Description

Berths: 4 Prices From: £46,495 Type Approval: European Whole Vehicle

Key Features

Model Year

2013

Product Class

High top

Product Model Base

Peugeot Boxer

Price from (£)

£46495

Length (m)

6.00

Berths

4

Belted seats

4

Main Layout

Bunk Beds

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Full Review

A very traditional British interior here, with a lot of emphasis on the quality of soft-furnishings. But it's a very interesting layout for the Windrush, possibly the best of the 2+2 berths, and the only bunk bed model to make the Showdown.

The bunks are across the back and obviously have kids in mind. A tad on the narrow and short side a teenager would struggle to fit in the top bunk. They both have a locker at their foot ends, as well as an LED strip reading light. The beds are of better quality than you'd find on the competing Autocruise Quartet.

The rear bed arrangement frees up a lot of space in the rest of the 'van, with a lounge comprising four seperate seats, although you can make up an offside settee.

The kitchen is more than generous, again in keeping with family usage. It has a Thetford Triplex cooker and a sink with glass lid and cutlery drainer. An electric extractor unit pretty much makes up for the fixed-only glass window here. Arguably the best kitchen in the Showdown.

The washroom though gets a mixed review. The large sliding basin is a good idea, but the long distance between it and the showerhead/mixer tap is a downside. It just all feels a bit too cramped in there. Worse, there's no storage whatsoever.

The lounge's main criticism, as in the Kemerton is the lack of any head restraint for the belted seating at the sliding door.

Auto-Sleepers offers two pedestal leg tables, meaning you can have two dinettes with the cab seats swivelled, or put a table between the two front chairs. There's also a free-standing table for family dining or use outdoors.

At night, the main bed is a double made from the two rear seats and framed metal bases.

Storage is always going to be a struggle if you really want this to be accommodation for four. The Windrush does have two wardrobes, one on top of the other, but they still don't give you a lot of clothes storage.

Read the full review in the June 2013 digital issue of Which Motorhome

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Our Verdict

A valiant effort to offer something different with full four-berth capabilities for the family market. Last year’s High-top Van Conversion of the Year.

Auto-Sleeper Windrush - ultimate showdown review