What's the difference between a class A, B, & C

[JohnandColeen]

 
Sent: 9/22/2002 2:40 AM


What is the difference between a class A ...class B ....class C  (etc.) Winnebago style?

[Derrek]

Sent: 9/22/2002 11:12 AM

Hi John & Coleen

A class A style motorhome is on a truck or bus chassis with the dimensions of the front of the motorhome being the same as the rear.

Class C motorhomes are on a van chassis with the front of the motorhome being a smaller van cab and then widens out to the motorhome body and usually has an overhang over the van cab where the additional bunk is located.

Class B is usually refered to as a "Roadtrek".They are vans with fiberglass tops to increase interior height and some even have popup tops.They are self contained units such as the class A and C. The selling point of a class B is that they are similar in size to a full size van and thus easier to drive than the A or C. Being that the class C is built on a van chassis the are limited in size compared to a class A, which can vary greatly in size with the use of a bus chassis.

[HandyDan]

Class B


Class A


Class C

There are some vehicles out there that kind of fall in between each category but this is the gist of it.

[HandyDan]

As far as Class C being limited in size, you may want to rethink that, or do you consider this a Class C?  I don't know what the one below is categorized. 

[Oz]

Those are a different class from A, B, or C.  I've seen the classification used but darned if I can remember it.  I just call it a class "H" =  Holy-crapola, that's an RV on steroids!

[joanfenn]

I found something that classifies them as motorcoaches. Or Super C's.