Private Owner – Monaco Diplomat


Recreational vehicle seen next to the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão, in October 2011. This luxury recreational vehicle, a Class A motorhome, is presumably a Monaco Diplomat in the Stone Mountain version, registered in 2006. This example appears to have an overall length of 44 ft. It uses the Roadmaster Raised Rail RR8R chassis with air suspension and a rear-mounted 298 kW (405 hp) Cummins ISL 400 "L6" engine. Class A motorhomes are built on truck or bus chassis or, as in this case, on chassis designed for specific models, and offer comfortable and spacious interior areas, further enhanced by expandable sections (slide-outs). Parked next to the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve (Algarve International Racetrack) in October 2011, during the "Algarve Historic Festival", this appealing apartment on wheels caught my attention for a few minutes. ● 


Veículo recreativo visto junto ao Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão, em Outubro de 2011. Este veículo recreativo de luxo, uma "motorhome" de classe A, é presumivelmente um Monaco Diplomat na versão Stone Mountain, registado em 2006. Este exemplar parece ter um comprimento total de 12,225 m. Dispõe de um quarto e das comodidades de um pequeno apartamento. Utiliza o chassis Roadmaster Raised Rail RR8R com suspensão a ar e um motor "L6" Cummins ISL 400 de 298 kW (405 hp) montado à retaguarda. As "motorhomes" Classe A são construídas sobre chassis de camioneta ou autocarro ou, como neste caso, sobre chassis concebidos para modelos específicos e oferecem áreas interiores confortáveis e espaçosas, ainda aumentadas por secções expansíveis ("slide-outs"). Parqueado junto ao Autódromo Internacional do Algarve em Outubro de 2011, durante o "Algarve Historic Festival", este pequeno apartamento sobre rodas captou por alguns minutos a minha atenção. ● 


Fleet Number

Registration

Year

Built

N/A

Recreational Vehicle

Private

2006

Monaco (Decatur, Indiana)

2006


References 

Wikipedia | "Monaco Coach Corporation" 
Monaco | "2006 Diplomat" brochure
Wikipedia | "Cummins" 
Wikipedia | "Cummins L-series engine" 
Wikipedia | "Portimão" 
Wikipedia | "Recreational vehicle" 
Wikipedia | "Motorhome" 

1 mm → 0.039 inch 
1 g → 0.035 oz 
1 kg → 2.205 lb avdp 
1 t (metric) – 2204.623 pound (lb) (avdp) 
1 kW → 1,360 hp (metric/PS)
1 kW → 1,341 hp
1 hp (metric/PS) → 0,986 hp
1 km → 0,621 mile (international)
1 l → 0.264 US gallon 
1 m → 3.281 ft 
1 cm³ → 0.061 ci/cu in





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