Grand Design Imagine 2470BH
Still in production. A used 2023 would run roughly $35,800.
dry weight 6,689 lb + fresh water (45 gal, full) 375 lb + propane + battery 200 lb + gear for 2 600 lb (capped at its own rating). Brochure dry weight omits water, propane, batteries and your gear; this estimate doesn't.
Judged the way the app judges: estimated loaded weight against each vehicle's rating less a 10% margin, per model year, because the 2470BH's published weights held steady.
The 52it doesn't fit
- Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon (2.7 Turbo HO, tow pkg) '23-26: over by ~920 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon (2.8 Duramax) '15-22: over by ~920 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Suburban (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~380 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Tahoe (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~290 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Traverse (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~3,350 lb loaded
- Chrysler Pacifica '17-26: over by ~4,610 lb loaded
- Dodge Durango (5.7 / 6.4 Hemi, tow pkg) '14-26: over by ~20 lb loaded
- Ford Bronco 4-dr (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '21-26: over by ~3,800 lb loaded
- Ford Explorer (3.0 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~2,810 lb loaded
- Ford Maverick (2.0 EcoBoost, 4K tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~4,250 lb loaded
- Ford Ranger (2.3 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '19-23: over by ~1,100 lb loaded
- Ford Ranger (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~1,100 lb loaded
- Ford Transit (HD tow pkg) '15-26: over by ~1,640 lb loaded
- GMC Acadia (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~3,350 lb loaded
- GMC Hummer EV Pickup '22-26: over by ~1,100 lb loaded
- GMC Yukon / Yukon XL (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~290 lb loaded
- Honda Odyssey '18-26: over by ~4,700 lb loaded
- Honda Passport (AWD) '19-26: over by ~3,350 lb loaded
- Honda Pilot (AWD, tow pkg) '16-26: over by ~3,350 lb loaded
- Honda Ridgeline (AWD) '17-26: over by ~3,350 lb loaded
- Hyundai Palisade (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~3,350 lb loaded
- Hyundai Santa Cruz (2.5T AWD) '22-26: over by ~3,350 lb loaded
- Jeep Gladiator (3.6 V6, max tow) '20-26: over by ~920 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (5.7 Hemi) '11-21: over by ~1,370 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (WL, tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~2,270 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee L (5.7 Hemi) '21-26: over by ~1,370 lb loaded
- Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4-dr (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~4,700 lb loaded
- Kia Telluride (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~2,900 lb loaded
- Land Rover Defender '20-26: over by ~470 lb loaded
- Land Rover Discovery '17-26: over by ~470 lb loaded
- Lexus LX 600 '22-26: over by ~650 lb loaded
- Mazda CX-90 (3.3 turbo, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~3,350 lb loaded
- Mercedes-Benz Sprinter '19-26: over by ~1,100 lb loaded
- Nissan Armada (3.5 twin-turbo, tow pkg) '25-26: over by ~200 lb loaded
- Nissan Armada (tow pkg) '17-24: over by ~200 lb loaded
- Nissan Frontier (3.8 V6, tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~1,415 lb loaded
- Nissan Pathfinder (tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~2,450 lb loaded
- Ram ProMaster '14-26: over by ~1,630 lb loaded
- Rivian R1S '22-26: over by ~920 lb loaded
- Subaru Ascent '19-26: over by ~3,350 lb loaded
- Subaru Outback (XT / Wilderness) '20-26: over by ~4,700 lb loaded
- Tesla Model X (tow pkg) '16-26: over by ~3,350 lb loaded
- Tesla Model Y (tow pkg) '21-26: over by ~4,700 lb loaded
- Toyota 4Runner (4.0 V6) '11-24: over by ~3,350 lb loaded
- Toyota 4Runner (i-Force Max) '25-26: over by ~2,450 lb loaded
- Toyota Grand Highlander (i-Force Max) '24-26: over by ~3,350 lb loaded
- Toyota Highlander (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~3,350 lb loaded
- Toyota Land Cruiser (i-Force Max) '24-26: over by ~2,450 lb loaded
- Toyota Sienna '21-26: over by ~4,700 lb loaded
- Toyota Tacoma (i-Force Max, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~2,000 lb loaded
- Toyota Tacoma (V6, tow pkg) '16-23: over by ~1,730 lb loaded
- Volkswagen Atlas (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~3,350 lb loaded
These verdicts assume 2 people aboard with typical gear. See the margin for your truck and your crew →
A missing row means the maker never published that figure: unknown, not zero.
- 1× Front queen bed(Permanent)60×80
- 2× Rear corner bunks(Permanent)47×76
- 1× Booth dinette converts to a bed(Convertible)—
Grand Design (Better tier): Grand Design's volume travel-trailer line: aluminum-framed laminated sidewalls, walkable roof and heated enclosed underbelly, backed by a 1/3/5 transferable warranty and repeated RVDA dealer-satisfaction wins.
- 2025Introduced
Findable: a few listed nationwide most weeks. Why: only 2 model years; still in production. Estimated from build volume and production span, not a count of live listings.
Smallest current Imagine bunkhouse — family layout that still stays under 7,850 lb GVWR.
Live listings for the 2470BH on the big marketplaces. Each search opens pre-filled with this exact floorplan:
Inventory varies by site and day. Slim pickings? search the whole Imagine line ↗
These are the facts. Whether it beats the other six thousand rigs for you depends on what you care about. Set your priorities as sliders, switch on your hard limits, and watch the whole market re-rank around them. Every exclusion explained, every margin shown.
See where it ranks for you →Data compiled from manufacturer spec sheets, retrieved 2026-07.