Motorhomes

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.

Bill Savidan flags down the impressive Benimar Perseo 591 and finds some stylish secrets cleverly stowed within the smooth exterior.

The latest addition to TRAILlite’s top-end Landmark series – the 7.8m Lowline Oakura 53 – combines a streamlined body with a slick, Euro-styled interior. Appropriately, it’s built on a Mercedes Benz chassis and will attract admiring glances wherever it goes, writes Lawrence Schäffler.

Bill Savidan drops in to KEA’s Albany plant to find out how good a second-hand motorhome can be.

Malcolm Street makes a quick pass of Arthur’s Pass and Lake Brunner while trying out the aptly named UCC Brunner.

You don’t have to be a wild-spirited maverick to enjoy Auto Trail’s Apache, though it would probably help. If you’ve got the game, it will test your zest for adventure – and at the end of the day, you can cosset yourself in its plush interior, writes Lawrence Schäffler.

Swift’s 2012 Bolero 684FB (fixed bed) offers buyers improved energy efficiency, a cosier interior and better handling. Effectively, writes Lawrence Schäffler, the UK manufacturer has made a great product even better.

What do you do when your base vehicle purchase price increases by over 50%, in just 4 years? Rob Floris – Managing Director of UCC Motorhomes in Christchurch thinks he may have just found the answer.