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    Home › Reviews›Auto-Trail›Cheyenne›840 D SE

    Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE 2007

    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - profile
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE – profile
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - rear three-quarters view
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE – rear three-quarters view
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - lounge, looking forward from kitchen
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE – lounge, looking forward from kitchen
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - upper lockers
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE – upper lockers
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - limited travel for swivelling cab seats
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE – limited travel for swivelling cab seats
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - upholstery detail
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE – upholstery detail
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - overcab lockers and lighting
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE – overcab lockers and lighting
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - mood lighting above lockers
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE – mood lighting above lockers
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - mood lighting above lockers
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE – mood lighting above lockers
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - rooflight above lounge
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE – rooflight above lounge
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - cooker
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE – cooker
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - TV cabinet above fridge
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE – TV cabinet above fridge
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - fridge
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE – fridge
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - rear bed
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE – rear bed
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - nearside dresser in bedroom
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE – nearside dresser in bedroom
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - offside dresser in washroom
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE – offside dresser in washroom
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - bed headboard
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE – bed headboard
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - rear bedroom
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE – rear bedroom
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - rear bedroom
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE – rear bedroom
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - storage in offside bedroom dresser
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE – storage in offside bedroom dresser
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - cab with reversing monitor
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE – cab with reversing monitor
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - control panel
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE – control panel
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - entrance
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE – entrance
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - TV mounting point
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE – TV mounting point
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - washroom
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE – washroom
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - shower compartment
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE – shower compartment
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - kitchen
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE – kitchen
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - washroom
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE – washroom
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - storage locker by main door
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE – storage locker by main door
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - profile
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE – profile
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - profile
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - rear three-quarters view
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - lounge, looking forward from kitchen
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - upper lockers
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - limited travel for swivelling cab seats
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - upholstery detail
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - overcab lockers and lighting
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - mood lighting above lockers
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - mood lighting above lockers
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - rooflight above lounge
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - cooker
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - TV cabinet above fridge
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - fridge
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - rear bed
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - nearside dresser in bedroom
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - offside dresser in washroom
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - bed headboard
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - rear bedroom
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - rear bedroom
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - storage in offside bedroom dresser
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - cab with reversing monitor
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - control panel
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - entrance
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - TV mounting point
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - washroom
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - shower compartment
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - kitchen
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - washroom
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - storage locker by main door
    2007 Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE - profile

    Published: April 21, 2011

    Read the Practical Motorhome review of the Auto-Trail Cheyenne 840 D SE

    Verdict

    For a luxury two-berth, you won’t find better living space outside a US RV.

    Pros

    True end-bedroom, with en-suite bathroom
    Ideal for long trips where ’van is sited.

    Cons

    Some rivals have a greater specification and maximum towing weight.

    Living

    Cheyenne buyers have a choice of lounges: an L-shaped travel seat-cum-sofa, a double-dinette if they need the extra travel seats, or the longitudinal seating in this guide. With parallel sofas and light fabrics, the lounge feels pleasantly open.
    The cab swivel seats are a little too close to the sofas, especially if you want to pack the lounge with friends and family, and you cannot use both cab seats at the same time if the adjacent sofas are occupied.
    There’s a TV space with plugs below the mirror by the door, and a small drop-down cab screen. but only the Kon-Tiki has speakers in the lounge.
    The Cheyenne’s wood-edged lockers have a sturdy feel, but no locking catches to hold items in place on the road.
    Natural light is plentiful, but if there isn’t much of it, the whole area is made to look sophisticated by concealed strip lights above overhead lockers, and 230V dimmer switches – a big comfort if you want to set up on site for long periods. Halogen spotlights offer illumination for reading, but they draw a lot juice from the battery and get hot.
    The table folds, so the lounge is more flexible than in Continental ’vans which have obstructive, fixed, tables. When it’s not in use, the table sits in a locker over the cab. If you want, you can buy an additional table – a boom-leg coffee table for the swivel seats. There’s also a convenient table top by the door.

    Kitchen

    Make no mistake – this is a cook’s kitchen. There is lots of worksurface, in the practical, L-shaped kitchen and plenty of storage. There’s a movable draining board and chopping board/sink cover, and you have a clear route to the table for serving. Power points are sensibly positioned, too.
    For storing kitchen paraphernalia, you get a twin-tambour door microwave cupboard and two floor-level cupboards. Overhead and cutlery storage space is good, with two large lockers with two small ones beneath.

    Washroom

    The en-suite washroom is best for long-termers who want domestic-style separation of the lounge and bedroom.
    The toilet has a wind-up rooflight, a small, clear window and a pop-up rooflight over the shower. A solid door closes off the kitchen, and a pleated curtain separates the bathroom from the bedroom. With the door closed, the toilet feels cramped, because there is only 23cm of space between the bowl and the door at the narrowest point. The sink is wide enough to wash your face in and there is enough room to bend over it (with the door open) but the soap dish and glass holder are an encumbrance. The separate shower is more than roomy enough for regular use.

    Beds

    The bedroom is well lit by a rooflight and two windows, and has an opulent feel, with dark woods, frosted, dimmable lights and panelled walls. There are wardrobes and dressing tables either side of the beds but only a 25cm gap between the corners of the bed and the dressing tables.
    You can watch TV in bed (there are speakers here), too.
    The lounge bed makes up by sliding out the seat slats, dropping the spring legs and pulling out the linked slats to fill the seat-base gap.

    Storage

    If you want roof bars and a ladder so you can fit a large roofbox, you can – but they’re a cost option. If you want to tow something – a small car on a trailer, perhaps – you’re going to have to watch very carefully what you tow, because the Cheyenne’s maximum towing limit is only 1000kg. Some rivals have much beefier limits (The Swift Kon-Tiki 669 is one, for example).Payload is good, however – 1216kg.
    The rear underbed storage space is neither heated nor big enough for bikes or a scooter, but the rear panels has room for a bike rack.
    The Cheyenne has a full-width double floor locker in the skirt behind the gas bottles. It is 41cm wide by 24cm tall, with an 18cm aperture. On the offside, there are two skirt lockers: one with a wooden box for the batteries, and another, similar space behind this for cable and levelling ramps. None of these skirt locker doors have stays to hold them open and they use a different key to the other external doors. It also has a tall one-shelf locker, suitable for boots, in front 
of the offside axles.
    Internal storage space is good. Half of the rear bed base is available (including the combi boiler) and twin wardrobes and overhead lockers surround the bed. There are six aircraft-style lounge overhead lockers (one containing the Freeview receiver) but the lower sections are shallow and suitable only for books or CDs. The seat bases also allow cupboard access.
    The Lo-Line chassis on our test-model Cheyenne also gave us a large overcab locker with two side lockers.

    Technical Specifications

    Payload1216 kg
    MTPLM5000 kg
    Shipping Length8.61 m
    Width2.31 m

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