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2011 Airstream 3500 Interstate Rides On A Mercedes-Benz Chassis

Airstream, maker of the iconic "silver bullet" travel trailer, has gone far beyond its design beginnings. The company recently announced the debut of its 2011 Interstate 3500 Class B touring coach. The 2011 Airstream 3500 Interstate is built on a Mercedes-Benz chassis. It has seating for eight, a kitchen, bathroom, and a convertible lounge area that at night becomes a bed for two. The bucket seats in the cockpit swivel to face a removable table that seats four at mealtime, and a 19" flat panel HD LCD/DVD provides on-board entertainment. The galley has a small convection-microwave oven, two-burner cook top and a 3.1-cubic-foot refrigerator is cooled by an AC/DC compressor that uses 90 percent less power than conventional RV models. It also has interior LED lighting and a 26-gallon fresh-water tank (with its own 6-gallon water heater for taking hot showers and washing dishes).

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Sprinter Van to Make 20,000-Mile Journey

by Jonathon Ramsey (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels

April showers are meant to bring May flowers, but other than that and Iron Man 2, May is a holding-pattern month while we wait for the summertime action of June, July and August. Well, it's a holding pattern for some – for Rob and Jan Wilson it's nothing of the kind. The self-described empty nesters have laid hold of a Daimler Sprinter van (we knew it as the Dodge Sprinter until recently), got it fitted out by Airstream and are driving the country to visit 50 national parks.

Called the Sprinter Tour 2010, Rob, an author and photographer, has let loose some fabulous photos of the ground covered so far in the first 11 days. No, it's not quite a U2 rockabout, but it might give you some ideas of what to do with your Summer and Fall and Winter, since they'll be on the road doing 20,000 miles from now to November 30. We might start out with a tour of just the Sprinter 3500; with a bedroom, dining area, bathroom and Carrier air conditioning, our driveway might be as far as we need to go to live well.

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The New T@B XL Luxury Trailer

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Luxury Cars & Autos

The T@B XL is different than its predecessors in that it's a little bigger and a lot more expensive. It's large for a teardrop trailer, measuring in a 22ft, but if you're worried about towing safety it comes with options for improving stability and reducing snaking. And the exterior may be simple but the interior is loaded with extras, like fine leather and teak wood, optional underfloor heating, and a 23" flat screen tv with built in cd/dvd. All that and it looks more like a miniature mansion than a camping trailer inside. Available in Europe for £35,000/$62,000.

Via Bornrich

Gallery: The T@B XL Trailer

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Country Coach Veranda, The Motor Coach With A Balcony

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

What's the average motor coach missing? These days they have just about everything, televisions, kitchens, luxurious bathrooms and more. The latest amenity is a private balcony that pops out with a touch of a button once you reach your destination. Country Coach's Veranda series of luxury motor coaches have a 4.6 foot wide by 13 foot deep steel platform with railings. The veranda is created by lowering the side wall and it is separated from the interior by 12-foot, three-section glass doors that can be opened. The deck can hold up to 3,000 pounds of weight and the deck floor is covered in vinyl. There are a couple of different floor plans and sizes as well as available options such as a LCD television that swings out for easy viewing, a barbecue, a folding table and chairs and power-roller day and night shades for the doors. You can learn more at the Country Coach Veranda website.

[via Gizmag]

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Luxury RV Has Slideout Garage

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

Our siblings at Autoblog alerted us to the motorcoach from Volkner Mobil. This luxury motorcoach has a mobile garage between the axles that can hold a small car such as the BMW Z4, Mercedes-Benz SLK and the MINI Cooper. Up top it is a traditional luxury RV with a dining room, bedroom and bathroom. The new RV, which is being shown off at the International Caravan Fair in Dusseldorf, Germany has a slideout platform for the car.

[Thanks to the many people who tipped us to this one]

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