Wheelhome Vikenze from Motorhome Monthly Magazine - small ...

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takes real ingenuity. This one though, is all of
the above, plus the fitted Porta Potti toilet can
be accessed and used with the bed in use.
Now that is real genius, and is probably the
Vikenze’s unique selling point.
A second sleeping berth is available at
extra cost, and stretches the tape to a worthy,
6ft 0in x 2ft 3.25in. It’s up in the nearside roof,
and a sleeping bag can be left out - stowed
flat on top of the mattress. Adjacent (and fitted
in both models), is the clothes store, which is
basically a full-length covered tray: this proved
to be much more practical than it sounds.
Generous curtains are not traditionally
lined, but are made from two thicknesses of
fabric. These should keep you reasonably
8 The bed is flat and nicely long
9 Cleverly, the sink unit swivels to
reveal the used-in-situ toilet
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snug and prevent the early morning sun
waking you up prematurely.
VOTE VIKENZE
Wheelhome’s Vikenze is a motorcaravan
that’s very compact, but not cramped. Perfect
accommodation for landscape painters,
photographers, walkers, twitchers, festival
goers, night fisherfolk, et al.
It can also be a ‘bijou country cottage’
and a ‘spare bedroom.’ It’s also sufficiently
commodious to use on supermarket sorties,
or on the school run - even fast enough for a
bank robbery or two!
CONCLUSION
Why buy a car when you can have a
Wheelhome Vikenze that has the same
footprint? This cute little quart-in-a-pint-pot
camper should spell fun, fun, fun - especially
for the young at heart solo motorcaravanner. ■
TEST EXTRA SPECIFICATION
■ Price: £26,150 OTR
■ As tested: £26,580 OTR
■ The vehicle: Fiat Fiorino Combi; 1.3-litre
75bhp Euro V turbo-diesel engine; sixspeed
manual gearbox; front-wheel drive
■ Warranty: Three years base vehicle,
eight years anti-perforation, one year
conversion
■ Dimensions and weights: Length:
3.86m (12ft 8in); width: 1.81m (5ft 11.5in);
height: 1.89m (6ft 2.5in); gross vehicle
weight: 1,700kg; payload: 260kg
■ Belted seats: 4 (including driver)
■ Beds: Lounge single: 1.95m x 665mm (6ft
5in x 2ft 2in)
■ Water and space heating: None fitted
■ Tanks: Fresh water 10 litres (2.2 gallons);
no waste water tank fitted
■ Gas: 1 x 2.75kg and 1 x 400g cylinder
(Campingaz 907 and 901)
■ Options fitted to test vehicle: Colour
matching to rising roof (£185), Porta Potti
335 toilet (£103), 14-litre Waeco cooler
- upgrade from 7-litre (£142)
■ Other options available: Automatic
transmission (£990), Adventure Pack
upgrade (not available with automatic)
- 95bhp engine and traction control
(£1,275), cab air-conditioning (£455),
spare wheel - in lieu of under floor
storage compartment - (£118), privacy
glass (£235), metallic paint (£410)
VEHICLE LOANED FOR EVALUATION BY:
Wheelhome, Tips Cross Garage,
Blackmore Road, Hook End, Brentwood,
Essex CM15 0DX
Tel: 01277-822208
Web: www.wheelhome.co.uk
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