Dethleffs Aero 510ER: space wonder packed with extras

Dethleffs is one of the oldest caravan brands in Europe. New for model year 2021 is the Aero, with which Dethleffs celebrates the 90-year history of the brand. The Aero series consists of five caravans. We look at the Dethleffs Aero 510ER, a caravan with single beds.

Founder Arist Dethleffs toured Europe as a traveling salesman. Because he missed his family, he built his first caravan in 1931 so that the family could travel with him. That was an innovation that did not go unnoticed. Arist started building its first series of caravans in 1936: real family cars with plenty of sleeping places.

The Dethleffs caravan program now has eight series with a total of almost sixty (!) different caravans. The latest series is the Aero – a caravan that was previously in Dethleffs brochures but has been completely newly developed. Because Dethleffs is celebrating its 2021th anniversary in 90, the new Aero will immediately receive a party package with many extras upon introduction.

Exterior of the Dethleffs

From the five available models we choose the Dethleffs Aero 510ER, a large caravan with a body length of over six meters. The caravan is 230 cm wide: an excellent width to comfortably drive indoors to your holiday destination. Thanks to the 'Ninety' anniversary package, the caravan has smooth GRP outer plating. The roof, front and back are also made of polyester, which offers better protection against hail.

Striking are the large 17-inch alloy wheels that, together with the drawbar cover, the subdued stickers and the modern front with wide plastic frames, provide a luxurious appearance. The extra wide (70 cm) entrance door, which is equipped with a window, is pleasant. The caravan has a luggage hatch on the right side - the awning side. This way you can easily remove the camping furniture from the storage space under the bed.

Living, eating, sleeping

On the inside, the Dethleffs Aero 510ER has light wood colors combined with cream color areas such as the upper cabinets. The large Heki Midi roof hatch provides extra light. The upper cabinets are wide at the top and narrow at the bottom - which creates a spacious effect in the interior, while still leaving you with sufficient storage space.

The large cupboard flaps offer easy access to your things and there are also open compartments that make it a bit more playful. And easily accessible, because open compartments are ideal at the campsite for items that you want to have quickly within reach, such as your e-reader or tablet. The upholstery is kept light, with ocher yellow details and a subtle checkered pattern - you can choose from two more types of upholstery, with gray and green details.

The Dethleffs Aero 510ER has a layout with a comfortable round seat in the back and two single, 85 cm wide beds that can also be linked together. The beds differ slightly in length (180 versus 190 cm) and those ten centimeters benefit the bathroom with toilet, plenty of storage space and the option (optional) to shower - the waterproof shower floor is already included. The kitchen has an integrated hob with three gas burners plus sink. The kitchen unit has three full-width drawers: plenty of space for pots, pans and food.

Installations

The caravan is richly equipped with the standard 'Ninety' anniversary package. This gives you, among other things, an extra wide entrance door with screen door, smooth plating, alloy wheels, boiler, an extra large roof hatch with lighting, a large refrigerator (142 liters) with 15 liter freezer compartment and a kitchen back wall with acrylic glass. You can optionally have the Dethleffs Aero equipped with a winter comfort package so that you can go to the snow without any problems.

Conclusion Dethleffs Aero 510ER

The Dethleffs Aero 510ER has a strikingly modern appearance. The extensive anniversary package creates a customer benefit of more than three thousand euros. Due to all the extras, the loading capacity is not excessive, but if your car allows it, you can upgrade the maximum permissible mass (up to 1.800 kg). There is already a Dethleffs Aero that weighs around a thousand kilos empty and can be loaded up to a maximum of 1.200 kilos.

PLUS MINUS

+ design and appearance
+ equipment level
– loading capacity

Technical information

DIMENSIONS
Body length, with drawbar: 615/731 cm
Width: cm 230
Height: 261 cm
headroom: 198 cm

SITTING & SLEEPING
Number of sleeping places: 4
Bed dimensions for: 190/200×85 cm
Bed dimensions rear: 210×145/90 cm

WEIGHTS
Curb weight: 1.293 kg
Max. permitted mass: 1.500 kg (optional 1800 kg)
Load capacity: 207 kg

Price from €21.490

More information can be found at www.dethleffs.nl

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