Dusseldorf Caravan Salon 2019

We didn't think anyone was going to launch a more versatile mini-campervan than the Pössl Campster. But someone finally did ... Pössl. Its new Vanster debuts as a simpler triple-threat camper van with more flexibility, less price.

Last year, Dutch startup Lume wowed the world with its convertible Traveler LT360 caravan. Lume's debut model was successful enough to inspire a second model, the longer, more spacious Traveler LT540 with toilet room and available indoor kitchen.

Even with a few months of 2019 left to go, we feel confident that the Hymer VisionVenture is the coolest camper van of the year. Now more details have emerged on exactly how its tech can benefit future van lifers.

Bravia's Swan 699 camper van is so dapper you might mistake it for a business shuttle. Open the door, though, and it's a road trip waiting to happen.

Instead of making a camper van with a toilet shoved below a seat (at best), WOF turns the Fiat Doblo into a mini-motorhome with full dry bathroom.

The electric Reimo Weekender E camper van is a multifunctional powerhouse, spending workweeks driving the city and weekends escaping to the country.

Hymer's Concept Galileo looks ahead to the year 2030, when we could have self-driving, tour-guiding camper pods customized to the traveler's every whim.

The Westfalia Sven Hedin jumps from VW Crafter to MAN TGE, and it's loaded with clever solutions like a sidewall expansion, forward-folding bed/storage garage and split fridge.

Possibly the most convincing bike-hauling camper van we've seen, the Weinsberg MEG [Outlaw] has an extra-high bed above a tall 4,500-liter garage.

At the 2019 Caravan Salon, Westfalia completed the Mercedes James Cook line with a four-sleeper high-roof model and two-sleeper off-road-ready base van.

What's cooler than a slick, new camper van floor plan? A Volkswagen T6 pop-top painted to look like the iconic A-Team van.

When we looked at the Iridium e-motorhome in January, it was locked up. At the 2019 Caravan Salon, it had a finished interior and updated spec sheet.