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Auto-Trail Excel 690T

WHO IS AUTO – TRAIL?

Based in Grimsby, and part of the French-owned Trigano Group, Auto-Trail built its first motorhome in 1982. Many of its early vehicles were based on Mercedes-Benz chassis, but other base vehicles followed, including VWs, Talbots, Peugeots, Fords and Fiats, although the company has tended to focus on the luxury end of the coachbuilt motorhome market.

Today, Auto-Trail offers everything from a 5.4m campervan to a tag-axle A-class. Its van conversions include pop-top models but nothing smaller than a MWB Fiat Ducato.

The current Auto-Trail coachbuilt range encompasses the entry-level Expedition, the F-Line and new Excel (both on Ford), then Fiat-based Imala, Frontier and the Grande Frontier A-class.

name isn't new (it was previously used by Auto-Trail from 2009 to 2011) but this Excel 690T

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