Super C Motor Home Questions

There are kind of two categories of Super Cs. You have the Super Cs that are built on Ford, Chevy or Ram 450/4500 or 550/5500 chassis that have hydraulic brakes and essentially the same drivetrains as those found in heavy duty pickups. They are incrementally more capable than regular Cs in terms of size, weight and towing capacities.

Then you have the "mega" Super Cs that are built on class 8 commercial truck chassis. These have a broad range of weights and capacities, typically with air brakes. They can have GVWRs of over 40,000 lbs and GCWRs of 50-80,000 lbs.

At a glance, the Super Cs appear to be all in the same "class", but there is a huge range of weight capacity, towing capacity and price.

Oh what i wouldn't give for a nice jayco Seneca Super C! :B

We full time in a C. (Renegade Verona). We have been in it just over a year. Before that we fulltimed in a 5th wheel for 11 years. You can full time in anything. On our travels we have seen fulltimers in every imaginable rv. The one thing about a C is storage......not much compared to a similar size A or trailer. The driveshaft takes away a lot of space. Good luck in your search.

Some I’ve seen tow 20k.

rollindowntheroad wrote:
Hello All.

I have some questions on Super C motor homes.

1) How long have they been around?
2) Are they all diesel?
3) How many full time in a Super C?
4) What is the towing capacity?
5) Any advantages of a Super C over a Class A or vise versa?

I have been investigating Class A gas, motor homes for full timing when I retire. Recently discovered the Super C's. I have looked at regular class C's but don't know if they would be big enough for me to full time in. It is just me but don't know if I would be comfortable in one or not.

Thanks in advance for your responses.

1. The name showed up in 2004. But concept has been around long before that.
2. Currently they are all diesel. The Chevy C5500 models came in gas and diesel. Several manufactures used both engine. Most by Gulf Stream.
3. We spent 5 to 6 months ours. I have met others that full time.
4. You can tow around 6k. Depends on how loaded the MH is. Some of the newer ones have more towing than that..
5. If you look at a 35’ Class A and compare it to a 35’ Class C. There is more living space in a ClassA. Part of the 35’ in a Class C is the hood.
The Class C are easier to do Chassis maintance.
In 2019 Chevy is coming out with a new Medium Duty chassis. I look forward to seeing some of them with a Class C on it