I wasn’t able to get any pictures of the Solis 59PX thanks to a constant flow of dealership people getting in the way, but I was able to feel up this interior. The interior here actually looks and feels like it was made from inexpensive materials, which sort of betrays the six-figure price. Currently, the Winnebago site says that the MSRP is $148,900, which is more expensive than the Airstream, but this comes standard with a pop-top roof, a $11,694 option on the Airstream. This one is also 21-feet-long and also a Ram ProMaster 3500 underneath. Next, let’s look at the Winnebago Solis 59PX. These are all priced close to each other, so what do you get here that you don’t get elsewhere? This van is going up to bat against the likes other 21-foot camper vans like the Thor Sequence, Winnebago Solis, Coachmen Nova, and Roadtrek Play. One thing potential buyers will definitely be wondering is if this is worth $131,882. The other inspiration comes from the imaginary boundary lines running north and south, marking the relative east and west locations of ranges in a public-land survey. One is a road near where these vans are built. Interstate is obvious, but Rangeline? Apparently, Rangeline is inspired by two things. You also might be wondering: What’s up with the name? The representative says Airstream coaches are named after roads. They say this is for you to leash the dog up to while you’re camping the spiffy Interstate models don’t have that! To demonstrate this, the representative pointed to a piece of metal on the running boards with a paw print cut out of it. It’s something that you wouldn’t be afraid to let the dog walk around in or have the kids eat candy in. The representative told me the Rangeline is for an active family with pets and kids. You might think twice about letting the family dog loose in an Interstate, for example.
Sure, families can travel in Airstream’s more expensive coaches, but you’ll try to be careful in one of those because everything looks so pretty. So, my first question is why is Airstream moving downmarket?Īirstream’s representative said the Rangeline is meant to be the more family-friendly option. Airstream is a company that normally sells luxury camper vans based on Mercedes-Benz Sprinters for $200,681 and well above. This is a camper van that’s based on a Ram ProMaster and starts at $131,882. Let’s look into it.Īt the Open House I spoke with Airstream representatives and asked a few questions about the new Rangeline. It’s not the cheapest camper van out there, but you actually seem to get a neat bit of kit for what you pay. Thanks to the massive RV Open House, I got to tour it and its competition and found myself impressed. Last month, Autopian publisher and lover of all things Renault Twingo, Matt Hardigree, wrote about how Airstream’s new Rangeline Class B camper van is nearly perfect and almost affordable.
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