Top-10 Sydney Supershow motorhomes

Much of the excitement and crowds at this year's NSW Caravan Supershow in April were centred around the motorhome pavilion.

There was a real buzz and literally something for everyone, from tough-truck off-grid campers and EV vanlife-vehicles, to cut-priced Chinese motorhomes and bigger than Ben Hur, twin slide-out truck-based models.

Here's a rundown of some of the highlights and the new models that caught our eye...

Sydney’s Suncamper introduced its go-anywhere Conqueror off-road motorhome a few years ago, based on either Toyota HiLux or Ford Ranger single-cab utes, and now they’ve introduced their latest version, based on the just released Ranger Super Duty platform. 

Sitting on top of Suncamper’s ute-based Sherwood range, it’s a top-tier product priced from $299,000.

The Conqueror 3.0 gets a full composite body fixed to the heavy-duty Super Duty 4x4 chassis, powered by the 3.0-litre turbo diesel V6, and with all the high-riding off-road attributes of the base vehicle. 

External highlights include brush bar protection, exterior utility and spot lights, a roll-out awning and outside shower, picnic table with portable hotplate and a rear utility rack. 

It also comes standard with 600Ah lithium battery system, upgradeable to 900Ah, along with a 850W solar that can also be boosted to 1020W.  

Full story: Big-ticket Suncamper Conqueror 3.0 arrives 

We're used to seeing cut-price Renault motorhomes from Jayco, but the new budget Freedom model is for the first time based on the Chinese-built LDV chassis. It’s priced from around $125,000 and pitched at first motorhome buyers.

The 20ft Freedom is based on the rear-drive LDV Deliver 9, powered by a 2.0-litre turbo-diesel engine with eight-speed automatic transmission. 

Externally the display vehicle was fitted with a powered roll-out awning and a reversing camera, along with 120L fresh and 45L grey water tanks.  A 200Ah lithium battery, 200W solar panel and Projecta control panel, are also included.  

Full story: Jayco launches first LDV motorhome

Winnebago is a big name in the RV world, and for the past 10 years we’ve been able to buy an Australian-built Winnebago-badged motorhome from Apollo and now THL. 

But now there’s a whole new upmarket Winnebago touring range rolling out, with the first of nine new models on display at the Sydney Supershow. 

First up is the higher GVM, almost eight-metre long Odyssey 40I model, priced from $250,000. 

It's built on the Iveco Daily cab-chassis and features a more refined, modern appearance than before, with external features including a Renogy power system with 300Ah lithium battery, two big fresh and grey water tanks and a large rear storage locker, while options include an electric awning and a washing machine. 

The new Winnebago motorhomes are built in THL’s longstanding New Zealand motorhome factory, and that means a more solid build than before including the use of thicker sandwich panels, plus the Euro-style cabinetry is also higher grade with top-notch hardware used. 

Full story: Fresh start for ridgy didge Winnebago motorhomes

If you had half a million dollars burning a hole in your pocket and wanted the ultimate luxury while out on the road, then Avida and its latest Longreach LX was waiting for you at the Supershow. 

While you need a medium rigid licence to drive it, it really is an apartment on wheels and isn't lacking much when it comes to home away from home comforts… 

The latest in its new LX line of

2026 updates include some stylish black highlights, both inside and out, while there remains plenty of external storage, including space for a large outside kitchen with induction cooktop. There's also a big 48V electrical system which includes a 10.2kWh battery pack, 5000W inverter and 1680 watts of solar, along with some outside entertainment. 

You also get 500 litres combined, fresh and grey water storage, dual reversing cameras, and a 3500kg towing capacity if you need to hitch up a small runabout at the back. 

Full story: Avida updates super-luxury Longreach motorhome

Melbourne's Sunliner didn’t attend the Victorian Supershow earlier this year, but it made up for it with a full line-up of its latest 2026 models at this year’s Sydney Supershow. And being Sunliner, there were a few surprises in store… 

The Iveco based Pinto motorhome on display featured a novel rear walk-in wardrobe area, that also doubles as a garage for bikes or other bulky gear. 

There was also an Iveco based, mid-range Switch model with a unique club lounge layout, including something you don’t often see on a motorhome: a rear wall TV.

Sunliner also had its latest 19ft Ekho model at the show which the Melbourne converter said is Australia’s shortest walk-through motorhome. It’s also got Sunliner’s latest Dry Zone ensuite, which makes the most of what is quite limited space inside. 

Further reading: New Melbourne-built 'shorty' motorhome rolls out to dealers

High fuel prices at the moment are pushing more people into EV purchases, so it was no surprise to see a couple of battery-powered camper options at this year’s Sydney Supershow.

One of these was a Volkswagen iDBuzz van with camper fit-out by local outfit KombiLife. 

The idBuzz on display was a fully optioned, long wheel base Pro edition, with lots of option boxes ticked including the Kombi-style two tone paint, panoramic sunroof, and premium interior with head-up display, bringing the camping-equipped display model to around $118,000 plus on-roads. However, you could save tens of thousands by choosing a less flamboyant and optioned up base vehicle. 

The price also included the basic camper kit, with up to two sleepers, a kitchen with cooker and fridge, plus a water tank, shower hose, storage bags and a Redarc battery system. 
 
The beauty of this whole set-up is you can easily unbolt and remove the off-the-shelf camper add-ons, when you just want to use the vehicle as a daily driver. 

Over at the Frontline stand, the longstanding Sydney campervan specialist brought for the first time to a show a Ford e-Transit, or full battery powered plug-in van, that it’s now offering as a base for a full camper conversion. 

Frontline is leading the ‘green’ campervan charge in Australia, and says it’s one of the first to get the go-ahead from Ford Australia to order a full EV Transit in a camper specification, to achieve full second stage ADR compliance. 

Like Frontline’s Transit PHEV hybrid conversion, which combines petrol and battery power, the e-Transit Frontline should be available with up to five different layouts. 

While the PHEV hybrid version might offer a full electric range of around 50-60km, the e-Transit promises between 200km and 300km on a full charge, which you could possibly do while plugged in overnight at the caravan park. 

LDV has already released a factory campervan in Australia, so it was no real surprise to see an LDV Deliver 9 motorhome on display for the first time at the show. The around seven metres long, slide-out motorhome should be priced at just under $150,000 driveaway, when it officially goes on sale in Australia later this year.

While still awaiting ADR compliance, the display vehicle was a good example of what’s to come, getting a decent off-grid power set-up for a bitumen tourer including a 5kWh lithium battery system with 380W rooftop solar and a 2000W inverter. 

The internal layout includes a passenger-side slide-out for the east-west walk-around queen bed, a kitchenette, front dinette and over-cab bunk bed, plus a rear ensuite with separate shower and toilet. 

It also came loaded up with an induction cooktop and microwave, a 32in Smart TV, 150L fridge/freezer, diesel heater and air-con, 100L fresh/100L grey water tanks, touchscreen manager and radio, and a wall-mounted washing machine, not to mention quite a few storage options. 

X Series RV has been importing camper trailers, hybrids and toy haulers for the past couple of years, and now it's brought in its first Chinese built motorhome.  

Built by Chery Motors, it’s about seven and half metres long, on a Mercedes-Benz rear drive platform, comes loaded with featured including a big 900ah lithium battery system and is going to be priced around $260,000 driveaway.  

Full story: More Chinese factory motorhomes coming

While it might have been a late arrival on Day 3 of the Supershow, it was worth the wait, with Sydney’s Trakka unveiling its latest Trakkadu campervan, based on the new Volkswagen T7 Transporter. 

It’s not cheap at a base price of $161,000 for the all wheel drive example on display, or just shy of $190,000 driveaway with a total of 10 options fitted, but it’s about as good as you get for a camper this size, with Trakka’s latest 48V 5kWh battery system that’s powerful enough to run the onboard air conditioner. 

Full story: Trakka launches new 48V Trakkadu

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