The RV market is filled with choices, and that is a great factor. But you would be excused for those who thought that with all this selection got here a way of getting seen all of it, whether or not when it comes to performance or design in each motorhomes and journey trailers.
If that is how you’re feeling, Aquila 360 would love a phrase.
Introduced a few years in the past as a useful prototype underneath the identify Aqulia 360, this futuristic, yacht-inspired journey trailer desires to be the absolute best mixture of recent tech and strong, automotive-grade development, with options you will not discover wherever else and unmatched consolation.
The first prototype made its public debut on the 2024 Dusseldorf Caravan Salon and instantly turned a viral star. The trailers have been (and nonetheless are) produced in China by Lidu RV however the plan with the Dusseldorf debut was to introduce Netherlands-based StarLight B.V. because the official distribution associate for Europe.
As such, that first mannequin, which, once more, was referred to as Aqulia 360, was very a lot Chinese in styling and spec. It additionally tried to draw consideration with options that added no actual performance, together with a starry leather-based headliner and an automated aroma dispenser.
The following 12 months, renamed to the extra cheap identify Aquila 360, the trailer was again on show. It featured a brand new inside however its Chinese origins have been nonetheless apparent. Even then, StarLight nonetheless did not have a completed product web page or any concrete plans for manufacturing.
They do now. Aquila 360 returns for its third Dusseldorf present with a production-ready model, higher tailor-made for the European market and, dare I say, extra elegant, extra refined, and extra useful. This continues to be the identical futuristic trailer and it retains the attention-grabbing options that turned it right into a viral star, albeit they’re now listed as choices, nevertheless it’s positively improved.
To go together with the debut, StarLight has additionally revealed the total record of specs. You see the upgraded inside within the video on the backside of the web page, in addition to within the slightly low-quality screenshots within the gallery. Photos there additionally embody final 12 months’s inside, so you’ll be able to evaluate between the 2.
The 2027 Aquila 360 is available in at 5.23 meters (17 toes) of total size, with 2.19 meters (7.2 toes) of width and a couple of.24 meters (7.3 toes) of peak in highway mode. At camp, the automated pop-up roof part offers it a peak of two.74 meters (8.9 toes), so you’ve gotten full standing peak inside – after which some.
Empty weight is 1,230 kg (2,711 lbs) for normal spec. Construction is automotive-inspired, with a vehicle-grade aluminum-steel hybrid physique made from laser-cut and welded panels, with an exterior layer of fiberglass and automotive paintjob. For 2027, the styling feels extra European, with black framing on the electrochromic frosted glass home windows and extra fashionable graphics.
The trailer sits on a single-axle AL-KO chassis with an AL-KO torsion axle and Dunlop tires, and has electrical leveling.
The format stays unchanged for 2027, however most of the options proven within the show unit are actually non-obligatory. Entrance is completed via the again, the place you discover a two-part automated door that lets you use the decrease part as a type of (small) terrace. Adding a flyscreen right here is non-obligatory, however extremely beneficial for those who plan on making use of the terrace.
You nonetheless have the single-block kitchen on the left and extra storage on the proper, with a cupboard devoted to a porta-potti, however cabinetry is now of aluminum alloy, light-weight and eco-friendly, and made to resemble precise wooden, with rounded corners, push-to-lock openings, and soft-close hinges. No extra shiny plastics and elastic netting as an alternative of doorways.
The partitions are lined with soft-touch material that resembles felt, and the general fashion borders on refined with a visually interesting mix of browns, gentle and darkish grays, and the occasional pop of vivid shade.
At evening, the five-person dinette converts right into a mattress, with StarLight selecting to maintain the method automated. The teak flooring has been upgraded and is now extra refined, and also you get a slatted end on the pop-up roof.
Standard options embody a 314Ah 12V lithium battery, a 3000W charger-inverter, a 13-inch good management display screen, a two-way roof vent, a one-burner induction cooktop within the kitchen and the chrome steel sink, and the porta-potti within the cupboard on the opposite aspect. Also commonplace are electrical leveling, the electrochromic privateness glass, and the electrical tailgate and rooftop enlargement.
The trailer carries 31 liters (8 gallons) of freshwater and 23 liters (6 gallons) of grey, and comes with a spacious storage field on the tongue that, within the absence of gasoline cylinders, can be utilized for storage.
The record of choices now consists of the wow-factor options, just like the leather-based headliner with the starry impact, the good aromatherapy system, and HiFi audio (4-way plus subwoofer). They additionally embody extra sensible add-ons, corresponding to one other 314Ah battery, a 360W photo voltaic panel on the roof with an MPPT cost controller, a 2700W Dometic AC unit, a 2000W diesel heater, a 360-degree surveillance digicam, a charging tower within the kitchen, and the compact drawer fridge.
Outside, you’ll be able to add an awning or a tent, a slide-out kitchen with a 4.5kW diesel cooktop, a bathe head, and a bathe tent, and also you’d have the total vary of options you’d want for longer stays.
A completely customized unit can be doable, for those who get in contact with StarLight. The Aquila 360 has a physique of 80% aluminum and 85% recyclable supplies, will ship throughout Europe, and has a supply timeline of 8 to 16 weeks from the second the order is confirmed.
The one factor that StarLight hasn’t said but in regards to the Aquila 360 is with reference to pricing, however this needs to be cleared quickly.