Mobilvetta K-Yacht MH80 Tekno Line

Berths: 4 Travel seats: 4 Base vehicle: Fiat Ducato Gross weight: 3,500kg Payload: 338kg

Lucky enough to test the first Mobilvetta K-Yacht A-class motorhome, we were pleased to find it was an MH80, specifically Brit-friendly, with a rear lounge in addition to the ubiquitous front dinette, and front and rear drop-down transverse beds.

Looks are superb in contrasting dark grey and white, with smart black-and-silver 16in alloys, and a striking and modern nose with lights sweeping up round the corners. There’s excellent forward vision through the heated windscreen, with rear vision assured by coach-type twin-screen mirrors, and a rear camera.

The captain’s seats are comfortable and swivel towards the lounge, which has an L-shaped half-dinette containing two travel seats around a fixed-pedestal/movable-top table, plus a single nearside seat, and a wall-mounted television bracket. The rear lounge has L-shaped bench settees around a coffee table and facing a lounge unit, which conceals a pop-up television station.

All furniture is in high-gloss white, coupled with tan wood finish and silver handles, and upholstery is in creamy grey leather. All-LED lighting complements the look with no reading lights but ample ceiling units and ambient strips. It all adds up to a truly luxurious interior.

The central kitchen has masses of storage, a huge sink, a three-burner hob with overhead extractor, an oven/grill and 150-litre Thetford AES fridge and freezer, situated opposite. A nifty feature is the dedicated travelling storage for the sink’s chopping board lid – a slide-out unit in the top drawer, which can provide extra work surface. The cupboard over the wardrobe, alongside the kitchen, contains a third TV point.

The washroom really has the wow factor. Stylish, in black and white moulding, it has a roomy, separate curved shower cubicle integral with the washbasin. The loo has plenty of space around it, there’s lots of storage, and a  high-level mirror over the basin.

There are two huge transverse drop-down beds, both with sumptuous mattresses over sprung wooden slats, and privacy curtains. The rear bed is 1.90m x 1.42m, electrically lowered, and accessed by a low ladder. It has handy wall cubbies all round. The front bed (1.87m x 1.37m), pulls down manually (very easily), once the cab seat-backs have been inclined forwards, and is slightly higher.

Storage and equipment is excellent throughout, with large overhead cupboards, a good wardrobe, a couple of between-floor cubbies, a rear store with doors either side, two side wet-lockers, plus the large gas locker. Inside, there are plenty of mains sockets (including in the washroom), plus USB ports and, externally, there’s a BBQ point, mains socket with TV point and satellite hook-up.

Suitable for all-year use, heating is provided by the Truma Combi 6, there’s a heated floor, and the external waste tank and valve are insulated.

If you enjoyed this review, you can read the full version and more in the November 2016 issue of What Motorhome magazine. You can get a digital version of this latest issue of What Motorhome magazine here.

A glamorous, practical, sturdily built A-class motorhome at an attractive price. Marquis is onto a winner