The added value of Malibu motorhomes.
A unique combination of benefits.
What makes Malibu motorhomes different from ordinary motorhomes? The top class bodywork? The largest storage compartment in its class? The high-quality furniture design? Or the best cab visibility concept? Quite simply, it’s all of these things. Because you won’t find anything like this unique combination of added value, features and benefits in any other motorhome in this class on the market. We are so convinced of this that we make a promise to you. Our promise of added value and quality. It guarantees that you will experience more functionality, more convenience, more comfort and a greater sense of well-being thanks to our unique combination of innovative benefits. On every single trip, overnight stay and minute that you spend in your Malibu motorhome.
Even though our promise doesn’t go so far as to mean that you’ll be able to take more holidays, we can at least promise you that we will do everything we can with our ideas and innovations to make holidaying in a Malibu motorhome the best experience of your life.
Top class bodywork with an elegantly curved roof and side wall
guarantees the long-lasting quality and value retention of the motorhome
Largest storage compartment in its class thanks to the unique double floor making it easy to load items from outside and remove them from inside
High-quality furniture design with double connection technology
built to premium household standards for maximum stability and durability
Best cab visibility concept among A-Class motorhomes for maximum safety, allowing you to see the road surface just 2.77 m ahead of the vehicle (Fiat Ducato)
Top class bodywork
Why is thinking about the future simply better?
When you’re constantly guided by the needs and expectations of Malibu drivers, what you get is our top class bodywork. It guarantees the long-lasting quality and value retention of the motorhome. First and foremost, it is the highly durable materials that we use as well as our modern processing techniques that enable us to build such high-quality vehicles. Instead of the traditional method of using individual dowels or screws to connect to the vehicle body, we use form-fitted bonded frame members and PU toothing profiles to create a highly stable connection that is free from thermal bridging, for example. Then there’s the elegant design of the roof and side wall featuring a curved roof, which ensures maximum stability and an extraordinary driving experience thanks to the warp-resistant body – not to forget just how good it looks. Ultimately, we want you to get nothing but joy out of your premium motorhome – not just now, but forever.
Thermal bridge-free roof/wall connection
Protection from hailstones from GRP roof
Side wall / floor connection using high-stability frame member
Extra-low rear garage
GRP floor underside
Seitz S4 main cabin window
Flat side windows
4-piece rear frame
Differences
Malibu main body construction | Frequently used standard main body construction | |
|---|---|---|
Waterproofing guarantee | 10 years | Usually significantly less |
Wall structure | Aluminium wall exterior, hard foam insulating core made from moisture-resistant RTM and water-repellent PU reinforcements | Exterior walls often made from GRP, insulation via water-sensitive EPS foam, wooden frame as connecting/reinforcing element |
Roof/wall connection | High-stability frame member, bonded formfitting with side-on collision protection effect | Roof and wall screwed together point-by-point with sealing tape and covering profile |
GRP hailstone and stone impact protection | Standard: Roof top and underfloor made from GRP | Wooden underfloor with maintenance-intensive protective coating, roof surface made from hailstone-sensitive aluminium |
Attachments | Side aprons made from extruded aluminium profile, segmented into multiple sections. Multi-part rear frame and separate rear bumper | Sensitive moulded plastic parts without segmenting, and no separate rear bumper |
Advantages of the Malibu main body construction
- Longevity and therefore good value retention
- Year-round comfort thanks to perfect insulation
- Maximum ride comfort and safety thanks to the high-stability body
- Optimum side impact protection
- Protection from hailstones, stone impacts and moisture
- 10-year leak-proof guarantee as standard 1
- Low background noise level while driving
- Flush-fitted fuel tank flap (A-Class)
- Roof / side wall rounding for elegant overall appearance and maximum main body stability
- Segmented rear and side bumper attachments, easy to repair and therefore affordable replacement in the event of damage
- Habitation window frame with increased security
Malibu heating and air conditioning technology
Why is feeling comfortable simply better?
What keeps you insulated and warm in winter protects you from the heat in summer. That’s the best way to sum up our Malibu heating and air conditioning technology. Because regardless of the time of year that you go travelling, it will always be the perfect temperature inside your Malibu vehicle. To ensure this, we specifically heat any area that is sensitive to the cold, such as the cab area, technical components, storage compartment and XL habitation door entrance area, and also deliberately allow the heat to circulate throughout the double floor. Together with the highly efficient insulation thanks to the premium RTM hard foam insulation core of the body, the resulting underfloor heating effect guarantees that the temperature inside the motorhome is always comfortable. However, when it gets really hot outside, it also remains pleasantly cool.
Dashboard front with heat radiation
Fully heated double floor
Heating for cold-sensitive areas
Underfloor heating effect
Differences
Malibu heating and air conditioning equipment | Frequently used standard heating and air conditioning equipment | |
|---|---|---|
Year-round use | Winter-proof motorhome with year-round comfort | Only “suitable for winter use” or conditionally suitable for comfortable year-round use
|
Underfloor heating effect | The entire double floor is heated with a climate storage function and underfloor heating effect as standard | No heated double floor, separate underfloor heating required |
Heating for cold-sensitive areas | Additional warm air outlets throughout the vehicle, targeted heating of all technical components and cold-sensitive locations | Cold-sensitive areas such as door entrances, tanks and storage compartments often do not have additional targeted heating |
Dashboard heating (A-Class) ) | Dashboard with targeted heating with wide-area heating effect for pleasant heat radiation in driver’s cabin | No additional dashboard heating therefore greater amount of cold radiation from windscreen |
The advantages of Malibu heating and air conditioning equipment
- Winter-proof motorhome with year-round comfort
- Fully insulated double floor, therefore underf loor heating effect for warm feet
- Highly efficient insulation thanks to high-quality RTM hard foam insulation core, therefore less gas consumption
- Targeted heating of dashboard front for heating the driver’s cabin (A-Class)
- Targeted heating of the technical components protects them from frost
- Additional targeted heating of areas that are sensitive to cold such as the storage compartments and the XL habitation door entrance in the living area
- Optional: ALDE warm water heating (I/T 460 LE, 490 LE, 500 QB)
- Malibu Connect Truma iNet X Pro Panel: innovative and digital control panel with central access to all built-in appliances and habitation components incl. colour display with touch function, Bluetooth and app control (Touring A-Class)
Largest storage compartment in its class
Why is true greatness simply better when it’s hidden?
Happiness is at your feet. Or rather, under your feet. In our extra-large double floor storage space, to be exact. With lots of easily accessible storage spaces, it offers you the largest storage compartment in its class and all the room you could possibly need for your holiday luggage. Even bulky items of luggage such as camping furniture or skis can be quickly and easily stowed away thanks to the central through-loading storage compartment. And thanks to the LED lighting, you will always be able to see all of your luggage. The numerous large exterior hatches ensure that it is easy to load the vehicle from outside, while the large, self-supporting floor hatches in the living and kitchen area of the motorhome provide convenient access to the extra-deep, recessed storage compartments from the inside. The double floor storage space also acts as a heat store to protect your cargo from frost, which is handy when it gets colder.
Large, heated double floor storage compartment (usable height up to 48 cm) with central through-loading area (interior height 17 cm).
Huge living area floor hatch in entrance area, also easy to load from the outside when the main entrance door is open.
Second living area floor hatch in kitchen area (usable depth of up to 39 cm).
Convenient loading of double floor storage compartment at driver side via another large external hatch.
Malibu scooter garage, load capacity up to 250 kg on Fiat Ducato and up to 350 kg on Mercedes-Benz Sprinter.
Large additional double floor storage compartment with separate exterior hatch.
Optional Malibu pedelec scooter garage for queen-size bed model I/T 500 QB
Differences
Malibu storage space | Frequently used standard storage space | |
|---|---|---|
Double floor type | Double floor along the entire length of the vehicle with a usable height of up to 48 cm | Equipment double floor with limited use of storage space and less usable height |
Exterior access | Multiple exterior access points at driver and passenger sides with interior access via L-shaped lounge seating area and side seat bench | Few or no exterior access points, no interior access to the exterior storage compartments possible |
Through-loading function | Central through-loading storage compartment across the entire vehicle width in front of the XL habitation door | No through-loading function due to lack of exterior access points or storage space that is not continuous |
Interior access | Two huge, lowered living area floor hatches in the entrance and kitchen area, including high quality hinges | No interior access, storage space contains equipment and can only be used to a limited extent |
Weight balance | Thanks to the huge amount of storage space and multiple access locations, the weight can be distributed in an optimum way during loading | Limited amount of storage space and access options only allow even weight distribution to a limit extent |
Advantages of the double floor
- Double floor with large, heated storage compartment, usable height up to 48 cm
- Access from the exterior via several large hatches
- Large, central through-loading space (interior height 17 cm) with extra-deep double floor storage compartment (usable height 39 cm), also easy to load through the XL habitation door via a large, self-supporting living area f loor hatch
- Interior access via the L-shaped lounge seating area and the swing-up (I 490 LE, 500 QB) or lift-up side seat bench (not I 441 LE)
- The entire double floor is heated with a climate storage function and underfloor heating effect
- LED lighting in through-loadable double floor
The Malibu pedelec scooter garage
Large bicycles or pedelecs often have large wheels and sometimes do not fit into the rear garages of motorhomes. This is not a problem with Malibu – not even with the I/T 500 RB-QB queen-size bed model.
Malibu has developed a pedelec solution especially for the requirements of the queen-size bed models. Ingeniously simple, simply ingenious – this is how it works: Swivel the queen-size bed up briefly from the outside with a handle, push the two-wheeler into the garage using the optional slide-in system, lower the queen-size bed again.
The Malibu trick: the front wheel is lowered into the wheel well. Securely lash everything down – and you’re done. The lowering in the floor and the upward swivelling underside of the bed create a loading height of up to 124 cm. If no bike is being transported, a floor panel covers the wheel well to create a level loading surface. Inside the bedroom, the queen-size bed remains at its low, easily accessible access height at all times.
Advantages of the Malibu pedelec scooter garage:
+ Optional slide-in system for convenient loading and unloading of bikes
+ Internal height extension of the pedelec scooter garage from 112cm to up to 124cm
+ Optional transport fastening system enables secure fastening while travelling during the journey
+ Cover plate for lowering the floor, can therefore also be used as a flat loading surface
+ Two-wheeler with handlebar height up to 124 cm can be transported, no need to unload for sleeping
+ Queen-size bed in the sleeping area with low and comfortable bed access
+ Innovative solution with simple operation
High-quality furniture design
Why is double simply better?
When you take a trip in a Malibu motorhome, you’ll quickly realise that you’re travelling in a motorhome that’s in a class of its own. Not just when you’re driving on the road, but when you reach your destination too. That’s because you’ll be making good use of the motorhome’s high-quality equipment in both cases. The outstanding craftsmanship of the furniture is immediately apparent. You’ll hardly ever hear anything rattling or shaking, even when driving on uneven road surfaces. You can also open and close the overhead cabinets as often as you like, or open and close the drawers 100 times a day, but you’ll see that we pay attention to uncompromising quality, right down to the smallest detail. The double connection technology, which means that the furniture is screwed together and also mortised, guarantees maximum stability and durability. High-quality, robust metal hinges and roller-mounted kitchen drawers with automatic soft-close mechanisms are the same quality as those found in your home. After all, you want to feel at home in your Malibu motorhome – if not better.
Double connection technology: the furniture is screwed together and also mortised – for maximum stability and longevity
High quality, robust metal hinges
High quality, roller-mounted kitchen drawers with self and soft closing mechanism
Door handles and fittings in household quality
Spacious overhead storage cabinets with internal shelf and microfibre lining for reducing the noise level while travelling
“Modernline” furniture architecture with concave curved storage cabinet flaps with modern avant garde design for a particularly spacious feeling
Elegant under-lighting of kitchen worktops and floor lighting in the seating area and kitchen area for a cosy atmosphere.
Elegant and practical at the same time: curved kitchen work surface for visual partitioning of the living and kitchen area and as additional storage area
Differences
Malibu furniture construction | Frequently used standard furniture construction | |
|---|---|---|
Furniture connection | Double connection technology – screwed and also mortised for maximum stability and long lasting furniture construction | Mainly just simple screw connections, screws of furniture components often visible |
Hinges and fittings | High quality and robust metal hinges, bathroom doors with internal hinges, door handles and fittings in household quality | Low-cost plastic hinges and f ittings as well as exterior hinges on bathroom doors |
Noise level while driving | Low noise levels while driving thanks to high quality furniture construction (e.g. felt coverings on all furniture connections), hinges in household quality and microfibre covering in the overhead storage cabinets | Significant noise generation while driving due to lack of noise reduction measures in the furniture design |
Advantages of high-quality furniture construction with double connection technology
- Double connection technology: the furniture is screwed together and also mortised – for maximum stability and longevity
- High quality, robust metal hinges
- High quality, roller-mounted kitchen drawers with self and soft closing mechanism
- Door handles and fittings in household quality
- Spacious overhead storage compartments lined with microfibre covering for reducing the noise level while driving
- Extravagant and cosy at the same time: “Modernline” furniture design with concave curved storage cabinet hatches with modern avant garde design for a particularly spacious feeling
- Elegant under-lighting of kitchen worktops and floor lighting in the seating and kitchen area for a cosy atmosphere*
- Elegant and practical at the same time: curved kitchen work surface for visual partitioning of the living and kitchen area and as additional storage area*
Best cab visibility concept
Why is being able to see more simply better?
Who doesn’t like having a nice view when on holiday? But joking aside, when it comes to driving your motorhome, being able to see more simply means greater safety. And you know just how important that is. That’s why we’ve designed the cab visibility concept for our Malibu motorhomes to ensure that it’s the best on the market among integrated motorhomes. To keep you safe on the road at all times, the rear-view bus mirrors, which have a large main and blind spot mirror, provide you with the best all-round visibility, while LED daytime running lights ensure that you will always be seen. The perfect view that you get from the driver’s seat thanks to our active, extra-low dashboard has significant advantages over the competition. With integrated Malibu motorhomes on a Fiat Ducato chassis, you can see the road surface just 2.77 m ahead of the vehicle, unlike the typical 4 to 5 m on competitor models.
Best all-round visibility thanks to rear-view bus mirror with large main mirror and wide-angle wing mirrors
Optimal overview in driving position thanks to active driving, extra-low dashboard for early visibility of the road as well as the deep panoramic windscreen
LED daytime driving lights
Advantages of the driver's cabin visibility concept
- Best all-round visibility thanks to rear-view bus mirror with large main mirror and wide-angle wing mirrors
- Optimal overview in driving position thanks to active driving, extra-low dashboard for early visibility of the road as well as the low panoramic windscreen
- LED daytime driving lights
Find a Malibu dealer near you:
Your new camper van or motorhome are waiting for you. You just need to find out where! Find our Malibu service partner near you.
Discover the Malibu experience.
Our Malibu Experience section offers a magazine full of inspiring travel reports, practical tips and the latest trends. Or experience our vehicles live at trade fairs, events or directly at the dealer. Your next adventure awaits – let us inspire you!
