RV REVIEW
DO WE HAVE A NEW CONTENDER
FOR ‘TOUGHEST MOTORHOME IN
AUSTRALIA’?
INTRODUCING THE SLRV
COMMANDER 4X4…
You know how it goes, the bleary-eyed
dream of exploring the green forests, rugged
coastlines and inhospitable wilderness in
deepest, darkest Africa.
Although it’s not quite everyone’s thing, one
traveller commissioned Gold Coast caravan
and motorhome manufacturer SLRV to build a
vehicle capable of roaming through the most
remote, challenging and most beautiful spots
of the African wilderness.
Unfortunately, without being able to go
bush-bashing on the golden-hued African
savannah, Tanzania's Serengeti or the Kalahari
Desert, we took it to a special location in
the Gold Coast hinterland, green, lush and
pastoral, for a close look.
COMMAND THE OUTDOORS
The Commander has sheer mechanical grunt
in spades. It’s an all-wheel-drive TGM 13.290
MAN cab-chassis with rear air suspension and
a 13,000kg GVM. It produces so much torque
and power that there’s no doubt it’ll take you
over or through just about anything.
The SLRV has 600L fuel tanks and 385/80
Michelin tyres with military-spec rims. There’s
plenty of water, too – with 600L, in fact.
What’s more, it’s creek and river pump let’s
you draw water from any suitable water
source.
A bash guard and sump guard helps protect
the rig while a SLRV rear winch means you’re
unlikely to find yourself stuck in the mud. The
SLRV tailer-made bull-bar also houses the
truck’s front winch, but unfortunately the
winch wasn’t fitted when we played with the
truck.
When it comes to overcoming rough terrain,
this rig sports a three-point torsion-free
chassis that means when the chassis rails twist,
the fixed centre mounting holds the body in
the middle while the front and rear mountings
rotate, transmitting the force harmlessly
away from the motorhome frame, keeping it
stable and allowing the chassis to twist freely
beneath.
A built-in ladder behind the driver’s cabin
provides access to a useful roof-rack that
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