MCLOUIS FUSION 330
•Price £55,995 •Sleeps 4 •Belts 4 •Base vehicle Fiat Ducato •Engine 140bhp Euro 6D •Length/width/height 6.49/2.33/2.96m (21’3”/7’8”/9’7”) •MTPLM 3500kg •Payload 442kg •Water (fresh/waste) 115/100 litres •Leisure battery 90Ah •Gas 2 x 6kg cylinders
Contact Auto-Sleepers Address Orchard Works, Willersey, Nr Broadway WR12 7QF Web www.mclouisfusion.co.uk Tel 01386 853 338
n Italy, McLouis is a well-known motorhome brand for the family market – everything from A-classes and low-profiles to van conversions.
When fellow Trigano Group subsidiary Auto-Sleepers reintroduced the brand into the UK two seasons ago, however, it had an additional function.
Auto-Sleepers has a loyal following, but its customer base is traditionally slightly older motorcaravanners who have owned many vehicles before.
Trying to expand production to appeal to first-time buyers could be tricky, as the firm is based in the Cotswolds, where space is at a premium. So the low-profile McLouis Fusion, which the two companies have designed together, was intended to introduce first-timers (and families) to motorhomes, in the hope that they would later go on to purchase an Auto-Sleeper.
There’s a cost element here, too. The way McLouis manufactures its motorhomes, in batches of around 50, means they can be priced around £5000 to
