Adria Coral Supreme S 670 SLT motorhome

Berths: 3 Travel seats: 5 Base vehicle: Fiat Ducato Gross weight: 3,500kg Payload: 519kg

Adria has been building motorhomes since before the Berlin wall came down and the firm continues to go from strength to strength, gaining a reputation for sturdy, well-designed motorcaravans – both coachbuilts (including A-classes) and van conversions.

The Coral range of low-profiles has been around for quite a while and comes in three flavours – Axess is the most modestly specified, Plus is in the middle with Supreme at the top. Just three layouts are offered and two bed types – twin singles or an island.

Great looks are exactly what this motorhome has; several folk on the campsite commented that the Supreme was a good-looking beast. This was probably partly due to the all-silver paint finish that’s new for 2018 as the body has all the expected attributes of a low-profile but executed very well, and in harmony with the equally expected Fiat base.

Here, the trusty Ducato is equipped with the lowered camper-specific chassis and, with an electric exterior step, getting on board is easy. Cab highlights included the 150bhp engine and a ComfortMatic semi-automatic gearbox (both options) providing two-pedal motoring. Other highlights were the leather-wrapped, multi-function wheel and DAB radio with built-in TomTom sat-nav. All the soft furnishings proved very attractive indeed – even the contrasting diamond-stitched panels on the lounge wall and in the bedroom were executed with aplomb.

No drop-down bed means more headroom in the lounge – two metres, in fact. Combine this with the new Skyroof, which covers the cab and the whole of the lounge, and the fact that the cab-to-rear transition panels don’t extend up to the ceiling and the effect is brilliant. Brilliant not only from the sheer quantity of natural light, but the remarkable feeling of spaciousness. Another new feature is a flat floor right through the interior.

The rear travel seats achieve good standards with automotive-style head restraints on a strong frame and Isofix as an option. As a diner, it’s good. The large tabletop slides two ways, spins on its pedestal base and is easy to position perfectly for the up to six people that can sit. It’s also possible to slide it quite a long way to one side, making movement from cab seats through to the kitchen much easier.

The fridge is set at a convenient height (drawer number four lives below it), has turn-on-and-forget, auto energy selection and offers a separate, 29-litre freezer and 138 litres of chilled space behind its two doors. On the nearside, there’s a hob and drainer-less sink in place. Not a lot of worktop, as usual, but some as the hob saves space by placing its burners in a line. There’s also a divided, drop-in sink cover and a removable drainer. So, in spite of constraints, this galley tries hard to please.

A concertina screen creates a separate bedroom, each bed sitting between kitchen and washroom bulkheads. The beds are of unequal length, but even the shortest is a good six feet long and both are more than two-and-a-half feet wide. They’re a bit high off the floor, but this serves to increase the stowage beneath. There are no dedicated adjustable reading lamps, but the touch-switched downlighter nearest the head of each bed should work fine when you’re gripped by the latest best seller.

Situated across the full width of the rear end, the washroom allows for reasonably spacious bathing facilities and, with the wardrobe in here, it makes changing room, too. The wardrobe has a large mirror on its door, while below, the Thetford swivel-bowl toilet is set at a comfortable height and there’s room enough around it. Storage space above and below the good little vanity basin sees pigeonhole shelves and a cupboard, a glazed-door cabinet and two-door cupboard above. At first glance the separate shower seemed a bit small, but having got in and closed the bi-fold door, I found it fine for my 12-stone frame. A drying rail at high-level, soap/gel dish, shelf and single downlighter are all good points, the single drain less so.

A highlight of the Coral Supreme is its Alde wet central heating system. Running on gas and mains it’s fully programmable, near silent and heats concealed radiators throughout. Adria has also installed a radiator beneath each cab seat – great.

It’s by no means new, but Adria’s black control panel is worthy of a few words. No visible switches but, when touched, icons appear – indicators and switches change colour to indicate each circuit is on. Below the control panel, Adria’s Media Wall has a USB socket, pockets for phones but these are too small for a standard iPad.

Where many offer quite large lockers under each bed, the 670 SLT trumps them. The slightly higher beds help, and the space extends down to the rear, has a locker door on each side and there’s a slim slot that extends full-width under the washroom. There’s room for folding bikes here.

If you enjoyed this review, you can read the full version and more in the November 2017 issue of MMM magazine.

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Adria’s take on the single bed motorhome layout is superb, providing very good build quality, modern styling with that all-silver bodywork and, thanks to the Skyroof, a superb feeling of light and space inside.