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Adria Matrix Supreme 670 SL
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Model Year 2021
Class Low Profile Drop Down Bed
Base Vehicle Fiat Ducato
Price From (£) 70,000
Engine Size 2.3TD
Maximum Weight (kg) 3,650
Berths 4
Main Layout Fixed Single Bed
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Base vehicle: Fiat Ducato Price from: £70,000 Berths: 4 Travel seats: 4 (optional 5 with 4,400kg chassis) Length: 7.49m Width: 2.30m Height: 2.91m Gross weight: 3,650kg Payload: 425kg

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Adria has totally redesigned its Coral and Matrix ranges for 2021. Both share the same exterior profile and many of the layouts are available in either range, with the key difference being the Matrix’s drop-down bed over the lounge in place of the Coral’s additional rooflight.

So, the Matrix adds a bit more versatility for those who need extra berths, even if not for every trip.

Both the new Coral and Matrix also come in either Plus or Supreme spec, while the entry-level Axess versions continue unchanged. You’ll immediately spot the Supreme with its all-over metallic silver finish that makes the model look every inch the £70k motorhome that it is.

The other USP as you trade up from the Plus (and spend an extra £3,100) is Alde ‘wet’ central heating, rather than the more usual Truma blown-air system.

Whichever version you choose, Adria says the Matrix is the result of two years’ development in which everything bar the toilet and the fridge have been changed. The new vehicles are taller, with a stylish inclined rear wall reducing the boxiness of the shape and a less pronounced hump (to hide the drop-down bed inside) creating cleaner lines.

It’s not just about looking prettier, though, as there’s the introduction of a technical double floor with the water tanks mounted lower and between the axles for better weight distribution. The panoramic window above the cab has been increased in size, too, while the garage doors are wider and there are new, exclusive-to-Adria Hella LED tail-lights and 3D badging, too.

Other new features include the electric waste water emptying valve (with switch sited just inside the passenger cab door) and the service hatch where you’ll find electric and TV hook-ups, as well as room to store the cables.

The external hatches have new twist locks and the garage doors feature neatly concealed hinges. There’s a special tool kit locker here, too, as well as a spare wheel and a clever drawer that can be accessed here or from the bedroom.

Payload is a reasonable 425kg on a standard 3,650kg chassis but an upgrade to the optional 4,400kg Maxi chassis will eliminate any fears of overloading – it’s a pricey extra, though, at £5,570 as it comes with the 178bhp engine and Fiat’s Eco Pack.

Step through the new entrance door (with bigger window and a bin) and you’ll instantly see that the interior design is all-new, too. Here is another deciding factor when choosing between Plus and Supreme spec – the former comes with the Alpine White interior with pine-style cabinets, while the latter has a darker colour scheme, called Cashmere.

Both have a redesigned media wall adjacent to the entrance, with room to house up to a 32in TV (parked on its side). The telly is at a comfortable viewing height and hidden speakers are another neat touch, while the Supreme spec includes a subwoofer under the fridge.

Adria has long been a master of making modern-looking motorhomes that don’t go OTT in their design and this Matrix Supreme is a new high-water mark. Its dark wood and grey furniture integrate really well, with the white top lockers and table as contrast.

There are strip lights integrated into the base of the drop-down bed, which itself hides unobtrusively in the ceiling so that you’re barely aware of it until you deploy its new mechanism and lower it for use.

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The bed (measuring 2.00m by 1.25m – Adria’s figures) now rises and falls on four steel cords and can accommodate up to 200kg. There are large rooflights forward and aft of the bed and a single spotlight on the nearside for reading, while the habitation door is blocked by the lowered bed.

In the daytime the lounge has room for five around the fixed table, which offers generous side-to-side and front-to-back movement. The settee is genuinely L-shaped with not just a token side section but a proper seat, and this also converts more easily to a forward-facing bench for travel than in many rivals.

Isofix is now standard, too, while on site you’ll appreciate the Matrix’s new flat floor from the cab through to the bedroom.

The Slovenian firm calls its latest galley design the S Series and it comes with solid laminate Fenix NTM worktops, a new design of hob (with three gas rings in a line) and neat hideaway handles on the soft-closing drawers.

It’s a very clean, contemporary design with dimmable lighting above the top lockers and more mood lighting at floor level, while on a practical level the Thetford oven/grill is mounted under the counter at a convenient height, not above the fridge.

That final aspect of the cook’s quarters is opposite and boasts both a generous 142-litre capacity and automatic energy selection.

Beyond the kitchen, it’s no surprise to find the shower on the nearside and the toilet room facing it across the aisle, nor that the toilet door can close off the back of the motorhome.

These are the norm for this type of popular continental layout, but a sliding door to make the bedroom private is a plus, while the aesthetics of the shower cubicle are another example of Adria’s more avantgarde approach.

In the toilet area the use of dark wood, grey for the upper cabinet and white for the basin, again, creates a classy whole.

In the bedroom the twin beds each measure 1.97m by 0.70m (an island bed Matrix SC is also available). Here, the tip-up sections at the head of each bed make for comfortable sitting up with a morning brew, while beneath is useful clothing storage – drawers on the offside and a wardrobe with clever slide-away door on the nearside. Reading lights are mounted on rails and include USBs.

This show model featured the optional leather upholstery (£1,360, available in two colours) as well as the essential Luxury Pack (alloys, sat-nav, reversing camera, awning, etc – £3,060) and Pack 2 (cab goodies at £2,590). Techy types will also want the new Adria Mach system (£700) which allows you to control key functions of the vehicle from your smartphone.

 

  
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