E52 Camper becomes a reality!
I have been driving my Elgrand for over a year now and over that time I have become increasingly more surprised that there hasn't been an E52 camper van developed yet. The E51 gang are always commenting (complaining..) that the E52 is much smaller (which isn't true if you go and check my earlier size comparison post) and wouldn't make a good camper. The truth of it is that the E52 has a slightly lower roofline (5-10cm), the rear seats have less height as the car floor slopes slightly and the other elements are similar/bigger than the E51. That aside, have you seen some of the camper vans out there? Some of them are tiny in comparison to the mighty E52. The Nissan Serena, Citroen Berlingo, Fiat Doblo, even the VW Caddy have conversions and avid fans. Now, the key to a camper conversion seems to be getting the right roof height, and that essentially comes down to the availability of pop top roofs. Having looked at a converted E51, it was clear that without a ...