Vision RV raises the bar
Fast-growing off-road brand struts its stuff at Queensland SupershowVision RV may be one of Australia’s youngest caravan brands, but it's been getting more than its fair share of attention at this week's Queensland Caravan & Camping Supershow.
Taking full advantage of the extra space created by fewer exhibitors at this year's show (due largely to the absence of Jayco and Kedron), Caloundra’s Sunseeker Caravans doubled its display space to 1800 square metres to show off 25 caravans representing its combined Sunseeker, Marvel and Vision brands.
They even found room for a bare galvanised Vision chassis produced in Toowoomba, at the centre of the display.
It's the new off-road Vision’s first Brisbane show and a highlight of the display is a new 16ft pop-top hybrid model featuring a unique external graphic theme by noted indigenous artist Daren Dunn, a Gamilaroi man from Coonabarabran in NSW.
A larger version of the same ‘songline’ is currently being developed for the 17ft 9in single axle and 19ft 6in tandem-axle full-height off-road Vision models.
Buyers pay no extra for the indigenous graphics, but Sunseeker is donating $1000 for each Vision sold with Dunn’s unique design to Shoreline, a charity that supports employment pathways for Aboriginal children.
According to gregarious Sunseeker CEO Chris Michel, Vision has been welcomed warmly by off-road caravanners, with “well over 100” deposits already taken for the new Hybrid models.
Subject to component supplies, Michel says Sunseeker hopes to offer at least seven separate Vision models by the end of the year, all produced in its new Coolum factory.
These will consist of 13ft, 14ft and 16ft single axle Hybrid pop-top models, plus a bunk ‘family’ version of the 16ft models, with three full-height caravans – a 17ft 9in, and two 19ft 6in models – a couple's plus a family van.
To ensure the brand couldn't be missed at the Supershow, Michel worked with event organiser Jason Plant on a new Supershow feature – an interactive off-road caravan demonstration.
Michel guided the earthmovers to create a demanding off-road course in one of the event’s under-utilised display areas, then demonstrated the extreme capabilities of a 14ft Vision Hybrid behind his own hyped-up LandCruiser 200 series.
Miked up, he then parried questions from the crowd corralled in the centre of the area, covering everything from correct approach angles to tyre pressures and in case everything else fails – rig recovery.
Plant said he hopes to make the innovative interactive 4WD display a regular Supershow feature, although this will be subject to sufficient space being available at the Brisbane Showgrounds.
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