“Passion & Quality”
“Inspired by state-of-the-art technology, coupled with an insatiable desire for the highest perfection and best possible quality.”
Karl-Heinz Schuler
Founder, owner and foundation chairman
“Inspired by state-of-the-art technology, coupled with an insatiable desire for the highest perfection and best possible quality.”
Karl-Heinz Schuler
Founder, owner and foundation chairman
For almost 20 years, the chic models have been an integral part of the Carthago range. During this time, it has not only become the favourite of Carthago drivers. It has also repeatedly set standards with innovations and original ideas. Take a journey through time with us through the chic history.
Quote from the trade press: “With pleasing shapes and solid body technology, the new Chic series rounds off the Carthago range downwards.” “Departure of the upper class manufacturer into more affordable realms.”
promobil: “For the first time, Carthago also enters price regions below 60,000 Euros.” “Versatile entry-level series in the luxury class.”
promobil: “Carthago gradually expanded its range downwards with the rightly named chic series.” “The bathroom door serves as a room divider for a wide washing and dressing area in a second lock.” “A pretty integrated in six variants crowns the chic series.”
The fast-growing popularity of the chic c-line becomes clear when it is voted Motorhome of the Year by the trade magazine promobil. It reaches 3rd place in the integrated category up to 100,000 €.
promobil Exclusive Premiere 08/2008: “To offer the elegance and comfort of the upper class also in the league up to 3.5 tons – Carthago set itself this high standard when developing the new c-line.”
The semi-integrated chic also convinces experienced motorhome enthusiasts and is voted 2nd place in the category Semi-integrated over € 50,000 in the Motorhome of the Year poll.
The triumph of the chic models continues: the semi-integrated models win the vote for Motorhome of the Year in the category Semi-integrated over €50,000, while the integrated chic models take second place in the category Integrated over €70,000.
Test promobil: “An evolution: Carthago has not reinvented the chic c-line, but simply made it better – in details and also substantially.”
Once again, the semi-integrated chic c-line came out on top in the vote for Motorhome of the Year and won the category Semi-integrated over €50,000.
The novelty is particularly practical and practical in room bath models: They come with a door with a doubled door leaf, so the passage from the bathroom to the bedroom can be separated and the washroom and toilet room can be closed at the same time.
The chic c-line celebrates its next successes in the vote for Motorhome of the Year: the semi-integrated models achieve 2nd place in the category Semi-integrated over € 50,000. The integrated models land on the winner’s podium in the Integrated over € 70,000 category.
All chic c-line models benefit from the newly designed double floor: The 63 cm high “easy entry” exterior storage compartments under the seating group now have a large storage flap on both sides and are connected to each other for through-loading. The front of the chic c-line Integrated has been slightly redesigned again and now looks even more filigree and elegant with additional vertical bars. The partially integrated models also have an independent front mask in v-face design and the new double floor storage space. In the interior, the optimisation of the headroom under the lift bed to 1.85 m in living mode is particularly striking.
This year’s success in the vote for Motorhome of the Year continues: the integrateds emerge as the winner in the category Integrated over €80,000. The semi-integrated motorhomes came in second in the Integrated over €60,000 category.
Reisemobil International 11/2016, practical test: “The new Carthago chic c-line T 4.9 looks good. But more than that, the new semi-integrated is also really good and lives up to its claim of being a top class semi-integrated. […] The already sophisticated double floor was obviously not sophisticated enough for the manufacturer, as if it could not be made even better, even more practical.”
Once again, both the integrated and semi-integrated chic c-line models are in first place in their categories (Integrated over €80,000, Semi-integrated over €60,000).
Reisemobil International 08/2017, practical test chic c-line I 4.9 LE L superior: “The chic c-line 4.9 L has won due to the additional cupboards and the detail work that Carthago puts into its successful series. Storage space without end, many practical details that make life in the motorhome easier and absolute winter suitability thanks to the elaborately designed double floor keep the chic c-line at the level for which it stands in the Carthago portfolio: travelling at the highest level.”
A completely new floor plan is the chic c-line I 5.3 QB SL with a face-to-face seating group consisting of two opposite longitudinal benches. Its plus: ample freedom of movement and an unsurpassed feeling of space in the living area.
This brings the selection to eleven integrated motorhomes from 6.85 m to the double-axle with 8.66 m length as well as four superior variants and three semi-integrated models, which once again win the vote for Motorhome of the Year.
Reisemobil International 05/2019, market overview: chic c-line I 5.3 QB SL: “Well done: The large and comfortable counter seating group as well as the well-designed kitchen ensure a high level of living comfort.” “King-size bed: The berth stands freely in the room. Underneath, there is space for a large garage that can be loaded on both sides. The modern design is pleasing.”
Once again, the semi-integrated and integrated chic c-line models are on the winner’s podium at the Motorhome of the Year awards.
AutoBild Reisemobil 04/2019, road test: chic c-line I 4.9 LE: “It’s not that easy to make good things better. But the fine-tuning of details has paid off, as our drive in the Carthago chic c-line I 4.9 LE heavy shows […].”
Reisemobil International 02/2019, Profit test: chic c-line I 4.9 LE L Superior: “At the end of all the tests, one thing is certain: Carthago has succeeded with the large integrated. The construction of the superstructure speaks for it just as much as the ambitious workmanship and the homely furnishings. Even if the idea of the double bathroom door did not convince me, it shows that Carthago always thinks things through and pursues new ideas. And then there is the Faraday cage – wow! A great motorhome.”
Conclusion: “The chic c-line is a Carthago classic. That is why it is not getting on in years. Best body quality, solid interior, in addition a new, elegant front section with the standard full LED front headlights and the chic, double-shell GRP rear with the LED running indicators and the separate bumper, all this adds up to a desirable unit. The Sprinter as a base is a perfect match.”