It’ s framed in welded aluminium and clad with composite aluminium along with acres of checkerplate. The roof, however, is a one-piece fibreglass sandwich panel, while the floor is a hardwood ply. The result: a sturdy van that conveys a sense of purpose, as though it was built to go the distance.
As I mentioned, it was a pleasure to tow. Weighing in at 2589kg Tare, it comes with an ATM of 3500kg, so there’ s plenty of payload capacity provide you have the tow vehicle to suit. The unladen ball weight was 117kg – no issues here.
GORV’ S VERDICT
There are eight layouts in the Navigator range. Our 19ft 6in rear door van was the second smallest – the range starts at 18ft 6in and goes right up to a 22ft 6in rear club lounge model. In my opinion, though, this 196 would be a very good choice for touring couples – it offers an excellent blend of equipment for its size and weight.
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