Urban camper van melds Mercedes style with indoor/outdoor flexibility

Mercedes-Benz tends to be synonymous with top-end German luxury in the US, but over in Europe, it has a much broader connotation, especially when the Düsseldorf Caravan Salon rolls through town. There, Mercedes-Benz equates to everything from Benz-in-B… Continue reading Urban camper van melds Mercedes style with indoor/outdoor flexibility→

Vanderhall to introduce high-riding electric four-wheeler

Up until this point, Utah-based boutique vehicle maker Vanderhall has made its name on breezy turbo and all-electric three-wheelers. It’s now turning some attention away from pavement and toward the vast, sharply undulating stretches of world-famous of… Continue reading Vanderhall to introduce high-riding electric four-wheeler→

$1.8-million Vario Perfect ultra-luxury motorhome is 2 Mercedes in 1

For last year’s Düsseldorf Caravan Salon, Variomobil introduced the fourth generation of its “Perfect” line of ultra-luxury motorhomes, revealing the Mercedes Actros-based Perfect 1000. How do you follow up such an impressive exhibition appearance? By … Continue reading $1.8-million Vario Perfect ultra-luxury motorhome is 2 Mercedes in 1→

Lucid’s fast-charging 1080-hp, 500-mile electric sedan debuts for real

There’s been a whole lot of “believe it when we see it” in the burgeoning electric vehicle market throughout recent years, and Lucid Motors has been one of the poster children of that phenomenon. But the Silicon Valley company is now ready for the worl… Continue reading Lucid’s fast-charging 1080-hp, 500-mile electric sedan debuts for real→

Land Rover Defender 400e plug-in brings 85 mpg and electric low range

Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in 4×4? Land Rover has an answer for that. A few days after Jeep veered its plug-in hybrid tech deeper off-road, Land Rover has joined it at base camp with a plug-in off-roader all its own, the new Defender 400e. Available on the… Continue reading Land Rover Defender 400e plug-in brings 85 mpg and electric low range→

Concept camper van has fully removable interior … including bathroom

The European motorhome market is flush with modular camper vans, but more models than not are midsize and smaller vans with simple, compact interiors. Vans like the Pössl Vanster and Terracamper VW Terock do a great job of transforming between camping,… Continue reading Concept camper van has fully removable interior … including bathroom→

La Strada sizes down globetrotting Sprinter 4×4 monocoque motorhome

La Strada started off the young year of 2020 by rounding out its fleet of Mercedes-Benz campers with the Nova EB, a B+ size compact motorhome with a neatly integrated monocoque living module on a Sprinter chassis. It’s a nice option for those who want … Continue reading La Strada sizes down globetrotting Sprinter 4×4 monocoque motorhome→

iSmove motorhome packs incredible concept-grade transforming trickery

A year ago, German camper giant Hymer dropped the buzz bomb that was the VisionVenture camper van concept. The all-new iSmove motorhome from Hymer sibling brand Niesmann + Bischoff isn’t the production version of that van – it’s not even a van – but it… Continue reading iSmove motorhome packs incredible concept-grade transforming trickery→

Yamaha lets the all-new Wolverine RMAX 1000 out of the cage

Yamaha USA reaches for new heights of versatility with its latest 999cc engine-powered side-by-side family. The Wolverine RMAX 1000 lineup of two- and four-seaters combines a powerful twin-cylinder engine with a triple-setting D-Mode drive system that … Continue reading Yamaha lets the all-new Wolverine RMAX 1000 out of the cage→

VW miniaturizes California camper van to create new Caddy mini-camper

It turns out the new Caddy Mini-Camper that VW Commercial Vehicles teased last month isn’t actually called “Mini-Camper” at all. Instead, Volkswagen’s smallest camper van now wears the classic “California” name, creating a mini-campervan with everythin… Continue reading VW miniaturizes California camper van to create new Caddy mini-camper→