Best MPG
What motorized RV gets best mpg ?
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You can have a minivan (Grand Caravan and Sienna are most popular) converted to a small camper or motorhome of sorts. It will get roughly the same MPG as driving fully loaded before conversion, if you don't have a cap added for headroom. If you put on a cap, MPG will decrease in proportion to the increase in height.
Van conversions on diesel full-size vans might do as well as a minivan, and have more room. The cost is up front, rather than pay-as-you-go for fuel. E.G. $22,000 MSRP for Ram C/V Tradesman (the bare version of the Caravan) vs. $37,000 for a high roof 159" Ram Promaster with the diesel (for MPG) vs. $42,000 for 170" high-roof Sprinter van. A Chevy Express 2500 extended used for most conversions is a little over $32,000 MSRP with small V8 or $44,000 with diesel.
You can buy a lot of fuel over quite a few years for the extra $15,000 to $22,000 to get into the larger van with a diesel engine.
The other thing that happens, expensive platforms like the Sprinter will get more expensive motorhome conversions. Right now, the least expensive van conversions are being done on the Ram Promaster with the gas engine drivetrain borrowed from the Grand Caravan.
Van conversions on diesel full-size vans might do as well as a minivan, and have more room. The cost is up front, rather than pay-as-you-go for fuel. E.G. $22,000 MSRP for Ram C/V Tradesman (the bare version of the Caravan) vs. $37,000 for a high roof 159" Ram Promaster with the diesel (for MPG) vs. $42,000 for 170" high-roof Sprinter van. A Chevy Express 2500 extended used for most conversions is a little over $32,000 MSRP with small V8 or $44,000 with diesel.
You can buy a lot of fuel over quite a few years for the extra $15,000 to $22,000 to get into the larger van with a diesel engine.
The other thing that happens, expensive platforms like the Sprinter will get more expensive motorhome conversions. Right now, the least expensive van conversions are being done on the Ram Promaster with the gas engine drivetrain borrowed from the Grand Caravan.
