WEINSBERG
This very Germanic-sounding maker is part of the Knaus Tabbert Group and its campervan ranges, the Fiat-based CaraBus and CaraTour feature here.
In the CaraBus range, you’ll find the usual 5.41m and 5.99m lengths and fixed bed layouts, while the 600 K Campo (nothing to do with Last of the Summer Wine) is a special edition with double bunks, Media Pack (including 21in TV), alloy wheels, air-con, cruise control, DAB radio, leather-look upholstery and Campovolo Grey non-metallic paintwork – all for £42,995.
The CaraTour, similarly, offers medium and longwheelbase Ducato CUVs – they’re Caravanning Utility Vehicles, not campervans, apparently! – with fixed beds at the rear. Where the CaraTour (from £45,410) differs is with its more contemporary, minimalist interior design. available through selected Ford dealerships and comes with a three-year warranty on the base vehicle and the conversion.
Similarly priced is Wellhouse’s Blighty conversion of the latest Vauxhall Vivaro (which is built in Luton). Again, there’s a crash-tested sliding seat system and a side kitchen. Both cab seats swivel in this 4.95m-long camper, which has a low overall height of 1.98m with the pop-top roof closed. Based on the highest-spec Vivaro, the Elite, it comes with sat-nav, voice control, trip computer, front and rear parking sensors, cornering lights, 17in alloy wheels, lane departure warning, rear view camera and a head-up display.
A similar conversion to the Blighty is available on the Vauxhall’s sister van, the Toyota Proace. With a five-year warranty on both the conversion and the base vehicle, the Matino 2 is priced from £47,000.