This 30-Foot Luxury Motorhome Hides a Garage Big Enough for a Tiny Electric Car

A German RV maker just unveiled a motorhome that solves a problem every big-rig camper owner knows: once you park a massive coach, getting into town is a pain.

PhoeniX’s new Maxi Liner 9000 AY stretches about 30.2 feet long, large by any standard, but it packs a rare trick for a vehicle this size: an integrated garage designed to carry a small electric city car. The pitch is simple: drive the “liner” to your destination, set up camp, then use the EV for errands and sightseeing instead of wrestling a bus-sized RV through tight streets.

The model was shown at Caravan Salon 2025 in Düsseldorf, one of Europe’s biggest RV trade shows. Up close, the 9000 AY is built to feel like a rolling apartment, warm lighting, Venetian-style blinds, and wall-to-wall carpet, while still aiming to avoid the extreme length and weight that define the largest luxury coaches.

A “compact” 30-footer, by European luxury RV standards

The headline number is the length: 9.20 meters, or about 30.2 feet. That sounds enormous, because it is, but in the niche world of luxury “integrated” motorhomes that include a car garage, rigs often run even longer. PhoeniX is arguing this is the more livable, easier-to-route version of the concept.

That matters for real-world travel: parking, maneuvering, and choosing roads that won’t turn a vacation into a white-knuckle drive. Even in Europe, where roads and towns can be far tighter than in the U.S., the company is positioning this as a size you can still plan around, rather than a rolling behemoth that dictates every stop.

Built on an Iveco Daily chassis, with weight kept under 16,500 pounds

The Maxi Liner 9000 AY rides on an Iveco Daily 72 C 18 platform, think of it as a light-duty truck foundation commonly used in heavy, high-end European motorhomes. In an RV like this, the chassis isn’t trivia; it’s what has to handle the garage structure, tanks, storage, and the kind of upscale interior materials that add pounds fast.

PhoeniX says the coach comes in under 7.49 metric tons, about 16,500 pounds. That’s a meaningful benchmark in this category, but it doesn’t magically erase the usual questions: how much payload is left once options are added, how weight is distributed, and what happens when you load an actual car into the back.

The company also touts a durability-first build approach, designed “from the outside in”, aimed at a rigid, long-lasting shell. That’s standard talk in the luxury segment, but the engineering stakes rise when you cut in a full car garage and still want the body to stay tight and quiet over years of travel.

The real hook: a built-in garage sized for a micro EV

The garage is the showstopper, and PhoeniX is unusually specific about its dimensions: roughly 87.4 inches long by 61.0 inches wide, with about 106.3 inches of depth. This isn’t a bike bay. It’s a dedicated space meant for a very small car, more “two-seat city runabout” than anything Americans would call a compact.

PhoeniX has pointed to an electric car with about 150 kilometers of range, roughly 93 miles. That range figure tells you exactly how the company expects owners to use it: grocery runs, downtown visits, short scenic loops, while the motorhome stays parked.

Compared with towing a small car on a trailer or using a tow dolly, an integrated garage can simplify the overall footprint and reduce the hassle of backing up and maneuvering a “train.” But it also forces tradeoffs: you’re dedicating prime interior volume to the garage, and you’re adding significant weight in a vehicle that’s already trying to stay under a tight ceiling.

Inside: carpet, a big kitchen, and a bedroom shaped by the garage

On the show floor in Düsseldorf, the 9000 AY leaned hard into a cozy-luxury vibe: carpet underfoot, warm-toned finishes, carefully placed lighting, and plush seating meant to feel more like a living room than a camper.

The garage dictates the rear layout, and you feel it in the bedroom. To reach the bed, you climb a few steps, an expected consequence of stacking a car-sized space underneath. For some buyers, that’s a non-issue; for others planning long trips, it’s the kind of daily-use detail that can become annoying fast.

PhoeniX tries to balance that compromise with a “liner-style” setup: a roomy kitchen and a transverse bathroom arrangement designed to feel closer to a residential space than a typical RV wet bath. The real test, comes after months on the road, how the carpet holds up, how easy it is to clean, and whether the lighting and storage still work when the novelty wears off.

Luxury pricing without an official sticker, expect six figures in U.S. terms

PhoeniX hasn’t published an official price for the Maxi Liner 9000 AY in the information cited. But the brand’s market positioning is clear from other listings: used PhoeniX models have been advertised around €389,900 to €499,900, roughly $420,000 to $540,000 at current exchange rates.

That context matters because a built-in car garage isn’t a mass-market feature. It’s aimed at buyers who want a single, self-contained travel system, high comfort on long hauls, plus real mobility once they arrive, without the complications of towing.

Industry veterans tend to frame it as a lifestyle math problem: if you’re constantly moving and regularly exploring cities or attractions from a base camp, the garage-and-EV combo can feel brilliant. If you mostly park at resorts and rarely leave, you may be paying, and hauling, for a solution you barely use.