Good issues occur when German camper innovator Daylight places pens to work on a brand new idea camper van. The final time round, these issues have been the hammock-topped, wakeboard-winching 2019 Cliff 4×4 Adventure Van. This time, it is the all-new Volkswagen Ibex camper idea, an excellent grittier journey van constructed to “outdrive the abnormal” and navigate by means of terra incognita to a grander grade of journey. And it sounds just like the manufacturing model will not be far behind.
Daylight has actually thrown itself all-in on the adventurous, adrenaline-pumping aspect of van life. Numerous it’s simply advertising – having its camper vans parked adjoining to towering, snow-blanketed mountains or exhibiting a professional mountain biker leaping as excessive as a Class C roof, however its product line has additionally moved in that path.
With the Cliff 4×4 Journey idea, it threw in a kitchen sink’s price of inventive concepts aimed toward adrenaline junkies, and whereas most of these did not survive previous the idea stage, Daylight did in the end launch a extra rugged, adventurous camper van with the Ford Transit-based Cliff 4×4 Adventure Edition.
From there, the corporate’s journey fever solely deepened. Three years later, its complete web site is one large collage of younger, svelte athletes pushing boundaries in sports activities like browsing, enduro mountain biking, mountain climbing and active-volcano snowboarding. The accompanying script emphasizes motivational concepts like “not made for standing nonetheless” and “outdrive the abnormal.”
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The Ibex idea takes the following step in that all-out adventure-hunting strategy, a step towards the kind of closely accessorized off-road journey vans we’re fairly accustomed to seeing in the US. The van additionally previews another base van choice to the Fiat Ducato siblings and Ford Transit vans on which Daylight presently builds its Class Bs. It’s going to then give Daylight one other all-wheel-drive “4×4” mannequin with which to tempt younger, ‘invincible’ semi-pros and influencers hellbent on going full YOLO proper into their parenting years.
Daylight does appreciable preparation across the physique of Volkswagen’s full-size Crafter van, beginning by putting in its personal particular fiberglass excessive roof. An built-in mild bar fills out the decrease fringe of that new roof, simply above the windshield. Daylight says the brand new roof opens up a full 6.5 ft (198 cm) of standing top under.
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Daylight continues its exterior work by including a slew of off-road and journey upgrades to the bottom Crafter, beginning with a suspension carry. There’s additionally a set of beadlock wheels and all-terrain tires, a entrance bull bar, a snorkel, a rear spare tire provider and MOLLE panel, and a passenger-side Thule awning. Daylight explains that the topographical aesthetics bundle is a nod to the nice explorers who – fairly actually – penned newly found locations into empty areas on the map.
From what little Daylight has proven of the inside, we are able to make out a traditional flooring plan with raised rear mattress, entrance dinette and passenger-side kitchen block. It additionally seems to have a moist rest room compartment proper behind the dinette.
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The format appears dependable however unremarkable, however the decor catches the attention with a stylish mixture of earth tones, together with an emphasis on neutrals and light-colored woods. Marble-style wall paneling and soft-touch felt mix to decorate the homey ambiance.
The Ibex is an idea for now, however Daylight describes it as “close to manufacturing” and hints greater than as soon as {that a} manufacturing model is on the way in which. We suspect the corporate will reveal the present automobile in full on the Düsseldorf Caravan Salon later this yr, if not sooner.
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