Next year you can hire a motorhome, from one of 11 pick-up and drop-off points across France.
Decide your starting point and work with Eurocamp to select your first campsite.
After that it’s over to you – using your directory and booking guide you can then stay wherever you fancy or plan ahead and pre-book your pitch.
The [...]

The new Fiat Panda Cross, a car that was only launched in the UK three months ago, has scooped its first major off-roading honour – 4×4 of the Year 2009.
The award comes from the specialist magazine 4×4 and MPV Driver, whose panel of expert judges put the new all-terrain Fiat Panda at the top of [...]

Fortunately for SUV drivers, Audi has just introduced a mid-sized 4×4 that might help to tip the balance in the motorists’ favour. The new Q5 is an altogether more benign soft-roader. Even the range-topping 3.0-litre V6 TDI keeps CO2 emissions under 200g/km, with combined fuel consumption at a very acceptable 37.6mpg, despite posting a 0-62mph [...]

The Chancellor’s VAT cut has already helped to make prices even more competitive, while manufacturers focus on producing new downturn-defying models for next year.
The market leader, Swift Group, says their motorhomes will now cost between £632 and £1,338 less depending on the model while Auto-Sleepers has reduced prices by around £1,000. Other manufacturers are also [...]

The Caravan Channel, TV’s only permanently produced camping, caravanning and motorhome programme, says that 2009 will be the “Year of the Camper, Caravanner, and Motorhome Owner”.
The Caravan Channel, TV’s only permanently produced camping, caravanning and motorhome programme, is looking forward to 2009 as the “Year of the Camper, Caravanner, and Motorhome Owner”.
In these financially tight [...]

Jungle star Anna picks go-anywhere Hilux for wildlife park patrol. Anna Ryder Richardson, a star survivor of last year’s I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!, knows just what it takes to tackle tough environments. That’s why the celebrity TV interior designer has chosen a pair of Toyota Hilux to ride the range of [...]

Mondial Assistance has been chosen by Fiat Professional to offer service and repairs to its motorhomes and light commercial vehicles. The new partnership will see Mondial’s fleet maintenance and training centre expand into a retail and customer service centre to become Assist Warrington, delivering a premium Fiat branded service with a focus on customer care. [...]

CARS of the 1970’s and 1980’s are making a comeback, with the Reliant Robin among the most popular.
Beloved of Del Boy Trotter in TV’s Only Fools and Horses, the Reliant Robin is the second most-popular “comeback classic” still on the road.
And a new survey says the Ford Granada, the car of choice for hard drinking [...]

 
Mitsubishi has once again won two titles at the prestigious What Van? Awards, further highlighting the continued success and appeal of the L200 and Outlander Commercial models.
The “Best Pick-up” award is Mitsubishi’s 13th in the last 16 years and the recent introduction of the Dropside (to compliment to already popular Tipper) and the Walkinshaw Performance [...]

Don’t like towing your Porsche behind your RV?  German motorhome builder Volkner Mobil has a solution with a built in “garage.”
Volkner Mobil began outfitting its top of the line Performance models with garages in 2006.  Since then, motorhomes have been designed to hold customers’ Porsche 911s, Maserati Quattroportes, and Jaguar XKs.
The Volkner Mobil Performance uses [...]