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Laika Kreos 7009 motorhome
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Model Year 2018
Class A-Class
Base Vehicle Fiat Ducato
Price From (£) 92,000
Engine Size 2.3TD
Maximum Weight (kg) 4,250
Berths 4
Main Layout Fixed Single Bed
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At a glance

Berths: 4 Travel seats: 4 Base vehicle: Fiat Ducato Al-Ko Gross weight: 4,250kg Payload: 765kg

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The Kreos 7009 A-class was introduced this year and sits on the penultimate step of the Laika ladder – just below the Iveco-based 8009 model launched a couple of months ago. It offers twin single beds at the rear, whereas its sister model, the 7012, provides an island bed.

Laika has always had a reputation for making solid, stylish motorhomes and that ethos continues today, although this approach doesn’t come cheap. The starting price of the Kreos 7009 is quoted as £92,000, but that jumps by almost £13,000 when you add in the Dolce Vita Pack. It’s unlikely you’ll see a Kreos that isn’t to Dolce Vita specification in the UK, but then the pack adds in the 150bhp engine and Comfort-Matic robotised maual gearbox, plus foglights and 16in alloys on the outside, as well as cab enhancements and much more.

Using the electric entrance step and the recessed inboard step, you climb aboard and the reason for these twin steps becomes apparent when you look at the seating with cab seats on the same level as the rest of the lounge. This flat floor aids access between the cab and the habitation area, as well as improving the lounge comfort.

The Dolce Vita models come with real leather upholstery, mated to the standard warm Italian oak wood furniture. The table is large, but Dolce Vita spec includes a folding version with a telescopic leg. The L-shaped lounge offers two rear travel seats and there’s a long side sofa opposite. The latter is not as deep as you’d think, though, because there’s a TV cupboard behind. The bracket is capable of holding a 32in flatscreen, which rises to the perfect viewing height.

The main kitchen is behind the L-shaped sofa, with a fridge opposite. If you specify the optional low-level oven/grill, you lose some worktop space but retain the twin sinks, one of which doubles as a smart drainer, set into the Corian worktops. The fridge is a double-door 160-litre affair and it might be possible for a microwave to be fitted above this.

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The washroom stretches across the aisle. It can be closed off from the kitchen, thanks to the toilet door, but also from the rear bedroom by virtue of an extra sliding door. The offside toilet cubicle, with its modern soft-touch formed sink and worktop, also has a large skylight and window, plus plenty of low and high-level storage. The shower is opposite with a see-through door in a smoky tone. Inside, there’s a wooden duckboard for the floor, integrated wall recesses for toiletries and a blue/white LED lighting system. There are also removable shelves to allow this space to double up as a secondary wardrobe when not being used as a shower.

Then, at the very back are the twin single beds. They’re at a fairly high level, so two steps are required, but these are deep and wide, providing easy access to the beds. This does allow wardrobe space under the foot of the beds, as well as the two full-height units at the base of each bed. The thing to watch out for is the high-level locker across the rear; you could bump your head on it if you sit up suddenly. And there are two further lockers on each side in this area – as if you didn’t have enough space for clothes already!

The height of those beds comes into its own with the garage space below. It’s a minimum of a metre in height inside, with both access doors being over a metre, too. And there’s a 250kg capacity, so you can even get a scooter in here. Attention to detail includes a ‘garage door open’ light on the dashboard, too.

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