Etrusco moves to Ford - Practical Motorhome

Etrusco has launched a new range of standard and compact low-profile motorhomes based on a Ford Transit, in the latest example of a manufacturer moving away from reliance on Fiat because of ongoing production issues.

The Erwin Hymer brand – who you can find out more about in our guide to the best motorhome manufacturers – says the introduction of the two new compact ’vans and four standard low-profiles is intended “to improve the overall tight supply situation”. All come with Ford’s 2.0-litre 130bp EcoBlue engine as standard and a low-frame chassis.

The compact vehicles are just 2.14m wide. They include the 5.99m-long V5.9DF (£45,299), with a 1.9 x 1.4m transverse bed at the rear, and the 6.71m-long V6.6DF (£46,499), with two single beds and an optional third in the dinette. Both models come with a Vario washroom.

The standard low-profiles all have an optional drop-down bed which, together with the optional single bed made up out of the front dinette, can take the number of berths up to five.

Models include the 6.98m-long T6.9SF (£51,999), and three models at 7.34m long. The T7.3SF (£52,899), with a half-dinette up front, will have an OTR price of £52,899. All come with a 140-litre fridge.

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PeterBaber

Peter Baber is Reviews Editor of both Practical Motorhome and Practical Caravan. He has been reviewing motorhomes for the best part of a decade now. His first caravan reviews date back to the early 1990s when he first worked on Practical Caravan, before he embarked on a 20-year career in business journalism which saw him edit a wide variety of magazines, and launch a few too, including one that won an award. Although he enjoyed that, he always knew he wanted to come back. Peter reports on all the new models that make it to dealer forecourts each season, giving his judgement online and in magazine reviews. He has twice been shortlisted for a Caravan Writers Guild award. When he is not working, apart from going on motorhome trips himself (mostly local to where he lives in West Yorkshire, but also last year right across France) he likes trying to write novels, cooking, throwing the odd pot, and has just taken up tennis.