Chance-THOR
Senior Member
Thor introducing ESpec Essential smaller Class C budget motorhomes, including a new 19-foot floor plan. The 24-foot floor plans are basically copies of other existing motorhomes, but new 19-footer at 20’-4” overall length is new as far as I know. I searched forum but did not see previous discussions on these.
It comes under various brand names like Chateau, and is not only considerably shorter built on 138-inch WB chassis, but also 5 inches narrower (94 versus 99) and 4 inches lower (10’-8” versus 11’-0”). Inside headroom is 6’-8” versus 7’-0”.
Floor plan is almost identical to Cruise America Compact+ but 4 inches wider since it appears built on dual-rear-wheel (DRW) chassis instead of Cruise America on single-rear-wheel (SRW) chassis. This increases GVWR from 10,050 to 11,500 pounds.
Wet bath will likely be greatest compromise or drawback for many potential buyers, but I expect this basic 19-foot floor plan starting at only $122,700 MSRP is meant to provide more space than typical vans at a much lower price. Fuel consumption should be greater than vans, but powered by Ford E-Series V8 can tow up to 8,000 pounds for those looking to pull large boats or other toys.
Thoughts? It will be interesting to see how sales do given price is much lower than many vans, yet at 20’-4” length can be maneuvered and parked in similar spaces.
https://www.thormotorcoach.com/chateau-espec
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It comes under various brand names like Chateau, and is not only considerably shorter built on 138-inch WB chassis, but also 5 inches narrower (94 versus 99) and 4 inches lower (10’-8” versus 11’-0”). Inside headroom is 6’-8” versus 7’-0”.
Floor plan is almost identical to Cruise America Compact+ but 4 inches wider since it appears built on dual-rear-wheel (DRW) chassis instead of Cruise America on single-rear-wheel (SRW) chassis. This increases GVWR from 10,050 to 11,500 pounds.
Wet bath will likely be greatest compromise or drawback for many potential buyers, but I expect this basic 19-foot floor plan starting at only $122,700 MSRP is meant to provide more space than typical vans at a much lower price. Fuel consumption should be greater than vans, but powered by Ford E-Series V8 can tow up to 8,000 pounds for those looking to pull large boats or other toys.
Thoughts? It will be interesting to see how sales do given price is much lower than many vans, yet at 20’-4” length can be maneuvered and parked in similar spaces.
https://www.thormotorcoach.com/chateau-espec
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