What is currently the shortest class B out there.

[John___Angela]

Howdy all. Helping somebody out here and I'm a little out of touch with the market.

What are the shortest class B's out there right no. lets say from the last 7 years, 2008 to present.

Thanks all.

[TARDIS_TIME_TRA]

LIKE THE TARDIS (ITS BIGGER ON THE INSIDE)

[Arizona_Kid]

A Class B needs a bathroom, bedroom, and kitchen, otherwise it's just a Camping Van,

[John___Angela]

TARDIS TIME TRAVELER wrote:
We saw this one in Anchorage Alaska. Not much for accommodations,but small & can park anywhere.

Too cool. Thanks for sharing. 🙂

[TARDIS_TIME_TRA]

We saw this one in Anchorage Alaska. Not much for accommodations,but small & can park anywhere.

[CSG]

The PW Traverse (no longer being produced thanks to Ford's dropping the Econoline) is under 18'. Pretty much fits anywhere.

[mlts22]

If you don't mind giving up a self-contained van (namely the shower), you can get a short ProMaster or Express van from Sportsmobile. With the pop-top roof, you can even park in garages.

[John___Angela]

mkguitar wrote:
I gotta ask, why shortest?

the only advantage I can see is parking--- with a longer/wider you may have to park farther and walk to the store.

but you still have height restrictions and once you punch a hole in the air, MPG isn;t much affected by vehicle length

a shorter wheelbase will have a rougher ride

interior space is lessened.

so please, why?

mike

First gotta thank everyone for their input. The class B crowd rocks.


Re the length, partly has to do with parking (just over 17 feet) and partially cause they want something really small to drive and park, even in the city. They will be using it for overnighters and weekends.

Thanks again.

[goboborz]

The Safari Condo M18 looks great. Love my RT 170, but this might be an improvement. I can't find prices, but I probably couldn't afford it anyway.

[Davydd]

If 23 feet will work just about any true Class B will be under consideration with the exception of the extended body Sprinter vans that are 24 feet long. Then you can concentrate on finding the B you truly might like.

[rockymtnb]

Safari Condo M18 model is 17'9" (213 inches) long, probably the shortest production Class B currently offered in North America. Sportsmobile also offers custom units based on that same Promaster chassis with either low roof (pop-top) or fixed high roof options. The high roof Sportsmobile design with cross-wise dinette bed would probably be the shortest Class B with full sleeping, bath, and cooking facilities available.

At our previous house one advantage of those shorter units would have been fitting inside the third garage bay, which was taller and shorter than the main double bay. That would have avoided all HOA and storage issues associated with a larger RV.

[mkguitar]

I gotta ask, why shortest?

the only advantage I can see is parking--- with a longer/wider you may have to park farther and walk to the store.

but you still have height restrictions and once you punch a hole in the air, MPG isn;t much affected by vehicle length

a shorter wheelbase will have a rougher ride

interior space is lessened.

so please, why?

mike

[avanti]

RobertRyan wrote:
Can easily parked in underground shopping centres

Opens up all kinds of new possibilities for stealth camping. 🙂

[RobertRyan]

My sister is getting a similar conversion built. Can easily parked in underground shopping centres
Here is interior of TRAKKA

[tatest]

RobertRyan wrote:
These may come to the U.S., AWD, with a 2litre Diesel

VW would have to take the parent van through the DOT and EPA certifications in order for someone to import the conversions. VW did so for the T4, but stopped importing when the passenger van failed to gain market share against our large minivans, VW pulled the Transporter out of the U.S. in 2004 and started importing their own minivan instead.

It was hard to make the commercial T4 van competitive with the "chicken tax" (a 25% tariff retaliating against an EU tariff). There have been discussions lately about ending this particular tariff, but a similar effort in 2009 got nowhere (we can't discuss the politics of that here).

Current "import" trucks being sold in the U.S. are either being assembled in North America, or they are being imported as passenger vehicles and converted to trucks on arrival (e.g. take the seats out).

It would be nice to have the Transporter here again. I would have bought one instead of my Ford E-series.