’Van review: Bürstner Elegance 910 G Luxurious four-berth
This expansive four-berth offers stylish and luxurious off-gridding, so long as you have the right licence, says Peter Baber
Bürstner’s Elegance more or less tips over into the special class of vehicles that Continental manufacturers call liners – seriously long (and seriously heavy), with seriously luxurious interiors.
For 2021, Elegance was given a full upgrade, so it now comes on Mercedes’ lightweight SLC chassis. ‘Lightweight’ here is a relative term, because both models in this range – the single-bed 910 G and island-bed 920 G – are
8.91m long and have an MTPLM of 5500kg, so are only suitable for those with the appropriate licence.
The Elegance comes with a new double floor that is 36cm deep, and several interior improvements. It is also the first and currently, only, range in the world to feature Thetford’s new INDUS toilet system. Apart from making emptying the loo much less hassle, this is also designed to save water and make it easier for you to live off-grid.
We viewed the 910 G at Emm-Bee Motorhomes in Bury to find out more.
The sleek all-black dashboard on the new Mercedes cab is perhaps slightly marred by some blingy Bürstner branding. But with the gearstick for the Mercedes automatic gearbox (a £3725 extra on our test model) and an electric brake, there is nothing to obstruct the gangway back to the lounge area.
The motorhome comes with two fold-out travel seats as standard, enclosed in the casing for the settees.
Bürstner says it wanted to give the new Elegance a glossy look. With the optional upholstery and worktops in our test model (adding a further £3280) the interior was indeed glossy, and monochrome. Two huge side windows (which only have blinds)
and a medium Heki let in plenty of daylight. A wide range of LEDs light up the place at night, and the large pedestal table folds in two.
The entrance is furnished with a boot locker, a lit grab handle and a handy place to leave your mobile, with USBs.
After all that gloss, it is surprising the kitchen on this UK model only has a three-burner gas hob and a combined oven and grill. Even the extractor fan is a £190 extra. The worktop houses a sink that is an odd shape – you would be unlikely to find a washing-up bowl
to fit in here. But then you might not want to, because this kitchen, like the lounge, is high-gloss and very stylish.
There is plenty of well-lit workspace and a mains socket under the locker; there’s also a cutlery drawer down below. Across the way is a two-way opening Dometic fridge, but there is no microwave.
The washroom, spread across the aisle and easily partitioned off, is sumptuous. On the nearside, the shower has been expanded this year. It is well-lit, but there is relatively