Sadly, it’s not in the UK range yet but it’s so different we thought you’d want to see it!
Dethleffs Yoka Go T 1
THE Yoka Go was one of the stars of this year’s Caravan Salon Düsseldorf, as well as one of the show’s most innovative and most affordable new designs. But the bad news is that you can’t buy the matt black wrapped version that took centre stage as a factory option. And the really bad news is that the Yoka Go does not figure in Erwin Hymer Group’s plans for the UK in 2024. In fact, there is only limited availability in its home market in Germany; it seems that this new concept is testing the water…
However, as this isn’t just another lookalike low-profile motorhome and it is actually going into production, we thought you’d like to see what you’re missing. And maybe EHG will make it in RHD for the 2025 season. We can only hope!
On the outside (without the black finish, off-road wheels and tyres, and roo bar with extra spotlights of the show vehicle), it looks like a fairly standard, compact motorhome on a Ford Transit chassis. Quite similar, too, to the same-size Globebus Go T 15. Well, at first glance it does. Then you spot the double doors on the UK offside and the top-hinged tailgate at the rear. The importance of both become clear when you look inside.
The rear hatch (with window) opens to reveal that British favourite, an end lounge. With sofas on either side, that bit seems very conventional, if not very Germanic. There’s an equally un-German free-standing table and, unsurprisingly, the area converts into a 2.05m by 1.35m double bed. It’s the airline-style floor rails that run through the lounge that give the Yoka Go (Yoka means leisure in Japanese) its USP. One of the show vehicles even had a motorbike strapped in here – and, with over 1,200kg of payload, you won’t have to worry about overloading.
That HUGE carrying capacity has been achieved by giving the Yoka Go a back-to-basics spec and some novel touches – and omissions. There’s no washroom – in its place a full-height, double-door wardrobe can store plenty of gear, including a Porta Potti, if you wish. The top lockers aren’t fixed pieces of furniture; soft fabric bags clip to the walls and can be carried into your home for packing or unpacking.
Then there’s the kitchen, which is super-compact and comes with a fitted sink, connected to 10-litre fresh and waste water canisters (pop-top campervan-style). Cooking is done on a single-ring induction hob (there’s no gas in the Yok
