"The Practical Motorhome Awards 2026 are on hand to help you find the best motorhome for you, as our judging panel pick out the standout motorhome for families category. "This year’s winner is the Elddis Whirlwind GT 196+, a motorhome that we think is just a great family ‘van at a price that is reasonable."
"Elddis’s new Whirlwind range is partly designed to bring the price of a motorhome back within reasonable limits where ordinary mortals, including ordinary mortal families, can afford them.
"But that doesn’t mean this new model, which shares the same layout as the old Autoquest 196, with a rear lounge and front dinette that make up two double beds and a drop-down bed over the front dinette that makes up the third, is stripped bare. Far from it. You still get 16-inch alloy wheels on the outside, and a bright interior with a decent kitchen with a three burner hob and an oven. Plus, there’s a DAB radio in the cab.
"We’re going for the GT 196+ range here, which you need a C1 motorhome licence to drive, because that gives you a possible payload of 655kg – masses for a large family.
"But if you have to stick to 3500kg, that is still available in the standard GT 196, with exactly the same spec and price, except you only get a payload of 549kg."
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