Motorhomes

Unlike Africa, New Zealand doesn’t have large savannah plains teeming with exotic wildlife. But if it did, Auto Trail’s 2013 Savannah would be the ideal game-viewing tourer because animals seem to gravitate to it.

Among their many other attributes, Auto Trail’s motorhomes deliver a drive relatively free of noisy creaks thanks to a quality build process. Proving there’s always room for improvement though, the 2013 models lift rattle suppression to an even higher standard.

Peta Stavelli took to the hills of Hurunui with a Swift Sundance from Iconic Motorhomes in Christchurch and found five-star luxury and performance.

Along with the launch of the new brand Avida comes the Esperance Range of elite motorhomes. Peta Stavelli checks out the elegant C7934.

With two slide-out modules, there’s more than meets the eye with the new Jayco Optimum. Bill Savidan finds out if bigger is actually better.

While Germany’s Dethleffs is Europe’s largest (and one of its oldest) motorhome manufacturers, its vehicles are relatively unknown in this part of the world. Happily, that is about change following the appointment of an Auckland-based dealer. The wait, writes Lawrence Schäffler, has been well worth it.

Already one of Auto-Trail’s most popular sellers, the Tracker range’s appeal will surely widen with the introduction of a new island bed option for 2013. The change is complemented by a number of additional upgrades, but the bed’s the master stroke, writes Lawrence Schäffler.

The Kea Legend is quite different from the Kea four and six-berth motorhomes produced in the past. It is the biggest, longest motorhome Kea has offered.

Peta Stavelli visits the Mount Maunganui home of Holiday Rambler and finds a little bit of the USA goes a very long way, with loads of style to suit Kiwi travellers — especially those who want to live aboard

Bill Savidan basks in the soothing light of Burstner’s Nexxo Moonlight.

Australia’s Jayco Motorhomes haven’t always enjoyed the best of reputations for quality control, but the new 23-foot Conquest represents a welcome shift – a development supported by contemporary styling, novel design and plenty of options.

Anyone thinking about entering the RV lifestyle for the first time will surely take heart from a UK-built Tribute motorhome. Among the most affordable in the country, these vehicles are nonetheless welcome proof that cheap doesn’t necessarily translate into nasty.