WINDSOR REBORN

After a couple of false starts earlier this year — thanks to the wet weather we had been experiencing and the start of the show season — I finally found myself at the headquarters of Windsor Caravans at Northgate in Brisbane.

Thankfully, on what could only be described as a glorious summer’s day, the weather wasn’t going to be a problem, so we hitched the Windsor Genesis 196MD up behind the D-Max, checked the taillights and safety chains and pulled out into morning rush hour traffic.

TOW TIME

Thanks to the relatively low tare of 2031kg, with little fuss we were soon merging onto the M1 at Nudgee and making our way north to the idyllic surrounds of Bribie Island for our day of testing.

Primarily designed for black top touring, you would expect the Genesis 196MD to behave well at highway speeds. Apart from a couple of times when those big, bad B-Doubles got a little too close when overtaking us, the van towed and tracked well at speeds up to 100km/h.

The Genesis 196MD utilises the AL-KO IRS suspension system on both axles, giving it stable footing on the bitumen, while also allowing it to tackle the occasional gravel track so you can get to that secret camping spot — the standard 50mm hitch will likely limit your offroad expectations before the suspension does.

FAMILY FOCUS

First and foremost, the Genesis 196MD is a family van,