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Originally Posted by atreis

Thor Four Winds/Chateau 25M has the fairly common murphy bed slide floorplan (similar to what's offered on MB chassis) on E-350 or Chevy 4500:
https://www.thormotorcoach.com/fourw...oor-plans/25m/

Also, a 100W solar panel is a factory option.

No on-demand hot water though.

Thank you, that’s an excellent comparison since floor plans are so similar, making it interesting to compare how chassis choice affects design (beyond luxury and content reflected in price). The Ford 25M is so new that I can’t even find actual listings with pictures yet.

Ford is 25’ long vs Mercedes 25’8”

Ford is 99” wide vs Mercedes 90”

Ford is 84” high inside vs Mercedes 80”

Both are 11’-2” high overall

Ford has floor step vs Mercedes flat

Ford has 55 gallon fuel vs Mercedes 26

Ford has gasoline generator vs Mercedes propane (std)

Ford has 350 HP vs Mercedes 188

Ford has 468 lb-ft torque vs Mercedes 325

Ford MSRP is $107,550 vs Mercedes $163,200


Obviously, with Mercedes price just over 50% higher, the amount of content, luxury and quality should be significantly better.

The Ford 25M floor plan at that price should sell very well.


I hope Thor continues to develop additional new Ford E-Series floor plans, particularly smaller and lighter optimized for touring rather than camping. I’m encouraged that they haven’t given up on E-Series yet. Now if they could only start thinking smaller.
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