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RV REVIEW | MORE INFO TRACK TRAILER www.tracktrailer.com.au accessible cabin. Speaking of opening up the cabin, the fibreglass roof of the Mk4 has been redesigned in the Mk5 to achieve an additional 100mm of head room in the cabin. The ‘Quick Cover’ awning is also new. It’ll open up over the nearside kitchen in mere moments, and pack away just as easily. The kitchen hasn’t undergone any changes, other than the addition of some new LED lighting above and below – it’s still the ‘Premium’ kitchen first seen on the Mk4. And it’s still a class act. COMMAND AND CONTROL Track Trailer’s semi-famous Interior Command Console has been upgraded as part of the Mk5 overhaul. In the Tanami model up to the top-end Murranji (as seen here), it now includes a 25A DC-DC charger with MPPT solar regulator, a 120W solar panel on the roof (so the onboard battery is constantly charging), as well as a 21A 240V battery charger and an integrated battery management system. There’s still a heap of storage under the bed sensibly organised by three (optional) lockable drawers made of sheet metal. In fact, the Mk5 Tvan includes more than 250 sheet metal changes over the Mk4. Each Tvan model, excluding the base Yulara, has a ‘draw from a creek’ facility that utilises the camper’s onboard pump. This allows you to draw your water from the onboard tank(s) or from another source, such as a running river. Importantly, this system doesn’t fill the onboard tank(s); instead, it directs the water straight to the shower and kitchen outlets. Now, Tvans have always been light – around 1.1 or 1.2 tonnes for the top model. As fitted to our review Murranji, the Mk5 is available with 1.8-tonne-rated MC2 Asymmetric Link suspension and an ATM rating to match. gorv.com.au 19