NEW MOTORHOME JOINS AVIDA'S FLEET
INTERNAL FINISH
Avida has introduced a touch of German
automotive engineering to its fleet of C class
motorhomes. The Silverton, released in
February this year, is a four-berth C class
motorhome and the only rig in its motorhome
line-up currently underpinned by the Mercedes
Benz Sprinter.
Developed specifically for the cab-chassis
motorhome market, the front-wheel-drive
Sprinter 418 can be driven on a standard car
licence, thanks to its 4200kg Gross Vehicle
Mass, offering the in-cab comforts and touchscreen
wizardry you’d expect from the
Mercedes Sprinter.
The Sprinter offers a typically comfortable,
car-like driving experience. Though our test
unit was unladen, the 2.1L turbodiesel engine,
which is capable of 130kW/400Nm,
effortlessly kept pace with traffic and was
quick off the mark at the lights.
The Silverton offers four passenger positions,
each with seatbelt: two in the cab, and two on
a bench seat in the back. Swivel the cab
chairs around and you’ve got a dinette, with
table. The setup works well; however, I
noticed it was difficult to fully close the
dinette’s block-out window blind: it wanted to
bind on the two-person seat.