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Old 12-12-2024, 09:31 PM   #15
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A segment of the 'Super C' group are built on Ford F-550 or F-600 4WD chassis, or a Ram 5500 SLT 4WD chassis.

The Entegra Accolade XT and Esteem XL, the Dynamax Isata 5, are examples.

The Nexus Rebel is built on a Chevy 6500 chassis, the Nexus Verrado is on a Chevy 5500 LT chassis.

Over all the RVs I see advertised as 'Super C' are (1) diesel engines, and (2) larger than the Mercedes Sprinter chassis.

There are a few with International Chassis - Nexus Wraith,

I do not think 'Super C' is a designated type of RV, just the marketing departments try to distinguish it from the normal gasoline powered Class C model.

I've seen some of 29-35 ft Super C models which are designed for a back roads isolated boondocking RV buyer. Others such as the Newmar/ Dynamax Dynaquest XL/ Entegra Accolade XL lines are luxury motorcoaches.
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Super C's fulfill a purpose when the motorhome exceeds the 30 foot length and with multiple slide-outs.

Standard class C's over 30 feet and 3 slide-outs surely push the envelope on the weight for an E450 chassis. If you own such a rig, you really need to have those 121C (commercial rated) tires.

I would go as far as saying that any standard class C that requires 75 PSI (or more) in the tires, to go with those 121Cs to help in avoiding a tire blow-out from excessive loading, the extra 500-600 pounds of margin per tire for safety sake. Having 121C tires on a lighter-weighted rig is over-kill which will just offer a more harsh ride without benefit.
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I do not think 'Super C' is a designated type of RV, just the marketing departments try to distinguish it from the normal gasoline powered Class C model.
I believe this is true. We started seeing this term in the early 2000s when motorhome manufacturers started building Cs on the GM 4500/5500 Kodiak chassis. This chassis was incrementally more capable of handling bigger and heavier motorhomes than the popular Ford E450, but it looked more like a "real" truck. But salespeople liked to try and hype them as though they were as capable as a class 8 (over 33K) chassis but they were far from it.
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This is a funny example of how different people have different definitions. I would say that a "Super C" is not one built on a Ford chassis (ie, like a pickup truck).

In order to be a Super C, it has to have a cab more like an 18-wheeler, such as on a Freightliner chassis. If the cab looks like a pickup truck, it's a regular Class C. If the cab looks like an 18-wheeler, it's a Super C.

But that's just my opinion.
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What is the difference between a Super C and a C?
Original Super C's were built on either class 5 or 8 trucks. Now manufactures are marketing pickup versions as Super C's but I think its mostly just a marketing approach. Make the newer small pickup versions sound tough (super C).
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This is a funny example of how different people have different definitions. I would say that a "Super C" is not one built on a Ford chassis (ie, like a pickup truck).

In order to be a Super C, it has to have a cab more like an 18-wheeler, such as on a Freightliner chassis. If the cab looks like a pickup truck, it's a regular Class C. If the cab looks like an 18-wheeler, it's a Super C.

But that's just my opinion.
So where does that leave the Chevy 5500 and International? Doesn’t look like a pickup, but isn’t any more capable than the Ford F550/600 that does. They are certainly more capable than any of the van chassis, but less than the Freightliner, so maybe we should call them “C more”.
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