Elddis Signature CV20 campervan

Berths: 2 Travel seats: 2 Base vehicle: Fiat Ducato Gross weight: 3,500kg Payload: 665kg

New from Elddis for 2019 is a range of campervans and this means that there is now a range of dealer special versions. This Signature CV20 campervan is made exclusively for – and is available exclusively from – Tyne Valley Motorhomes.

The Signature CV20 is a two-berth campervan (there is also a three-berth available, called the CV40). And, as you would expect from a British campervan built for the UK market, it has a central kitchen that is extremely well equipped. You’ll find the galley in this camper comes with a two-burner gas hob with additional 240V hotplate, a combination grill/oven, stainless steel sink with matching worktop cover, microwave and a slim three-way fridge/freezer.

Opposite the kitchen, there’s a surprisingly practical washroom for such a compact space, offering a shower, a swivel cassette loo with electric flush and a circular washbasin.

But what really makes this campervan great for a touring couple is to be found in the rear, where the spacious reason-to-buy lounge is located. This seating area has two side-facing sofas down either side, which can be easily converted into two generous 6ft 2in single beds or equally easily converted into a large, sumptuous transverse double bed.

Because of large windows on three sides of the lounge plus a large sunroof, it is the place to sit back and relax with glass in hand while you enjoy the view or watch the world pass by. And, if the weather is agreeable, you can simply open the double rear doors, stretch out on the sofa and let the fresh air flood in. It is truly one of best and most appealing campervan lounges currently on the market.

The Whale dual-fuel heating system – that runs on electric or gas or both – is fed from a 25-litre underslung gas tank. The water heater is also fitted underneath the campervan, which means loads of space is freed up in the habitation area for storage of essential and not-so-essential holidy items. Better still, as you’d expect from a dealer special, this model is packed with loads of extras that would normally set the buyer back an arm and a leg, either as a factory-fit accessory or one fitted by the dealer that you order your new motorhome from.

For example, the Elddis Signature CV20 comes with an electric entrance step, a full-width sliding door flyscreen, LED lighting throughout, TV preparation including a bracket, a DAB radio/CD player with Bluetooth, USB and steering wheel controls for the radio and smartphone, pleated cab blinds, a solar panel, an omnidirectional aerial, an awning, a reversing camera, cab air-conditioning, twin airbags, cruise control, electric front windows and mirrors, a reversing camera, black alloy wheels, a spare wheel and Azure Blue metallic paintwork. And all this would be yours for a shade under £43,000.

As this campervan is built on the Fiat Ducato rather than the Peugeot Boxer, as is usual with Elddis, it means it comes with a manual six-speed gearbox as standard, but that it can also be ordered with Fiat’s Comfort-Matic automatic gearbox for £1,750 extra.

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