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september 2012 september 2012 2013’s new ’vans revealed this month ➜ Follow us on Twitter issue no. 320 issue no. 320 EDITORIAL Published by: Warners Group Publications Plc The Maltings, West Street, Bourne, Lincolnshire PE10 9PH 01778 393313 Fax: 01778 425437 Publisher: John Greenwood 01778 391116 Managing Editor: Daniel Attwood 01778 391154 Editor: Peter Vaughan 01778 391118 peterv@warnersgroup.co.uk News & Online Editor: Andrew Baxter 01778 395015 Designers: Maria Hurlow, Claire Honeywood Road-testers: Andrew Bromley, Dave Hurrell, Trevor Middleton, Steve Rowe, Rachel Stothert ADVERTISING Warners Group Publications 01778 391027 Head of Advertising: Fleur Chivers 01778 392071 Head of Digital Development: Hannah Hollis 01778 392454 Advertisement Sales Executive: Helen Taylor 01778 391079 Advertisement Production Manager: Denise Watson 01778 391106 Classified Lineage Advertising: Jane Cottam 01778 391187 janec@warnersgroup.co.uk Designers: Jayne Thorpe, Andy Fletcher, Sarah Machin, Amie Carter MARKETING Brand Manager: Lucie Cranfield 01778 395016 HOW TO SUBSCRIBE Digital subscriptions: www.pocketmags.com or for print subscriptions call 01778 392015 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Annual digital subscriptions: £19.99 Annual postal subscriptions: UK and BFPO £31.99 Europe and Eire (airmail): £52.99 Worldwide (airmail): £74.99 Cheques should be made payable to Warners Group Publications plc BACK ISSUES 01778 391180 RE-PRINTS Road Test Re-prints 01778 391187 NEWSTRADE DISTRIBUTION Bridget Cramp: 01778 392417 ACCOUNTS Diane Stabler: 01778 391024 Helen McNamee: 01778 391025 PRINTING Printed Web Offset by Warners (Midlands) plc 01778 391000 BE SAFE! Place an order for Which Motorhome with your newsagent. ISSN 0950-9291. Which Motorhome is published on the second Thursday of the month preceding cover date. While every care is taken when accepting advertisements, we cannot accept responsibility for unsatisfactory transactions. We will, however, investigate any complaints. The views expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of the publisher. Care is taken to ensure that the magazine’s contents are accurate, but we assume no responsibility for any effect from errors or omissions. Copyright © Warners Group Publications 2012. All rights reserved. No part of this magazine may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior permission. 212 | motorhome @WhichMotorhome MORE REASONS TO BUY This is the most exciting time of year for us, when the Which Motorhome team practically live on budget airlines, jetting from one hectic launch to the next and struggling to understand yet another presentation in German! But we put up with inevitable airport delays to bring you unrivalled coverage of next season’s motorhomes, and show those new ’vans to you first. This year’s highlights? Laika and Hobby for style, Chausson and Swift for new thinking on layout, and Bürstner/Hymer for their genreinventing van-sized coachbuilt. See them all in this issue! PETER VAUGHAN EDITOR

For hundreds more visit www.which-motorhome.co.uk contents news and views 007 what’s new special hymers for the uk market 011 next month the bargain-priced autocruise camper 2013 motorhome launches 014 adria a six-metre coachbuilt with garage arrives 020 auto-sleepers bigger than ever before, and on a merc 024 bürstner sister model for the 2011 motorhome of the year 030 carthago a-classes to aspire to owning 036 chausson welcome range gets interesting additions 042 dethleffs the compact globebus gets a new look 048 hobby stylish new low-profiles set the standard 052 hymer a new range of low-profiles, lighter merc a-classes 056 knaus ‘van of the year gets an a-class equivalent 062 laika italian styling, plus big lounges and more headroom 068 niesmann + bischoff more striking interior design 072 pilote a special kitchen for keen british chefs 078 rapido great value a-classes, including mercedes 084 roller team with a superb new rear lounge six-berth 088 swift new layouts and extra belted travel seats tested 016 adria matrix axess 590 sg compact low-profile 026 bürstner brevio t 600 like a van, not a van 032 carthago c-tourer i 150 german a-class luxury 038 chausson welcome 69 french bed with a twist 044 dethleffs globebus i8 compact a-class 050 hobby premium van 65 ge slim and stylish renault 054 hymer t-class 698 cl part of this marque’s comeback 058 knaus van ti 550 md another winner from knaus? 064 laika rexosline 9009 ultimate style statement! 070 niesmann arto 66f sub-7m a-class with clever bed 074 pilote aventura g600 lga small a-class grows wider 080 rapido 891m an a-class mercedes for under £60k 090 autocruise rhythm compact rear lounge camper 094 vantage cad high-quality mercedes van conversion 107 autocruise quartet long-term test update buying and owning 113 running costs vw versus mercedes, ford v fiat Chausson’s innovative Welcome 69 in the Beaujolais vineyards near Mâcon SUBSCRIBE TO �� Enjoy benefits worth over £167 including a FREE gift. See pages 76 & 77 for details Or contact 01778 392015 to place your order quoting WHI/SEPT12

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For hundreds more visit www.which-motorhome.co.uk contents news and views 007 what’s new special hymers for the uk market 011 next month the bargain-priced autocruise camper

2013 motorhome launches 014 adria a six-metre coachbuilt with garage arrives 020 auto-sleepers bigger than ever before, and on a merc 024 bürstner sister model for the 2011 motorhome of the year 030 carthago a-classes to aspire to owning 036 chausson welcome range gets interesting additions 042 dethleffs the compact globebus gets a new look 048 hobby stylish new low-profiles set the standard 052 hymer a new range of low-profiles, lighter merc a-classes 056 knaus ‘van of the year gets an a-class equivalent 062 laika italian styling, plus big lounges and more headroom 068 niesmann + bischoff more striking interior design 072 pilote a special kitchen for keen british chefs 078 rapido great value a-classes, including mercedes 084 roller team with a superb new rear lounge six-berth 088 swift new layouts and extra belted travel seats tested 016 adria matrix axess 590 sg compact low-profile 026 bürstner brevio t 600 like a van, not a van 032 carthago c-tourer i 150 german a-class luxury 038 chausson welcome 69 french bed with a twist 044 dethleffs globebus i8 compact a-class 050 hobby premium van 65 ge slim and stylish renault 054 hymer t-class 698 cl part of this marque’s comeback 058 knaus van ti 550 md another winner from knaus? 064 laika rexosline 9009 ultimate style statement! 070 niesmann arto 66f sub-7m a-class with clever bed 074 pilote aventura g600 lga small a-class grows wider 080 rapido 891m an a-class mercedes for under £60k 090 autocruise rhythm compact rear lounge camper 094 vantage cad high-quality mercedes van conversion 107 autocruise quartet long-term test update buying and owning 113 running costs vw versus mercedes, ford v fiat

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