RVB’s 2025 RV of the Year Awards Recognize 67 Models – RVBusiness – Breaking RV Industry News
After one of the most difficult deliberations in recent years, RVB announces its selections for the 2025 RVBusiness RV of the Year, a list that includes the Top 10 Finalists, Top Debuts, Must-See RVs and Top Innovations.
The release of the overall winner of RV of the Year, which will come from the Top 10 Finalists, will be announced in the November-December issue of RVBusiness magazine in mid-November.
“Congratulations to all the winners,” said RVBusiness Publisher and Executive Editor Rick Kessler.
“This was an especially difficult year because so many manufacturers truly upped their game for the 2025 model year despite the market-related hurdles that the RV industry has faced,” he continued. “There were so many models under consideration that our selection process morphed into a drawn-out king-of-the-hill debate among our staff and a handful of trusted, independent advisors.”
The selection process is inescapably subjective, Kessler acknowledged, but the discussions always focus on brands that made their debut for the new model year – especially at major shows – as well as any significant innovations, upgrades and redesigns to existing lines. Other factors include market expectations, value propositions, and segment differentiation. Lastly, RVB also tries to recognize models from as wide a variety of manufacturers as possible.
The negative side effect of this all-too-imperfect process is that many deserving makes and models don’t always get a good enough look.
“Unfortunately, there will be friends of ours who will not be pleased, but that is not meant to detract from the nearly 60 units that found their way onto the RV of the Year list,” Kessler said.
Here, in alphabetical order, are the 2025 RV of the Year winners:
TOP 10 Finalists
- 27North
- Alliance Benchmark 44LFT
- ATC Pla 750 4419
- Brinkley RV Model I 265
- Fleetwood Palisade 45DS
- Forest River Wildwood Veranda Series
- Forest River Cedar Creek Cottage
- Grand Design Lineage Series M
- Jayco Eagle HT 230MLCS
- Keystone Sprout/Reign
Top Debuts
- Coachmen Apex Ultralite 242BARV
- Dream Haven Chameleon
- DRV Mobile Suites 41FKRB
- Dutchmen Aspen Trail 3200WAP
- East to West Bravado
- Ember e-Spark 19ETS
- Encore Revue 16RB
- Forest River Prime Time LaCrosse 3450FB
- Forest River Pause Reboot Edition
- Forest River Columbus CMF388FKH
- General Coach Citation Reward 25
- Gulf Stream Laura Ashley Vintage Cruiser
- Heartland Bighorn 331RL
- Kropf Canadian Series
- Modern Buggy TC
- Newmar Grand Star 3444
- Riverside Retro 145BT
- Storyteller Overland Crew Mode
- Tiffin Motorhomes GH-1
- Winnebago View 24R
Must-See RVs
- Airstream Classic 33
- Bontrager Outdoors 10ROK
- Chinook Summit AWD
- Dutchmen Denali 3200
- Forest River OGV 7R
- Highland Ridge Open Range 3X
- Holiday Rambler Incline / Fleetwood Altitude
- inTech Sol Rover Eclipse
- KZ Sportster 3915X
- Leisure Travel Vans Unity FX / Corner Bed
- NeXus Ghost 38DS
- nucamp T@B 360 Clamshell
- Outside Vans Parks
- Patriot Specialty RV Country View 48KB4B
- Palomino OVE 15.1
- Prolite Lounge
- Recreation by Design
- Remote Vans Oasis
- Renegade Vienna 25DLC
- Skinny Guy Armor 7LP
- Soaring Eagle Aerie
- Stealth Trailer’s Nomad 24 FK
- SylvanSport GOAT
- Thor Motor Coach Pasadena 38XL
- Tiffin Motorhomes Bob Tiffin Limited Edition
- Venture Sienna 9231VRK
Top Innovations
- Coachmen Adrenaline 30GS TT (turntable in the garage)
- Coachmen Northern Spirit Bijou 17BHB (rotating refrigerator and TV)
- East to West Ahara 395FB (LED skylight in the shower)
- Ember RV (EmberTrack)
- Forest River XLR Nitro 40BAR13 (bar balcony and side patio)
- Forest River Wildcat 35FUN (oversized campside window)
- Grand Design Momentum (LiftSuite garage)
- Jayco (water filtration system)
- Keystone Bullet 336RBK (back porch)
- Keystone Cougar Hero Edition (matte color and charity partnership)
- Redwood 415RD fifth wheel (dual air zones)
