Dynamax Rev

Is Dynamax Rev made by Coachmen RV? The designs and construction look identical. Are you getting Dynamax quality or Coachmen quality on a Rev ?

The Rev is like the Winnebago Trend/Itasca Viva.

Here in the US, the ProMaster chassis has the smallest weight capacity of the newer van chassis, and only offered in front wheel drive. However, the chassis is the cheapest of the new Euro-van offerings, so it tends to get picked for that reason. So, things wind up being skimped or left out.

Windows for one. There are not many windows on these ProMaster class "C"s, so if you want to see a sunset, you will need to face the vehicle to find a way to see it.

Slide-outs are another feature. You will not see a US maker offering those, although they are common in other rigs. Instead, the use of drop-down beds is more common for a denser sleeping arrangement.

At first, I liked the idea of the Euro-Van on the PM/Ducato platform... but it doesn't translate well to the US. People either pay for the tried and true (although relatively low MPG) of a Ford E-350/E-450 chassis, or pay the price premium for the Sprinter chassis. The PM chassis is wedged in that no-man's land between the two, with the fact that it has a weak payload rating compared to the competition.

Things will improve, but as of now, the PM based "C"s are sort of odd birds right now. Once FCA starts getting better payload ratings and rigs like the Trend start getting slide-outs, those will be a mainstream choice, but right now, they really only have the Euro-styling as their main sale point.

Manufacturers in Spain, France, Italy and Germany have been building at least 30,000 motorhome units a year since 2006 on the 3.5 metric ton version of that front-drive, single rear wheel chassis, branded as Ducato from FIAT or Boxer/Jumper from PSA. I've seen nothing in the press about stability problems.

However, for our market the heaviest versions of the van and the cutaway chassis are being rated a metric ton heavier, putting the platform at the conventional highest weight limit usually used here for only four wheels on the ground. There have been stability complaints about RVs on rear drive SRW platforms at these weights, leading to aftermarket DRW conversions.

With our desire to have RVs as big and fully furnished as possible, there is a tendency to overload. Our passenger vans in this category are required to have electronic stability assist programmed for roll stability. I'm not sure whether this is a feature of the RV cutaway platform sold here.

My Roadtrek wrote:
The Rev is a Class C, here is a thread from that forum about weights.
http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/28209876/gotomsg/28210922.cfm#28210922

Thanks, big help

The Rev is a Class C, here is a thread from that forum about weights.
http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/28209876/gotomsg/28210922.cfm#28210922