UFO
Sighting?
(36-1)
A
Rear-Engine Coach at an Affordable Price
We recently
drove the new Workhorse rear-engine gas chassis, fitted
out by Georgetown, a division of Thor Industries. If
you are the owner of a front-engine gas chassis, this
motorhome will surprise you. With the engine in the
back, the RV driving experience is quieter since you
don’t hear the sound of the engine accelerating.
There is no engine hump to climb over as you step into
the driver’s or passenger’s seats from the
opposite side.
Because the engine is so quiet, to prevent you from
trying to start the engine when it is already running,
there is an interlock on the start switch to prevent
it from grinding the starter accidentally.
Control
When you crank the steering wheel all the way over,
you feel like you are actually moving sideways instead
of going around a corner. This is great in shopping
centers where the ability to turn from one lane to another
is essential as you try to navigate around the other
vehicles in the parking lot. So many times, we have
had to unhook the towed vehicle from the back of the
motorhome to be able to back up and try that corner
again. A 55-degree wheel cut makes the motorhome more
maneuverable in tight spots than any other gas chassis,
and is comparable to the best diesel chassis’
available today. The front of the motorhome uses torque
boxes, a new idea in vehicle suspension. No matter how
hard we tried to change lanes, the front end did not
dive into the corner or dive down as we jumped on the
brakes.
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