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The Cottingham crew’s contemporaneous marketing banner declared, “The Rio is Swift Group’s all-new, sporty, compact motorhome with a rear full-size opening tailgate.” It was notable because instead of the usual marketing flannel, this was declarative, accurate, and if anything undersold what was and still is, the UK’s only volume coachbuilt with an opening ‘wall’. These…

Pilote is renaming its budget Joa Camp brand as Joa by Pilote – and the brand’s campervans showing the new livery will be launched for the first time anywhere in Europe at the Scottish Motorhome, Caravan & Holiday Home Show in Glasgow next month. The relaunch will follow in the footsteps of Pilote’s launch of…

If you’re looking to buy the best A-class motorhome, you’re looking at the very top-end of the market. You can expect to find sophisticated interiors, great living and sleeping areas and plenty of extras to give you a high-end touring experience. In short, A-class motorhomes prioritise comfort, and as a result, will typically be among…

Hymer has introduced three new models into its range for this year, including a brand new premium model, another 4×4 version of its Grand Canyon campervan, and a special edition version of the low-profile Exsis-t 474. The new models include something for everyone, whether you’re after a campervan or a motorhome. The new Hymer GT-S…

The best motorhome sat nav should take the stress out of any drive, allowing you to input your leisure vehicle’s weight and size to give you clear custom routing and ensure you don’t end up down a narrow road, confronted by an impassable bridge or facing a sudden, sharp bend. Combining a good motorhome sat…

A new Ford-based Auto-Trail F-Line model that is wide enough to accommodate an optional drop-down bed is being launched at the Caravan, Camping & Motorhome Show at the NEC in February. The new release will follow the manufacturer’s launches at the October NEC Show, which included ‘vans such as the Expedition 68XL, which impressed with…

More than half of Brits are likely to opt for a motorhome or caravan touring holiday either in the UK or abroad over flying abroad for a holiday this year, a new survey compiled for the Scottish Motorhome, Caravan and Holiday Home Show has suggested. Some 53% of the 2,000 people market research company Obsurvant…

One of the best things about campervanning, I think, is the opportunity to take off on a whim – after all, you already have everything you need on board. But sometimes it’s nice to plan something well in advance, which for us was a visit to the annual Twinwood Vintage Festival of Music and Dance,…

I see a lot of people having problems with batteries (leisure and starter) going flat during winter motorhome storage, and some are baffled because they have solar panels to maintain them. The thing is, solar panels only respond to sunlight and their output rating is based on mid-summer sunshine which is directly overhead. During the winter…

Campervan and motorhome tyres are often a rather reluctant purchase. They generally only get replaced when they’re worn out or have got too old to use. You reluctantly spend hundreds of pounds on their replacements and you get another set of black donuts that look almost exactly the same. It’s not the most exciting purchase,…