TESTED Globecar Summit Shine 540
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GLOBECAR SUMMIT SHINE 540
Price from: £62,995
Berths: 2-5 Travel seats: 4 (3 or 5 optional)
Base vehicle: Fiat Ducato
Length: 5.41m
Gross weight: 3,500kg
If you're after a Fiat/Peugeot van conversion with a fixed bed, there's a huge amount of choice. Most of the major European motorhome brands (including Bürstner, Chausson, Hobby, Hymer, Knaus, Laika, Pilote and Rapido) will have a selection of models in their portfolio – and that's before you include campervan specialists like Dreamer, Westfalia and, of course, Globecar. Then there's everything from entry-level models to all-singing premium 'vans, so it's best to take a look at a few before you decide.
In the UK, Globecar already has its Elegance and Summit Prime ranges, with the Summit Shine further increasing choice. The line-up includes medium-wheelbase, long and extra-long Ducatos. We're testing the baby of the range, the 5.41m-long 540 – partly because it's the first to arrive at importer, SMC, in Newark, and partly because the MWB version has fewer direct rivals than the longer 600 and 640 (although there's also an interesting 600L, which combines the front of the 540 layout with the rear of the 640 to accommodate single beds in the six-metre van).
This Summit Shine 540 will save you £3,000 compared with its Summit Prime equivalent, which is pretty useful in these days of
