Le Voyageur Héritage LVXH7.9 GJL motorhome

Now with diesel Alde heating option and up to five travel seats

There’s just one brand-new model in the 2026-season range from Groupe Pilote’s premium brand, Le Voyageur, but it introduces some important new features. Most obviously, one half of the face-to-face lounge has been swapped for an L-settee. Some may prefer this design and its more instantly available rear travel seats but it also adds a novelty in this class of motorhome – the option of a fifth belted seat.

Enhanced for off-grid

Le Voyageur has also enhanced the spec across its range to give greater off-grid potential. So, there’s a new 175-litre Thetford compressor fridge here (and in most other models) as well as a 310Ah lithium battery option. In fact, the battery upgrade, along with 200W of solar power and a 3kW inverter, is included in the Luxury Pack, which is a virtually essential add-on but makes this a £190k motorhome.

An interesting new feature of the pack is the superb Alde radiator-based heating, which comes with a heat exchanger and is now powered from diesel (as well as 230V) for the first time.

Luxury pack

Other features of the Luxury Pack include 17in alloy wheels, wireless phone charging in the cab, Distronic Plus adaptive cruise control, Prestige leather upholstery (in a choice of colours), bedroom speakers, a second toilet cassette, electric waste water emptying with camera, built-in eight-metre water hose, on-board water filtration and an electric awning with LED strip light.

The rest is much as we’ve seen before from the factory at La Membrolle-sur-Longuenée, with the Héritage range having been introduced back in 2022 as the company’s flagship. It sits above the Fiat-based Eterna and is based on the 170hp Mercedes Sprinter with an Al-Ko chassis. It’s a 4.5-tonne motorhome with a payload of 680kg.
 

Body construction

This is an imposing-looking motorhome with a gloss black grille wearing the Mercedes star, while the body construction uses a rotproof frame with polyester exterior skin and 35mm of insulation.

Naturally, at this level of the market there’s a double floor (26cm deep), as well as a 1.09m-high garage with two large loading doors. 
 

Interior

Inside, you could only be in a Le Voyageur. The lounge is a comfortable space with a table that folds so as not to be obtrusive, while the cab seats rise to match the height of the sofas. Only the 80mm step down into the cab seems like an inconvenience.

The handleless furniture in the galley has matt black detailing (tap, hooks, spice rack, extractor hood, etc) and, while the standard hob has just two rings, there’s fairly generous worktop provision, especially with the sink’s split lid leaving it part-covered. There’s key-operated central locking of the super-deep drawers, two waste bins and an eight-bottle wine rack for your finest vin rouge. Spec the optional oven and it’s mounted conveniently below the sink.

Matt black highlights feature again in the large shower, which boasts a shelf for gels, a drying rack, roof vent, duckboard and doors that look like they won’t rattle(!). Across the aisle, the toilet room has its cassette toilet on a plinth (check that out if you have little legs), larger mirror-fronted cupboards and a washbasin mounted atop the counter. 

Single beds or a double

At the rear, the twin beds are 1.87m and 2.01m in length. The really interesting feature at night-time, though, is that Le Voyageur offers you the choice of singles or a double. Configured as standard as twin beds, they can simply be slid together to make a large double at the press of a couple of buttons. The bedroom area can be closed off with a sliding door and there are twin wardrobes, one above the other.

If you need the extra berths, the drop-down cab bed lowers electrically and can then extend to the rear (manually), creating a vast 1.98m by 1.82m bed in which you sleep lengthways (with easier access).

Le Voyageur motorhomes have a Gallic style that sets them apart from their German rivals, while new spec makes the Héritage even more suitable for long-term and off-grid touring.