Best Campervan Innovation
Here, the judges were looking for the cleverest and most innovative features that make the most of the very limited space in a campervan
Best Campervan Innovation 2026
Bürstner Habiton HM 6.0
The showstopper at last September’s Caravan Salon Düsseldorf was the Habiton. Bürstner’s new campervan sets out to achieve the near-impossible.
Its design brief was to fit the typical European fixed single bed layout (which normally resides in a 6.36m-long Fiat Ducato) into the slimmer, shorter Mercedes van.
On the outside, this is a 5.93m panel van with a choice of six exterior colours (the minty green is quite brave!) and either rear or all-wheel drive.
But it’s the inside that matters and, here, the usual half-dinette bench seat slides and folds (with the table rising vertically) to allow the patented washroom to also slide forward on its floor-mounted rails.
Moving your ablutions then creates more room in the bedroom, where the single bed mattress simply unfolds into the space vacated by the washroom. It’s remarkably simple to use and makes for incredibly clever double use of the space.
The washroom itself has more clever tricks, including a foldaway basin and a loo that disappears for extra showering space. You can choose your toilet, too – standard cassette, Trelino (composting) or Clesana (bag system).
We’ve never seen anything quite like this before!
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HIGHLY COMMENDED
Knaus Light Weight Technology
Saving 60kg in a campervan, Knaus cleverly uses new 100% recyclable materials to improve insulation and internal acoustics, while also boosting payload. It’s a standard feature of the new BoxTime range
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Panama P10E Hybrid
One of the first mainstream plug-in hybrid (PHEV) campervans on the market, the Panama’s real innovation is using Ford’s Pro Power Onboard system to power the induction hob and blown-air heating.
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The Out & About Live Campervan Awards take every campervan launched for the new season into consideration, with our judges travelling to manufacturers and converters across Europe to discover hidden gems and exceptional innovation. Each award winner must pass a thorough examination from editors with decades of experience. Discover the rest of the award winners here!
