Hertz launches Luxurious Motorhomes in Australia

Hertz Campervans has introduced the first of its unique new Aussie Motorhomes, a small custom-built vehicle with large-campervan features including an inbuilt shower and toilet.

The first Aussie Motorhome has just rolled off the production line in Melbourne, less than six months after details of the vehicle were unveiled at the Australian Tourism Exchange in Melbourne in May.

"The campervan is an ideal way to explore Australia, and the new Aussie Motorhome adds another option for travellers," said the General Manager of Hertz Campervans, Mr Grant Goodall.

"Our larger campervans have always been popular, but demand has been increasing for a self contained small campervan capable of accommodating no more than three people.

"Couples and small families in particular - from within Australia and overseas - wanted a vehicle which was large enough to meet their travelling needs but in a smaller vehicle," said Mr Goodall. "The Aussie Motorhome has been developed specifically to meet that requirement and is the most luxurious two-to-three berth campervan on the market, including shower and toilet facilities".

The newest Hertz campervan is based on a Toyota Hi Lux chassis, with two seats in the driver's cabin and two more in the rear living compartment, which offers a generous 1.9 metres of headroom and is accessible from the cabin.

The cabin has been built with the latest state of the art material being half the weight of that used previously, but three times as strong.

In addition to the shower and toilet, standard features include a double and a single bed, internal and external gas stoves, a refrigerator, a microwave oven, gas hot water, a colour television, a radio/cassette/CD unit, a wardrobe, external rollout shade awning and chairs - and even a kitchen sink.

Each Aussie Motorhome carries bedding, linen, towels, crockery, cutlery, plus LP gas cylinders and 55 litres of water, and has its own 12 volt lighting system.

And fuel capacity of 77 litres enables the Aussie Motorhome to travel up to 400 kilometres at speeds of up to 90 km/h.

Initially, Hertz Campervans will introduce 60 Aussie Motorhomes, available for rental from Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Broome, Perth and Alice Springs.

"Although we have only just received the first Aussie Motorhome, it was rented out almost immediately," said Mr Goodall. "We also have strong advance bookings for these vehicles in the Christmas - New Year period, and growing enquiries from travel agents and individual renters for beyond that period."

Rental rates start at AUD$153 per day for a minimum of five days.