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Australia is known for putting out the world's most overbuilt caravans. The latest in that category, the burly Sinergi from Australian Off Road, is ready to persevere through absolute torture on long, arduous journeys across the Australian continent.

German startup Darc makes its debut with an impressive carbon-monocoque motorhome inspired by the contrasting worlds of Dakar and F1 racing. The "ultimate expedition vehicle" journeys away from hookups for two weeks at a time.

The SAIC Maxus Life Home V90 Villa Edition is a Class C motorhome with Class A space thanks to dual slide-outs and a pop-up second story with its own elevator. Smart tech and sharp styling put the finishing touches on a townhome-grade RV.

Bowlus adds a few pandemic-friendly updates to its luxury camping trailer. The new Terra Firma houses and feeds its human and canine occupants in luxury, protects from germs, and supports nomadic operations with two-week power and a smart tech suite.

Already quite established in the overlanding game, ARB branches out with one of the larger plug-and-play camper kitchens out there. The Slide Kitchen looks like any other at first pull but swings, flips and pops into an L-shaped gourmet cook station.

TruckHouse turns the Toyota Tacoma into a compact all-terrain expedition vehicle, finding a middle ground between huge trucks and 4x4 camper vans. Its carbon fiber off-road camper rig explores and camps the most distant stretches of Earthly land.

Small campers were quite well-represented in this Year of the RV, but some impressive larger motorhomes also made their debuts. From wheeled smart mansions, to van-back wilderness cabins, here are the top motorhomes we've looked at in 2020.

The RV surged in popularity this year, inspiring many to look for small, affordable leisure vehicle options. The industry answered with a surge of new mini-campers ranging from compact expandable trailers to amphibious electric three-wheelers.

The merging of two of the toughest "cruisers" on dry land is complete. EarthCruiser presents its Toyota Land Cruiser XTR, an expedition rig that combines legendary 4x4 capability with three-person living quarters complete with state-of-the-art tech.

Twenty-twenty wasn't a great year for most of us, but it did prove a good one for RVs. Truck campers were one market that enjoyed a year of innovation and improved design. Here are the coolest truck campers and camper trucks we looked at in 2020.

From e-AWD camping trailers that are no longer merely towed to camp, to all-electric mini-motorhomes, to plug-in hybrid camper vans with more practical ranges, 2020 welcomed many promising electric camper debuts, innovations and developments.

Electric RVs are few and far between, but that'll change with vehicles like the Rivian R1T overland pickup and Tesla Cybercamper. Lordstown Motors isn't overlooking the blossoming market, teaming with Camping World to develop its own electric RVs.