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Track Trailer caravan coming
Melbourne hardcore hybrid specialist set to enter the full-size off-road caravan marketWhile currently celebrating the 18th anniversary of its unique, trend-setting Tvan hard shell camper, Melbourne’s Track Trailer behind the scenes is planning to enter the large off-road caravan market with a new tandem axle model.
The possibility of a larger Track Trailer model to sit above the Topaz pop-top Hybrid (pictured), comes as owner and chairman Gerard Waldron (pictured) re-joins the company in a full time capacity.
However, don’t hold your breath too long. The new ’Taravan’ is currently only at concept stage and prototypes and their testing are likely to be two years or more away.
The good news is that it might be worth the wait. As well as returning with a head-full of new ideas for future models, Waldron is bringing with him a wealth of experience in product development and road transport honed while Managing Director of the Australian Road Research Board, most recently heading the ARRB’s Australian Driverless Vehicle Initiative working on autonomous vehicles.
While remaining Chairman of Track Trailer since the Tvan was launched in 1998, Waldron’s mission on his full-time return to the company’s helm will be a renewed focus on future products.
His decision to explore the larger off-road caravan market follows his long-term analysis of Australian adventure travel and its future direction.
Like Australian Off Road with its Aurora and Kimberley with its Cruiser models, Waldron sees cashed up retirees and adventure travellers wanting more spacious and luxurious off-road travel in the years ahead.
However, he’s adamant that Track Trailer’s take on an off-road caravan will be far from a ‘me too’ approach. “There will be no chintz curtains,” he emphasised.
“Like our other products, it will unmistakably be a Track Trailer, which means it will retain its unique design differences and a more industrial look to other available products.”
While not being specific, he also hopes to introduce some new technology to the caravan industry in the model based on his work on automonous vehicles.
“Having a smart tow car and a dumb caravan doesn’t make sense,” he said. “You can expect to see a product that will relate and interact much more to the latest automotive products.”
However, Waldron is quick to reassure future TT customers that its caravan will never aim to be a pioneer in unproven technology.
“Our trailers will always follow Armed Forces practice of remaining ‘Mission Critical’ in their core functions,” he said.
“This means that they should never leave you stranded through failure of their essential components, such as their chassis or even their refrigeration when these are used in remote areas.”
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Written byMichael Browning
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