RVB’s 2026 RV of the Year Awards Recognize 64 Models

After one of the most difficult deliberations in recent years, RVB announces its selections for the 2026 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.

“This was an especially difficult year because it was obvious RV manufacturers really zeroed in on making significant upgrades for the 2026 model year,” said RVBusiness Publisher and Executive Editor Rick Kessler. “There were so many models under consideration that our selection was quite a spirited debate among our staff and a handful of trusted, independent advisors — and by advisors, I mean dealers we chatted with at Open House.”

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.

Here, in alphabetical order, are the 2026 RV of the Year winners:

RV of the Year Finalists

1. Alliance Paradigm 388SP
2. Axiom Imperium I 3800
3. Entegra Coach Embark
4. Coachmen RVEX
5. Forest River Puma Grand Mesa 394 RKL
6. Grand Design Foundation
7. Keystone Walkabout 26MAX
8. Kropf Eldorado 9101PWD
9. Safari Condo Alto R1723
10. Winnebago Thrive

Top Debuts

1. Alliance Delta Solo
2. ATC Pla 450 2415
3. Awaken MorningStar
4. Brinkley Model IX-20X
5. Ember Touring Edition 2300 MLL
6. East to West College Avenue
7. Forest River Lost Pines destination trailers
8. Forest River R-Pod Un-Mapped
9. inTech Black Wing 826-X
10. Keystone Montana
11. KZ Domani
12. LIV 140 lightweight toy hauler
13. Modern Buggy Wedge 266 BH
14. Newmar Freedome Aire
15. nuCamp Haven
16. Open Range 393TBR
17. Recreation by Design Bay Point Signature Series 388RKSS
18. REV Fleetwood Altitude / Holiday Rambler Incline Super C
19. Soaring Eagle Aquila truck camper
20. Sunset Park R136 Jitterbug
21. Winnebago Sunflyer
22. Elevation Park Model Company 7 Series 7-119

Must-See RV

1. Airstream Frank Lloyd Wright Edition
2. Bontrager SGC Armor 21BH
3. Chinook Concourse
4. Dynamax Oberon 24TBMA
5. Encore VENŪ 17TB
6. Forest River Quail Ridge
7. Forest River Sunseeker 2350 4X4
8. Grand Design Solitude 414LJMJ
9. Gulf Stream Conquest on Ford E350
10. Heartland Bighorn 38 RE
11. Jayco Jay Flight SLX Sport 130BH
12. Lance Evolve 1965
13. Midwest Automotive Designs MD3
14. Modern Buggy Hopper 1
15. Nexus Maximus 34M Super C
16. Prime Time Avenger 30PO
17. Renegade Valencia 39BB
18. Storyteller Overland Beast Mode
19. Thor Motor Coach Gemini 22MT
20. Tiffin Open Trail
21. Travel Lite RV Classic

Top Innovations

1. Aliner Switchback
2. Alliance Avenue All Access 25 RL
3. Brinkley Model G 4155/4150
4. East to West Alita
5. Forest River Cherokee Vengeance 4413
6. Forest River RiverStone 44 DBL
7. Forest River Rockwood 401SFB
8. Forest River Shasta 33R RLTS
9. Forest River XLR Boost 41G14
10. Grand Design Lineage
11. Venture Sport Trek 271VRB