The smallest motorhome in Europe (6 photos)

The Ari 458 Pro micro camper is less than 4 meters long. It's electric and has indoor plumbing.





For over six years, the German company Ari Motors has been selling small commercial vehicles to customers in the European Union, assembling them at its Czech facility. Moreover, this isn't an in-house development, but a licensed Chinese one from Jiayuan EV.

The latest version of the Ari 458 Pro (with over 30 modular body configurations available) is a habitable van in the L7e class (heavy quadricycles). To put things into perspective: at 3820 mm long, the tiny camper is shorter than a Mini Cooper hatchback.

The two-seater cabin with its prominent headlights remains stock with all standard equipment, including a digital instrument cluster, power windows, central locking, a rearview camera, and Bluetooth. Air conditioning, a solar panel, and a towbar are available as options.

The empty rear box with windows offers a usable area of ​​2.8 square meters with a ceiling height of 1.85 meters. The buyer is free to fill it with furniture and other camping gear. The manufacturer only equipped the vehicle with a water supply system with tanks for clean and waste water, as well as 230-volt power outlets.

The vehicle is powered by a 20-horsepower electric motor, reaching a top speed of 70 km/h. A lithium iron phosphate battery with a capacity of 15 kWh or 23.5 kWh provides a range of 120–230 km. Operating costs are stated at €4 per 100 km.

The Ari 458 Pro motorhome starts at €30,381 (for the bare version).