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On Monday we presented this week’s shifter and asked you to identify the make and model of the vehicle from whence it came. The plain, generic shifter didn’t throw off Alex Todd, who correctly identified it as a Vixen 21TD motorhome. Alex will receive a Save the Manuals button and sticker as a reward.
The Vixen pictured here is from our October 1986 issue. The Vixen motorhome was fairly radical for a rolling residence—low, wide, and streamlined. It was powered by a 114-hp BMW-Steyr diesel mated to a Renault-sourced five-speed manual transaxle, and weighed just 5880 pounds. Performance wasn’t sparkling by car standards—it reached 60 mph in 21.8 seconds—but the Vixen was quick for an RV and achieved an astounding 21 mpg in our hands (the manufacturer rated it at 33 mpg at a steady 55-mph cruise).
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