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Originally Posted by Laco

Seems like if you make a 'B' wider, you really have created a 'B+', which is really a small 'C'. What you really want is more space inside, without making it bigger outside!!! Damn laws of physics getting in the way again!!!!

I repectfully disagree. There are plenty of van manufacturers now making vans in the 24 ~ 25 foot range, and with 6’-4” to 7’ of headroom (before insulation).

The problem is that they are essentially all 80” in outside width, with most between 5’-10” to 6’-2” in interior width at widest point (70” ~ 74”). Motorhomes go up to 2-feet wider.

I’m not suggesting Ford, RAM, or Mercedes make a van 96” wide like dually pickups, but even at around 86 ~ 90 inches it would make a huge difference for van campers. And we’d still be able to park it at home, use it as a second car, etc. Other than slightly lower MPG, I’m not sure it would sacrifice much of anything that is significant.