EXTERIOR FEATURES
The Overland 19 XT is built on a 4in Proline chassis with a 4in raiser, effectively giving the van 8in of RHS steel underneath. It rides on MaxTrack Level 4 airbag suspension rated to 3.5 tonnes. Interestingly, this van had an underslung spare wheel. The spare sits in a cradle forward of the suspension, freeing up the rear bumper while adding some necessary ball weight.
Australis uses BOS stabiliser legs for this van. If you’ re not familiar, these are a vast upgrade on the stabilisers you’ re used to. Rated to 1800kg each, these legs can be used to jack up the van to change a tyre, or to level your van on site, unlike the traditional variety which are non-load-bearing and designed to stabilise only.
Two protected 95L water tanks as well as two 95L grey tanks are underneath, as is the aircompressor for the suspension. The control module, which is mounted within a steel box on the chassis, has an air outlet so you can connect a hose to inflate your tyres without needing to set-up a portable compressor.
The Overland 19 XT is equipped with a decent 12V system too – two 225Ah lithium batteries come as standard along with four 200W solar panels on the sandwich panel roof, along with a Projecta battery management system, a 3000W inverter and a 30A DC-DC charger. The inverter, by the way, is fitted within a cavernous L- shaped tunnel boot
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