Family motorhomes reimagined: Swift launches new models for 2024

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Swift adds overcab coachbuilts to its Ford-based Voyager range with the launch of its 4 Series models, as well as launching the Carrera 194 and Escape 694 in its 2024 range.

For the 2023 season, Swift launched its first-ever Ford Transit-based coachbuilt motorhome range, the Voyager 5 Series. Now, for the year ahead, the established quartet of low-profile models will be joined by a trio of overcab Voyagers – the new 4 Series range. Like the 5 Series, these are based on the increasingly popular Ford cab, but they are not merely the existing layouts with a new luton; these are all-new floorplans.

Crucially, all three of the new Voyager 4 Series motorhomes are available on a 3,500kg chassis suitable for those with a standard Class B car licence, while each one is also priced from under £70,000. At 7.54m long, they are a typical size for fixed bed motorhomes.

Despite the keen price tags, the new vehicles have a comprehensive spec and a very short options list. The only factory-fit extras are the automatic transmission and SwiftShield soft furnishings, while an awning, bike rack and roof air-conditioning can be added by your dealer.

Standard equipment across the 4 Series range includes an external cold water shower, outside barbecue point, habitation door with window and central locking, a 100W solar panel, reversing camera, cab blinds, Isofix on the rear seats, Duvalay Duvalite Alto mattresses (with memory fibre for increased airflow and cooler, more comfortable sleeping), a 133-litre automatic energy selection fridge with removable freezer section, Thetford Triplex cooker with mains hotplate, dual-fuel Truma Combi with Crash Sensor Mono for en route use of the heating, Winter Pack with tank heaters for the underslung fresh (110-litre) and waste (85-litre) tanks, the VIN Chip identification system to deter theft and a 10-year bodyshell warranty.

The Ford base vehicle comes will all the kit, too, including a 155bhp motor, Magnetic Grey cab with colour-coded bumper, Zenec Xzent infotainment system with 12in touchscreen, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, air-conditioning, cruise control, ESC with Load Adaptive Control and Roll Stability Control, stop/start and front fog lamps.

The 485 swaps the island bed for twin singles in the stern (1.95m and 1.91m long with room to sit up in bed). Below here, as in the 494, is a garage with 1.10m headroom, twin loading doors and 12V and 230V power points.

Much more unusual, though, is the lounge, which here is a pullman dinette (the passenger cab seat still swivels, too). Having both forward and rearward-facing benches, the seating comes with three-point seatbelts for a trio of rear passengers (one person faces rearward to travel) – and, as the dinette makes into an extra bed, the 485 is a true five-berth with five belted seats.

The washroom and kitchen (bar the position of the fridge) are identical in the 485 and the 494.

The third model in the range, which is still undergoing development, will have also have the same galley and washroom, as well as the pullman dinette of the 485, but at the rear will be a second lounge. Check this snapshot of the layout above!

For 2024, the Carrera range has received a stylish makeover. The new 4in LCD touchscreen control panel simplifies the management of lighting, power, heating and more. Rear door panels now feature a foldable storage table and door pockets, optimising storage options.

The front seating area is perfect for dining, and the well-equipped kitchen, complete with a stainless-steel hob and sink, and Dometic oven and grill, lets you cook complex meals while adventuring off-grid. With a manageable length of 6.36m, the Carrera 194 offers both spacious interiors and road-friendly manoeuvrability.

Further back, another rear lounge adds versatility to your travel experience, whether hosting guests or providing a separate bedroom. Sleeping up to six people, the 674 features a convenient electric drop-down bed over the front lounge.

This season, the Escape range has received useful upgrades, including new external cold water and bbq points, an updated control system with a 4in LCD touchscreen panel and an upgraded Alde heating system.