If you want to travel lightly, but deeply, and with a certain style, the go-to vehicle has been the Jayco Terrain. Since 2022, the Terrain has been the luxury camper van for rugged locations, offering plenty of creature comforts once you arrive. The model has some upgrades for 2025, and the Valley RV Supercenter wants to tell you all about them.

Jayco starts with good bones in the form of a Mercedes-Benz 2500 chassis. It is powered by a 2.0-liter inline-4 intercooled turbo diesel that produces 208 horsepower and 332 lb-ft of torque. The engine is paired with a robust 9-speed automatic transmission that sends power to all four wheels through the brand’s 4MATIC all-wheel drive (AWD) system.

The 4MATIC AWD system doesn’t turn the Terrain into a rock-hopper, which probably isn’t the best idea for your home away from home anyway. However, it can give you confidence when heading off-road to a remote camping spot or a sandy beach, even if it rained the day before. Since most of your miles will be on the highway, Jayco gave the suspension their JRide treatment with sturdier stabilizer bars and Koni shocks for better comfort and stability.

The Sprinter chassis also offers the advanced MBUX infotainment system and plenty of front legroom for a tall driver or front passenger, along with ample seat adjustment fore and aft for those of shorter height.

To help keep things spacious inside, the Terrain has a standard roof rack with an external ladder for access. The ladder is mounted outside the rear but should be removed and hung on the roof rack when not in use. This makes it easy to reach all corners of your roof load.

Other standard exterior features include a power awning with a motion and wind sensor, which the brand recommends you retract when leaving the vehicle site. There is also a 200-watt solar panel that can be expanded and an option for all-terrain tires if you do have those two-tracks or beaches in your plans.

The solar panel feeds power into the 48-volt lithium battery system, which is good for 7,900 watt-hours. New for 2025 is the capability to add a second such battery for a total of 16,000 watt-hours of power. The extra battery is located in the rear of the vehicle inside a bench with a cushioned top on the driver side. A matching storage bench can be installed on the opposite side, or if you omit the extra battery, you can have a storage bench on both sides. Alternatively, you can have no benches at all if you prefer open space. This is the sleeping area, and the bunk is positioned against the roof for travel. The bed, which can support 750 pounds, can be powered down one-third or all the way to bench height, depending on your storage needs. To assist with storage and keep everything secure during travel, there are three embedded L Track strips in the floor.

Around the cabin, you will find imported European cabinetry with superb fit and finish. Also enhancing the interior are the second-row captain’s chairs upholstered in black ultra-leather to match the Mercedes-Benz front seats.

An induction cookstove can be placed on the countertop for indoor use or on a fold-down external table for outdoor use. The wet bath has two bamboo shelves that can also serve as drying racks, and the area can fit the 4.7-gallon toilet, which features a portable gray liquid tank for easy disposal. The shower is equipped with the Jayco shower miser, which helps save water by quickly bringing on hot water. Both the hot water and ambient heat are supplied by a Timberline 17,000 BTU hydronic heating system powered by the vehicle’s diesel. Add standard Starlink for internet, a JBL Bluetooth portable speaker, and the Firefly screen to monitor the rig’s systems.

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$17,111