Another marque adds Ford cabs to its portfolio
Words Daniel Attwood
CARADO, Hymer’s budget brand, broke with tradition by revealing its 2024 range super-early this year, but, as part of our special new model issue, here’s a recap of the news from the Capron factory.
Months ahead of its rivals, Carado confirmed that the UK will be getting three all-new Ford Transit-based low-profile coachbuilts for the forthcoming season. The trio of Transit-based low-profiles – the T338, T447 and T449 – all carry the Edition24 moniker and are based on the 130PS Ford as standard (although standard-spec versions of the T338 and T447 continue on the Fiat Ducato).
EDITION24
The shortest of the new Edition24 trio, the 6.99m-long T338, has twin rear single beds above a garage, with an optional drop-down bed above the lounge providing a further two berths. The layout also features Carado’s clever space-saving swing-wall washroom where the washbasin rotates to hide the toilet and create a large dedicated shower area. This model is priced from £74,990.
The other two new Edition24s – the T447 and T449 (each costing £77,090) – are longer, at 7.36m. These are both two-berth vehicles as standard. They are differentiated by their bedroom layouts – either twin rear single beds above a garage in the T447, or an island double bed in the T449.
Both of the longer models have the option of a drop-down double bed above the lounge and each has a central shower and toilet room (facing one another), with swing doors allowing the area to be closed off to create an en suite.
All three Edition24 models come with 16in alloy wheels as standard and have Carado’s Chassis Package, as well as the Basic Package, Carado’s new ‘grey’ living environment, an insulated waste water tank, an awning, the TV Package, framed habitation windows, and other additional features such as a garage with loading doors on both sides of the motorhome.
OPTIONAL UPGRADES
The three new Ford models also have a range of options, such as an upgrade to the 155PS Ford engine, automatic transmission, bike racks, a wooden duckboard, and cable preparation for solar panels and underfloor heating.
UK spec is still to be finalised but Carado has already confirmed all UK-bound Edition24 will have an oven and carpets as standard.
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