A new flagship range arrives and this brand appoints a major new UK dealer
Words Daniel Attwood
ITALIAN motorhome manufacturer, Giottiline, which is part of the Rapido Group, has revealed four all-new low-profile models for the coming season. The maker has also just appointed Brownhills in Newark as a main dealer to join the two existing Giottiline outlets in the UK, Wandahome and Yourstyle, as part of an expansion plan.
TOSCAN AT THE TOP
Three of new coachbuilts are in the Toscan range, which replaces the previous Therry as the brand’s flagship line-up. They are the Toscan 74NF, 74GC and 69GC. All three are built on the Citroën Relay as standard but they are optionally available on Fiat Ducato or Peugeot Boxer.
The Toscan 69GC is 6.99m long and features a rear single bed layout with the beds above a garage, which is large enough for cycles (1.19m high). It has four belted travel seats with the option of a fifth. The Toscan 74GC has a similar twin bed layout but is longer, at 7.42m overall. Finally, the 74NF is also 7.42m but features an electrically height-adjustable rear island bed, also above a garage (1.16m headroom, reducing to 0.86m). At the front in this model are side-facing sofas, while the other two Toscans have a half-dinette and a side-facing single seat. All three have an electric drop-down double bed above the lounge. Each also has a garage capacity of up to 300kg.
Befitting of their flagship status, the Toscan low-profiles have features such as an opening skylight above the cab that is made of glass rather than plastic and sits in an all-new one-piece glass-fibre roof made exclusively for this range. They also get a new extrawide (600mm) habitation door with blind, flyscreen and an electric window, plus central locking linked to the base vehicle, and the option of new white or grey thermoformed strips framing the exterior rear panel.
Other extras on this flagship range include a twin-lens rear camera, full LED rear lights, handleless cabinets and drawers, a new kitchen design, enhanced LED interior lighting, a new 167-litre flat-door fridge (model specific) and two TV brackets, one in the lounge and the other in the bedroom.
All the new Toscan models come with a choice of standard (lighter) interior or a darker Elegance finish.
NEW SIENA, TOO
Joining this trio is the all-new Ford Transit-based Siena 386, which is a 6.99m-long five-berth as standard, with a sixth berth optional.
This new Siena comes with rear transverse bunk beds (2.19m by 0.91m) and an electric drop-down double over the lounge (1.92m by 1.49m, reducing to 1.26m), plus one or (optionally) two mor
