Savannah 499 HT

The Golf Savannah 499 HT is a 6.89 metre hard-top caravan that sleeps two, with a front bed and a toilet. It weighs about 1,700kg empty and up to 2,200kg loaded. It has an 80 watt solar panel, a slide-out kitchen and roof-top air conditioning.

Layout

Golf also builds this floor plan as the Savannah 499 PT.

• Bed: a fixed bed at the front, with a toilet beside it.
• Dining: a dinette at the rear.

Kitchen and inside

• Cooking: a cooktop, a 12 volt range hood and a microwave.
• Fridge: a compressor fridge inside, plus a compressor drawer fridge on the slide-out kitchen.
• Hot water: a gas and electric hot water service.
• Cupboards: two-tone overhead doors with soft-close hinges.
• Lighting: an ambiance LED lighting pack and USB charge points.
• TV: a wind-up TV antenna with a signal booster.
• Mattress: innerspring, on fixed beds.

Outside and chassis

• Chassis: an Adventure Pack chassis with an extended drawbar.
• Suspension: AL-KO Enduro Outback suspension and an AL-KO off-road coupling.
• Wheels: alloy wheels, with a spare wheel and jack.
• Awning: a box-style awning and an LED patio light.
• Outdoor kitchen: a slide-out kitchen with a water connection and a gas bayonet.
• Outdoors: an external shower, a radio and CD player with external speakers, and drop-down stabiliser legs.
• Door: a lockable security door, with flat black windows.

Power, water and gas

• Battery: a house battery with a 20 amp charger and a DC to DC charger.
• Solar: an 80 watt solar panel.
• Outside points: a 240 volt power point, and a 12 volt point with an antenna connection.
• Water: one water tank, with a lockable filler and a mains pressure inlet.
• Gas: two 4.5kg gas bottles.

Optional packs

• Allure pack: polished chrome fittings, leatherette upholstery, feature splashbacks and high-gloss cupboard doors.

How big is it?

• Length: 6.89 metres overall, with a 5.04 metre body.
• Inside: 4.6 metres long and 1.91 metres high.
• Width: 2.45 metres, including the awning.
• Travel height: 2.91 metres.

What will tow it?

• ATM (aggregate trailer mass): 2,200kg, the most it can weigh fully loaded.
• Tare: about 1,700kg, its empty weight as built.
• Payload: 500kg for water, gas and gear.
• Ball weight: about 160kg.

To tow it fully loaded, your vehicle needs a braked towing capacity of at least 2,200kg. Golf says its weights and dimensions are a guide only, and they change with the accessories fitted.

Where to buy

Golf sells through an Australia-wide dealer network, and you can book a showroom tour.