It’s not that long since I last had a look at this four-berth, based on the Mercedes Sprinter, with fixed single beds and a rear washroom. But Auto-Sleepers’ Mercedes-based coachbuilts have had a major upgrade this year, so I’m looking at the 2025 Auto-Sleepers Burford Duo, to compare and contrast with the previous season’s model.

Chief among these motorhome upgrades is the inclusion of the new Alde 3030 heating system with continuous hot water. Auto-Sleepers has fitted this system, which comes as standard, a year ahead of everyone else. As an option, you can also have a Cinderella incinerating toilet fitted in place of the standard electric-flush cassette toilet.

The cab and lounge in the 2025 Auto-Sleepers Burford Duo

My test model didn’t have that, although it did have the Mercedes Premium Pack (£5100). This gets you a Thule awning, alloy wheels and a 100W solar panel on the outside, and cruise control, cab air-con, a colour reversing camera, a nine-speed automatic gearbox and the MBUX audio system in the characteristically minimalist Mercedes cab.

The cab
Premium pack adds cab air-con, a colour reversing camera and more

This season, the wood for the lockers is very dark, with a copper strip just above the handles. You get a choice of colours and patterns for the curtains and scatter cushions. The curtains are held back with rope-style ties.

When you’re looking at the best 4 berth motorhomes, how many you can seat in comfort in the lounge will most likely be a consideration. In the Burfod Duo, including the cab seats, you could accommodate eight in this bright, airy lounge. At night there is a light in the Heki housing, six LEDs either side of the sunroof, ambient light behind the lockers and four spotlights.

The lounge
Spacious lounge should accommodate up to eight people

I’m not keen on foldaway tables, but the one in here is at least small enough to allow people to pass through to the cab, and has space for four to dine.

The kitchen in the 2025 Auto-Sleepers Burford Duo

The extension to the side kitchen juts into the aisle, rather than over the lounge. However, there’s room to get around it, and it allows more space on the worktop for items that need to connect to the tower of sockets.

The kitchen area
The kitchen extension pulls out into the aisle, rather than over the lounge seating

This pops up neatly between the four-burner dual-fuel hob – with a separate oven and grill below and an extractor fan and microwave above – and the sink, which has two drainers.

This area is lit with striplights over the sink and the hob. Just across the motorhome’s aisle is a good-sized Dometic Series 10 motorhome fridge.

The washroom in the 2025 Auto-Sleepers Burford Duo

In the washroom of this Auto-Sleepers coachbuilt, the shower cubicle has a domestic-style lining, a small vent, a light and a tambour screen. You might think this would block the light from outside, but it doesn’t.

With the toilet on the offside, away from any awning, a salad-bowl-style basin sits in the middle, with a black plastic swan-neck tap. The mirror behind this has no direct light onto it.

Sleeping in the 2025 Burford Duo

The door to the rear bedroom (and hence to the washroom) opens with a handle that is also black plastic; given the upgrades elsewhere, it would perhaps look better in chrome. Still, I thought the bedroom in this motorhome with fixed single beds was cosy, especially because the wardrobes are cantilevered out over the beds.

The wardrobes and single beds
Wardrobes are cantilevered over the single beds, which are 6ft long

You get two individually switched spotlights on each bed, a plethora of USBs, and very smart headboards.

The lounge bed
Slide out the platforms to make up a large double bed in the lounge

The lounge settees have platforms that slide out to make what I thought was a large and comfortable double bed.

Storage in the in the 2025 Auto-Sleepers Burford Duo

There is no garage, although there’s a skirting locker for boots just by the habitation door. An underslung gas tank should also free up more space inside. Both underseat areas are easily reached by raising slats that stay up, even with the platforms and base cushions on them, which will come in handy when loading your motorhome.

The slats staying up
Slats stay up even with platforms and base cushions still in place

The same is also true of the areas underneath the beds, and both lounge and bedroom have two overhead lockers on each side.

A double cupboard opens under the sink, with one drawer for cutlery and plenty of room for pans. There is also a huge pan locker under the oven. One of the two lockers has a crockery rack, while the other is shelved.

In the washroom, there’s a locker over the toilet, two open shelves by the handbasin and a cylindrical, unshelved cupboard underneath.

Alternatives to consider

If it’s just the two of you on tour, you could look at the Auto-Sleeper Nuevo EK Plus – this compact model has plenty of comfort and a well-appointed kitchen.

Alternatively, you could look at an A-class motorhome instead, with the Carthago C2 Tourer I 145 RB LE Lightweight 3.5t offering two extra belts and plenty of luxury, without a C1 licence needed.

Technical specification

  • Price: From £119,100
  • Sleeps: 4
  • Belts: 2
  • Base vehicle: Mercedes Sprinter
  • Engine: 170bhp turbodiesel
  • Length/width/height: 7.92/2.78/2.87m (25’10”/9’1”/9’4”)
  • MTPLM: 4100kg
  • MiRO: 3383kg
  • Payload: 717kg
  • Water (fresh/waste): 91/91 litres
  • Leisure battery: 100Ah lithium
  • Gas: 25 litres, underslung
  • Contact: auto-sleepers.com

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