Another $1million truck motorhome arrives

What do you get when an Austrian off-road motorhome manufacturer partners up with an Icelandic automotive business famous for building extreme adventure vehicles?

The answer is the six-wheel truck based Bedford XT2 expedition vehicle, which is based on a modified Ford F-550 pick-up from Arctic Trucks, better known for its Toyota HiLux monster utes, with the luxury motorhome body added on by Krug Expedition.

"Arctic Trucks are on the forefront of polar transportation, and Krug brings over a decade of experience in building expedition grade trucks and 230-plus finished projects to the table," it says on the Krug Expedition website.

"Bedrock XT2 is a one of a kind 6x4 off-road machine converting a luxury variant of the Ford Super Duty F-550 and bringing it to the next level with suspension and chassis frame reliability."

Built specifically for the American market, the Bedrock XT2 mega-motorhome uses Arctic Trucks' AT44 XT-2 Ford F-550 Super Cab pick-up powered by a 6.7-litre V8 turbo-diesel V8 and 10-speed auto. The 6.68m long by 2.45m wide by 3.7m off-road motorhome rides on eight-link rear air suspension with disc brakes and semi-automatic tyre inflation also part of the standard package.

Krug Expedition created the insulated over-cab motorhome module using reinforced sandwich panels, with the fit-out comprising a king bed and 24in TV up front, a shower/toilet enclosure, kitchenette, and rear seating with dining table and another 32in Smart TV at the back, in a club lounge style format.

Kitchen appliances include an induction cooktop and a 226 litre compressor fridge/freezer, while the bathroom gets a waterless toilet, sink, mirror, cupboard and separate shower.

Diesel heating and air conditioning are also part of the luxury package which includes the use of high-end materials like lightweight timber furniture and soft touch anti fingerprint worktops.

The Bedrock XT2 can carry up to 446 litres of fresh water, 227L grey water, and boasts an impressive off-grid power system including 1450W rooftop solar feeding a 23kWh lithium battery bank.

Options include a sophisticated water filtration system, coffee machine, washing machine with dryer, a 5Kw liquid under-floor heating system and a 5G/WIFI/GPS router with external antenna.

Starting price for the left-hand drive Bedrock XT2 from Krug Expedition is around US$690,000 (approx. AUD$1.038million), or about the same money as the Aussie-built Kenworth Dreamliner motorhome.