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RV REVIEW |
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THE FIFTH-GEN TVAN IS A MORE
REFINED VERSION OF ITS PREDECESSOR.
contained a stereo but
that’s been replaced with a
bluetooth Fusion unit that can
be removed from its docking
station when you’re away
from the campsite. The result
is a more open, more easily
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
Each Tvan model, excluding
Track Trailer’s semi-famous
the base Yulara, has a ‘draw
Interior Command Console
from a creek’ facility that
has been upgraded as part
utilises the camper’s onboard
of the Mk5 overhaul. In the
pump. This allows you to draw
Tanami model up to the top-end your water from the onboard
Murranji (as seen here), it now tank(s) or from another
includes a 25A DC-DC charger source, such as a running river.
with MPPT solar regulator, a
Importantly, this system doesn’t
120W solar p anel on the roof
fill the onboard tank(s); instead,
(so the onboard battery is
it directs the water straight to
constantly charging), as well
the shower and kitchen outlets.
as a 21A 240V battery charger
Now, Tvans have always been
and an integrated battery
light – around 1.1 or 1.2 tonnes
management system.
for the top model. As fitted to
There’s still a heap of
our review Murranji, the Mk5
storage under the bed sensibly is available with 1.8-tonne-
organised by three (optional)
rated MC2 Asymmetric Link
lockable drawers made of sheet suspension and an ATM rating
metal. In fact, the Mk5 Tvan
to match.
includes more than 250
sheet metal changes
over the Mk4.
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