitchen layout in its pop-top conversions of both…

WHILE many makers of pop-top campervans are switching from VW to Ford in the run-out period of the T6.1 Transporter, Landseer started its business with the Transit Custom and has now updated its conversion to launch the Custom 2.0. Here, then is a premium product, targeting the top of this sector. It comes in a choice of six colours externally, with a long-wheelbase version to follow. All will be built on the top-spec Limited van with the 136hp engine and either manual or automatic gearbox (the latter as a £2k extra). Standard kit includes ESC, hill start assist, LED headlights, heated cab seats, 17in alloy wheels, 13in touchscreen, alarm and reversing camera. Externally, the Landseer uses sliding windows on each side, fitted with Landseer’s own blinds and flyscreens, for better…

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