Little Villa 18'6

The Little Villa is an 18ft 6in single-axle van entered through a mid door. It suits a couple who want a table that adjusts and folds rather than a fixed lounge.

Tare is 2,170kg and Highclere quotes ATM at 2.7 to 3.0 tonnes, a range that spans the three build tiers. Ball weight is 180kg. A dealer can confirm which tier your quoted figure covers.

The front island queen carries a 6ft 2in pillow top mattress. Inside, a cafe dinette uses a Nuova Mapa telescopic and adjustable table, opposite the road-side kitchen. A full-height fibreglass shower, cassette toilet and 3.5kg top-loading washer sit in the rear ensuite.

Dynasty fits a gas and electric mini grill oven with a pot drawer. Carnarvon and Grand Explorer XT both fit a full oven instead. Every tier runs reverse cycle air conditioning. The fridge holds 188 litres on the first two tiers, growing to 224 litres only on Grand Explorer XT.

Dynasty runs one 100Ah AGM battery and 210W of solar. Carnarvon steps up to two 120Ah AGM batteries, 420W of solar and BMPro monitoring. Grand Explorer XT switches to lithium: two 150Ah cells, 630W of solar and a Victron 3000W inverter.

Two 95 litre fresh tanks come standard. Carnarvon adds a separate 100 litre grey tank. Gas and electric together heat the water.

Highclere builds the chassis from Australian Supagal steel on a 6 inch main frame. Dynasty runs semi off-road suspension; Carnarvon steps up to full off-road. Grand Explorer XT adds its own truss chassis and air bag suspension for tandem axles. Dynasty uses ribbed aluminium sides under a one-piece fibre roof. Carnarvon and Grand Explorer XT both move to composite aluminium sides and a composite roof.

Highclere's 5 year warranty covers the whole caravan regardless of tier. Highclere builds the Little Villa in Epping, Victoria and leaves the sale to a dealer network, one per state. A dealer sets the price, and Epping fields Northern Territory enquiries itself.