IVECO Motohome bases are booming in Australia

RobertRyan wrote:

pnichols wrote:

RobertRyan wrote:

ROBERTSUNRUS wrote:
:) Hi, these trucks look like a Chevrolet van with a melted hood.

Very very different though, maximum GVWR is 15,000lbs GCVWR is 23,750lbs

Those GVWRs appear only a little higher than those of the venerable Chevy 4500 and Ford E450 trucks chassis used here in the U.S. under many Class C motorhomes.

For the life of me, I don't see how 200HP could adequately haul around that much weight in, say, the Canadian or U.S. Rockies. Horsepower is horsepower, and diesel horsepower is no different than gas horsepower - assuming that the designers put the right gear ratios into tansmissions and differentials in order to transform crankshaft torque into drive axle torque.

Maybe Iveco Daily RV drivers are happy with going slower overall, than North American RV drivers?

Doubt they will convince you,as the E450 is a failure here. but they have no problems climbing hills quickly or going off road( very much Off Road) Speed limits are very similar to the US in Australia.as you know we drive very fast off road, something you would be very uncomfortable about. Northern Territory has unlimied limits

Robert .... if the E350/E450 cutaway van chassis were "a failure" there, it probably was because either gas wasn't readily available or because someone didn't try hard enough.

Here's an example of what could have been possible there - for use in the Outback as at least an E350 starting point or for a finished E350 final ride - a more rugged E450 chassis underneath would be even better:


P.S. The reason we go slow out in the middle of the off-highway American West has nothing to do with the rugged E450 chassis underneath our compact coach ... it has everything to do with loose stuff in the cabinets and drawers that I never took the time to build custom fitted storage places for. We're retired, so RV speeding on rough roads is not necessary - let alone being unwise. ;)