Coachman Lusso III caravan
Description
Top spec, top class in every way, with air-conditioning and automatic levelling as standard, the latest Lusso is a fabulous caravan
Key Features
Full Review
Words: Val Chapman Photography: Richard Chapman
The Coachman Lusso III
When Coachman launched a caravan with a name that means ‘luxury’ in Italian, it was the most expensive British-made tourer on the market.
First one Lusso appeared, then two – and now, for 2025, a third model has been unveiled. Lusso, thus, is now well established as a range.
The first one to emerge was a twin-axle model with a double bed. Coachman then saw the potential for a single-axle version – hence the original Lusso became Lusso II and the smaller version is badged Lusso I.
These models proved that prices hovering around £50,000 are no barrier to sales.
Now, along comes a twin bed Lusso, the same size as the Lusso II, on twin axles and with a body length of 7.89m.
The lounge
It shares the L-shaped lounge configuration with its siblings – but this new model has the addition of a footstool-seat. It’s a really important feature, enhancing the usability of the L-shaped seating; it means that two people can relax with their feet up.
And when you bring the dining table into the lounge, it means there is an extra seat, so four can sit around the table, or two can sit opposite one another.
It completely eliminates the often-heard criticism of L-shaped lounges that they are fine for lounging but much less fine for dining.
And the stool is ottoman-style, so it provides an extra storage facility. The top rises on spring hinges to reveal a space that’s 69cm long, 38cm wide and 30cm deep. We love it.
The lounge, by the way, can be made into a double bed – by pulling out the section from under the front seat. When you do this, you can move the stool out of the way into the area between the doorway and the lounge.
The spec
The Lusso III’s spec list, as you’d expect, is long and comprehensive. E&P’s self-levelling system is standard, as is a Truma Aventa Comfort air-conditioning unit.
There’s a 40-litre water tank. The fridge is Thetford’s 159-litre capacity model. There’s a wireless phone charging unit, and USB ports are in all areas of the caravan.
Alde’s Load Monitor makes sure you never trip out the power supply to your pitch (it switches off the heating when you use a high-wattage appliance such as the microwave).
There’s an exterior cold shower (perfect for washing wellies and muddy dog paws), and a Whale Watermaster point so that you can connect to a tap on a pitch.
And, as you’d expect, there’s an alarm system and two Al-Ko wheel locks.
The lighting
One of the notable interior design features about the Lusso is its lighting. The edges of the kitchen drawers are highlighted in lines of light.
There’s lighting concealed behind the headboards. Strips of light run under the edges of the seating – and even under the cabinet on the nearside of the lounge.
It’s what Coachman calls ‘layered lighting’, and it makes a distinct contribution to the overall luxury look.
The kitchen
One of the impressive elements of the kitchen is its size. The marble-effect surface forms an L-shape, 1.04m deep, and one metre wide. Plus, there’s a large (30cm by 59cm) extension to put up when you need extra surface.
And there’s a surprise: the tap has a flexible (smart matt black) stalk, so that you can move the faucet around to direct it accurately at items that you are rinsing.
It’s a brilliantly configured kitchen. Its L-shape means that when you are standing in front of the sink, it feels as if you are surrounded by kitchen, with every area to hand.
And behind you is the fridge with separate freezer, plus a full-height larder cabinet, containing five deep shelves that pull out on runners. It’s super-capacious.
The kitchen storage
There is also a smaller cabinet, with pull-out drawers, within the L-shape of the kitchen. This time there are two shelves, 66cm deep and 23cm wide, with space alongside them. And this cabinet can be opened from either the front or the side. Clever!
Three drawers, 44cm wide, are under the sink. There’s a locker for pans under the oven and another, smaller locker, above the freezer.
And the cabinet alongside the microwave is a generous 97cm wide, with fitments for mugs and plates – plus something unexpected: a mains socket inside it.
There are two more mains socket close to the kitchen surface. And, set into the upper cabinet unit that also houses the microwave, is a neat extractor fan, with touch controls, and a light set into it.
More storage
So, kitchen storage is excellent, and storage space in the bedroom is generous, too. The beds rise at the flick of a finger – literally – and are supported on gas-filled struts.
There are exterior hatches to each of the under-bed spaces, and there are three lockers above each bed.
The washroom
Coachman is renowned for its spacious shower rooms and the one in the Lusso III is no exception.
The basin is set on top of a 63cm-wide cabinet with a classical curved, sculpted shape. And the tap, like the one in the kitchen, has a flexible black stalk so that you can bend it closer to the sink or move it from side to side.
A marble-effect splashback and full-height marble-effect panel in the shower cubicle add to the boutique, luxury look.
Two shelves are in the shower cubicle, together with a towel hook. And, on the other side of the shower room, alongside the white towel warmer (part of the Alde heating system), is the wardrobe.
Its door is 46cm wide, but it opens to reveal a wardrobe that’s 88cm wide, and stretches behind a shelving unit.
There’s a luxury element to showering, Lusso III-style, that you can’t see. That’s the new Alde Flow system. It’s a heat exchanger connected to the Alde 3030 Plus boiler (which is Alde’s latest model and has a 10-litre water heater).
The Flow system means that water is heated as it flows through the system. And that means a longer hot shower!
Our Verdict
<p>The two twin-axle Lusso models are the most expensive standard-range caravans made in Britain. </p>
<p>The Lusso II has already proved that there is a demand for caravans with a £50,000 price tag. Now this fabulous new Lusso arrives to give buyers a twin-bed layout – and the introduction of the footstool-seat transforms the L-shaped lounge’s appeal. </p>
<p>With top-class storage capacity in all areas, a superbly designed kitchen and longer showers, the Lusso III is very much the epitome of caravanning luxury.</p>
