Advanced RV unveils Mercedes-Benz Sprinter B-class motorhome

• Advanced RV has unveiled a prototype of its “B Box” motorhome built on a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter cabin chassis.
• The B Box is suitable for a full bathroom, kitchen and double living room and bedroom inside the highly insulated box.
• Advanced RV president Mike Neundorfer estimates the price will be similar to that of the company’s other vans, which recently ranged between $ 310,000 and around $ 490,000 with a median price of around $ 380,000.
• Advanced RV began manufacturing custom B Box vans for its customers and hired new staff to deal with this increase in production.
• The unveiling of the B Box comes at a fortuitous time for the RV industry, with RV sales going through the roof with no signs of slowing down.
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Advanced RV has unveiled a prototype of its “B Box” motorhome built on a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter cabin chassis.

Unlike most motorhomes – including those Advanced RV has built in the past – the B Box doesn’t take on the classic look of a small house on wheels. Instead, the motorhome cabin sits inside an insulated fiberglass composite and foam box that is both off-grid and all-season.

“The mission of Advanced RV is to listen to and understand our customers’ travel goals so that we can work with them to bring their vision to life,” said Advanced RV President Mike Neundorfer in a statement. e-mail interview with Business Insider. “When we discovered a box that would allow us to meet our customers’ goals on a cab chassis, we continued to build a prototype because we knew the spatial, insulating, and off-grid advancements that a box would provide.

The unveiling of the B Box comes at a fortuitous time for the RV industry. Last month, RV shipments were up 31.2% year-over-year, with a total of 41,509 shipped in September 2020, up from 31,639 shipped in the same period last year, according to a survey by September from RV Manufacturers by the RV Industry Association Trade Group.

Despite this upward trend, Class A and C recreational vehicle shipments fell year over year last month by 12.7% and 5.2%, respectively. month. However, Class B RVs have remained resilient: Class B shipments last month increased 57.9% from September 2019, according to the same survey.