Lunar Quasar 616
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Key Features
Model Year
2009
Product Class
Twin Axle
Price from (£)
£15495
Berths
6
Full Review
WITH two distinct living areas, three bunks and copious amounts of storage space, Lunar’s new Quasar 616 gives you a lot of caravan for your money.
Best of all, even though this is a twin-axle model, its 1665kg MTPLM puts it within weight reach of large family cars – a weighty four-wheel-drive vehicle is not obligatory.
You get bags of style, bags of space, bags of kitchen surface, a separate shower...
The new Quasar 616’s major appeal is its rear sector. Three bunks line the offside wall – and the bottom one cleverly folds to create storage space as an alternative to a bunk. It’s a superbly flexible design. So, bike-garage by journey, bunk by night... that space can be accessed from inside the caravan or via a large exterior hatch.
Attention to detail is here: each of the bunks has its own light, with two settings – dim, or bright enough to read by. The top two bunks each have their own windows.
Opposite the bunk stack you have a three-seater dining area that converts to a single bed. The clip-to-the-wall table is angled at the end that juts out into the living space, so that you have enough space to move around this area and yet also enough surface for place settings for three.
There’s a lightweight concertina blind to partition off this area as an early-to-bed zone. It’s a cosy enclave of both daytime and night time practicality.
Practicality sums up the kitchen, too. Few six-berth caravans give you as much surface space as this one. Between cooker and fridge is another large feature of this kitchen: a sensible-sized cupboard with two shelves and a wide cutlery drawer that gives ample room for six cutlery settings plus cooking utensils.
The Quasar look for 2009 relies on deepest, gorgeous terracotta to mark it out from the crowd of cream and brown upholstery with which caravan choice is currently awash.
Anything we did didn’t like about Lunar’s latest Quasar? The two rooflights are not as large as in many models. And under the central front drawer unit is a gap that looks somehow unfinished. But we found a use for it: this is the perfect place to pop your coffee mugs. Practicality triumphs over design here, we’d say.
All in all, it’s well-specced for its price, it has bright, modern appeal – and its size makes it ideal for a growing family who needs lots of space.
Our verdict:
Large families need large amounts of space in which to enjoy caravanning; to prepare meals without juggling plates… Lunar’s Quasar 616 gives you all of those things.
And also something that will save you money: AL-KO Secure Wheel Lock receivers. Buy the lock (just over £200) and you will be able to save a percentage on your caravan insurance. Not a bad deal!
Best of all, even though this is a twin-axle model, its 1665kg MTPLM puts it within weight reach of large family cars – a weighty four-wheel-drive vehicle is not obligatory.
You get bags of style, bags of space, bags of kitchen surface, a separate shower...
The new Quasar 616’s major appeal is its rear sector. Three bunks line the offside wall – and the bottom one cleverly folds to create storage space as an alternative to a bunk. It’s a superbly flexible design. So, bike-garage by journey, bunk by night... that space can be accessed from inside the caravan or via a large exterior hatch.
Attention to detail is here: each of the bunks has its own light, with two settings – dim, or bright enough to read by. The top two bunks each have their own windows.
Opposite the bunk stack you have a three-seater dining area that converts to a single bed. The clip-to-the-wall table is angled at the end that juts out into the living space, so that you have enough space to move around this area and yet also enough surface for place settings for three.
There’s a lightweight concertina blind to partition off this area as an early-to-bed zone. It’s a cosy enclave of both daytime and night time practicality.
Practicality sums up the kitchen, too. Few six-berth caravans give you as much surface space as this one. Between cooker and fridge is another large feature of this kitchen: a sensible-sized cupboard with two shelves and a wide cutlery drawer that gives ample room for six cutlery settings plus cooking utensils. The Quasar look for 2009 relies on deepest, gorgeous terracotta to mark it out from the crowd of cream and brown upholstery with which caravan choice is currently awash.
Anything we did didn’t like about Lunar’s latest Quasar? The two rooflights are not as large as in many models. And under the central front drawer unit is a gap that looks somehow unfinished. But we found a use for it: this is the perfect place to pop your coffee mugs. Practicality triumphs over design here, we’d say.
All in all, it’s well-specced for its price, it has bright, modern appeal – and its size makes it ideal for a growing family who needs lots of space.
Our verdict:
Large families need large amounts of space in which to enjoy caravanning; to prepare meals without juggling plates… Lunar’s Quasar 616 gives you all of those things.
And also something that will save you money: AL-KO Secure Wheel Lock receivers. Buy the lock (just over £200) and you will be able to save a percentage on your caravan insurance. Not a bad deal!
- This review was first published in the July 2009 issue of Which Caravan magazine.
