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“e electric hook-up point is

cleverly located in an offside

locker, which ensures it won’t

be a hazard on site when using

the habitation door,” Sue

pointed out.

e internal décor creates

what Sue referred to as an air

of “understated elegance”,

with granite-effect worktops

and a pleasant combination of

upholstery and wood tones.

ON THE ROAD

“It was unfortunate,” said Sue,

“that I chose the week of the

once-in-1000-year storms to

LOUNGING & DINING

e centrally placed nearside

habitation door effectively

subdivides the ’van and is

enhanced by an illuminated

step, a grab rail and a three-

quarter length mirror. In the

living/dining area two

longitudinal, dense foam

bench seats face each other

and offer ample seating for

four – Sue’s verdict was that

they “ooze comfort”.

ere’s a small, adjustable

circular table with a

detachable boom leg next to

the passenger seat, which Sue

found created more problems

than solutions.

“When you remove it there

isn’t really any designated

spot to store it, and when its in

place the leg obstructs access

to the power socket at the end

of the lounge settee.”

She liked the sturdy,

sizeable (95 x 58cm)

freestanding lounge table,

which has a very tight ﬁtting

designated storage spot in the

bedroom. It dominates the

space between the bench seats

but offers plenty of room for

plates and the like.

Although both cab seats

swivel Sue found that there

isn’t really enough legroom

for them to be used

simultaneously. “I had to

lower the steering wheel

to gain enough space for the

driver’s seat to turn,” she

remarked. “Once swivelled,

I couldn’t persuade either seat

to lock into place, resulting in

irritating swivelling.”

Sue loved the excellent

ceiling-mounted fold-down

LCD TV/entertainment unit

(part of the Media pack),

which is best viewed from

the facing sofas.

Two good sized windows

combine with an opening

rooﬂight to provide abundant

natural light and at dusk

there’s a plethora of mood

lighting available from

a combination of dimmable

LED strips, directional spots

and discreet uplighting.

“I found the under-locker

strip lights rather glaring even

when dimmed and would

LIVE-IN TEST

AUTOTRAIL

Frontier Mohawk

test the ’van.” Near gale force

winds buffeted the vehicle as

Sue headed away from Auto-

Trail’s east coast factory.

“e 130bhp engine was

perfectly adequate to propel

the ’van’s 7.5 metre length,”

she said. “But the optional

upgrade to the 157bhp unit

would provide that satisfying

extra bit of ‘oomph’ on long

hills or when overtaking.”

Although road handling and

manoeuvring were generally

very good, our tester was

surprised by the rather

unpleasant rumbling noises

on some road surfaces.

“However, once I’d rescued

the free range grill pan there

were no detectable on-board

rattles,” she noted.

e cab is well-equipped,

with cruise control, twin

airbags, adjustable swivel seats

with armrests, electric windows

and mirrors, and pleated blinds

to all windows as standard.

Visibility to the wing mirrors

is improved thanks to the single

cassette housing for the cab

blinds, which results in

a narrower pillar between

the side windows.

The electric

hook-up point

is cleverly

located in an

offside locker

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ILUMINATED SCRIPT

Frontier models now

feature this stylised

entrance light, which is a

very pleasing design touch,

and is very useful as well

CUTLERY PARTITIONS

The classy wooden cutlery

drawer included with the

Mohawk is much more

appealing than off-the

-shelf plastic examples

KITCHEN DOWNLIGHTING

The bottom edge of the

kitchen counter is fitted with

lights, which our tester found

to be too glaring compared

to the rest of the ’van

FULLY FITTED MICROWAVE

The Daewoo W

microwave oven lives in

an eye-level cupboard – not

the ideal location but it’s still

a very useful piece of kit

BUILTIN WIRE RACKS

The wire racking is

a thoughtful touch, but

its positioning means it

intrudes on cupboard space

when the cupboard is shut

GRANITEEFFECT COVER

The sink covers help

increase workspace but are

quite hefty and don’t have

any dedicated storage space

when they’re removed

SEPARATE TOILET CUBICLE

The dedicated toilet area is

a good idea in theory, but in

practice it’s short on legroom

and its limited headroom

makes using it awkward

ROOMY SHOWER

The shower cubicle is

spacious, and the shower

head is mounted high

enough for six footers

to use it in comfort

CONSUMMATE COMFORT

The Mohawk has a

cossetting . x . m

(’” x ’”) rear double

bed, which our tester

adored. It’s low enough to

get into without a ladder

History

From fairly humble beginnings over

25 years ago Auto-Trail has

developed into one of the country’s

favourite manufacturers and, despite

its incorporation into the gigantic

European Trigano group, it remains

quintessentially British. Famous for

pioneering features such as acrylic

double glazing and swivel cab seats –

which have gone on to become standard motorhome

equipment – Auto-Trail continues to offer its customers the

beneﬁts of new technology.

In 2008 Auto-Trail made a concerted attack on the entry-

level low-proﬁle end of the market with the launch of the

Excel brand. is year, they have consolidated their model

ranges, discontinuing the Cheyenne range, and transplanting

a number of layouts into the Frontier range.

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x . m

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x . m

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BATTERY

WASTE WATER

GAS

FRESH WATER

 x  kg

. litres

Ah

 litres

Dimensions

1 2 3 4

LIVE-IN TEST 1

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