---
title: "This $500,000 Morelo Empire Motorhome Redefines Mobile Luxury"
description: "It even boasts a garage for a small car."
date: "2016-10-12"
modified: "2019-06-17"
authors:
  - name: "Sean Evans"
    job_title: "Entertainment Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/sean-evans"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/5539/this-500-000-morelo-empire-motorhome-redefines-mobile-luxury"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "Motorhomes"
  - "rvs"
---

# This $500,000 Morelo Empire Motorhome Redefines Mobile Luxury

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The German-made [Morelo](<https://www.morelo-reisemobile.de/en/#>) Empire Liner motorhome is a luxury apartment on wheels, nicer than most stationary dwellings. Though, for half a million dollars, it should be. Among the included fineries: underfloor heating, a rain shower, a suspended bed with a [multi-zone mattress](<https://www.mattressclarity.com/reviews/casper/>) with a “water gel” topping, stainless steel kitchen appliances, soft touch walls and ceiling, a host of skylights, and a garage for your (compact) car. Because *towing* your extra wheels is for chumps and the poors, right?

Morelo is currently taking the state-of-the-art Empire Liner, their “super-liner,” around to European recreational vehicle shows, where it’s turning heads. The builders have likened their sleek 37-foot home to a Lamborghini, though the Empire Liner’s chassis is either a Mercedes Atego or a IVECO Eurocargo, depending on the buyer’s preference. The powertrain is a 6-cylinder, 7.7-liter diesel engine with 300 horsepower and 885 lb-ft of torque. On smaller units, the garage, situated underneath the bedroom in the rear, will store a few scooters. On the larger specs, the garage is suitable for SmartFortwos, Fiat 500s or Mini Coopers.

Even if buyers leave the dapper RV stock, [the Empire Liner is extremely well-appointed](<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGc3J0pAeJ4>). But a laundry list of options will see some units’ purchase price leaping by the thousands. Among the available add-ons: hydraulic leveling jacks ($8,700), “double horn air fanfare” ($981), electric panoramic roof window with a rain sensor ($1,488), central vacuum cleaner ($1,091), solar panels ($4,398), leather upholstery ($3,957), and satellite TV system with a 32” flat screen and a 24” flat screen ($6,934). Currently, there is no option of increasing the garage to accommodate an actual Lamborghini, but let’s give Morelo a little time. Surely they’ll figure that out.

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![screen\_shot\_2016-10-12\_at\_11.03.33\_am.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content/archive-images/screen_shot_2016-10-12_at_11.03.33_am.jpg>)

![screen\_shot\_2016-10-12\_at\_11.03.43\_am.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content/archive-images/screen_shot_2016-10-12_at_11.03.43_am.jpg>)

## Author
A former entertainment columnist for the *New York Daily News*, Sean has contributed to a host of publications including *Conde Nast Traveler*, *Gawker Media*, *Sports Illustrated*, *Entertainment Weekly*, *Fast Company*, *New York Magazine* and more.

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