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Grand Design Imagine 2500RL

Travel trailerbuilt 2018– (in production)Better build tierCommon on the used market
WHAT ONE COSTS
$63,200MSRP today

Still in production. A used 2023 would run roughly $37,300.

WHAT IT WEIGHS BEHIND YOUR TRUCK
~7,798 lbestimated as towed, for 2 people

dry weight 6,623 lb + fresh water (45 gal, full) 375 lb + propane + battery 200 lb + gear for 2 600 lb. Brochure dry weight omits water, propane, batteries and your gear; this estimate doesn't.

You want a tow rating around8,665 lb (10% margin)
GVWR (the sticker maximum)7,850 lb
Tongue weight, loaded~881 lb (11%)
WHICH TOW VEHICLES IT FITS: 52 OF 95

Judged the way the app judges: estimated loaded weight against each vehicle's rating less a 10% margin, per model year, because the 2500RL's published weights changed mid-run.

VEHICLETOW RATINGVERDICT
Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra 1500 (6.2 V8, max tow) '19-2613,300 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra 2500HD (Duramax, max tow) '24-2622,500 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra 2500HD (Duramax) '20-2318,510 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra 2500HD (Duramax) '11-1918,100 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra 3500HD (Duramax DRW, gooseneck) '20-2636,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra 3500HD (Duramax DRW, gooseneck) '11-1923,300 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Chevrolet Silverado 1500 (max tow) '14-1812,500 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Chevrolet Silverado EV (4WT) '24-2612,500 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Chevrolet Suburban (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-268,300 lb2018–20 model years fit
Chevrolet Tahoe (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-268,400 lb2018–20 model years fit
Dodge Durango (5.7 / 6.4 Hemi, tow pkg) '14-268,700 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford Expedition (3.5 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '25-269,600 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford Expedition (3.5 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '18-249,300 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-150 (3.5 EcoBoost, max tow) '24-2613,500 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-150 (3.5 EcoBoost, max tow) '15-2013,200 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-150 (3.5 EcoBoost, max tow) '21-2314,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-150 (3.5 EcoBoost, max tow) '11-1411,300 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-150 Lightning (max trailer tow) '22-2610,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-250 Super Duty (6.7 diesel, gooseneck) '20-2222,800 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-250 Super Duty (6.7 diesel, tow pkg) '17-1918,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-250 Super Duty (6.7 diesel) '11-1616,600 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-250 Super Duty (6.7 HO diesel, gooseneck) '23-2623,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-350 Super Duty (6.7 diesel DRW, gooseneck) '17-1932,500 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-350 Super Duty (6.7 diesel DRW, gooseneck) '20-2237,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-350 Super Duty (6.7 diesel DRW, gooseneck) '11-1621,600 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-350 Super Duty (6.7 HO diesel DRW, gooseneck) '23-2638,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ford F-450 Super Duty (6.7 HO diesel DRW, gooseneck) '23-2640,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
GMC Sierra EV '24-2612,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
GMC Yukon / Yukon XL (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-268,400 lb2018–20 model years fit
Jeep Grand Wagoneer (Hurricane, max tow) '22-269,850 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Jeep Wagoneer (Hurricane, max tow) '22-2610,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Land Rover Defender '20-268,201 lb2018–20 model years fit
Land Rover Discovery '17-268,201 lb2018–20 model years fit
Lexus GX 550 (tow pkg) '24-269,096 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Lexus LX 600 '22-268,000 lb2018–20 model years fit
Nissan Armada (3.5 twin-turbo, tow pkg) '25-268,500 lb2018–20 model years fit
Nissan Armada (tow pkg) '17-248,500 lb2018–20 model years fit
Nissan Titan (5.6 V8, tow pkg) '17-249,760 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Nissan Titan XD (Cummins diesel) '16-1912,710 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ram 1500 (3.0 Hurricane, max tow) '25-2611,610 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ram 1500 (5.7 Hemi eTorque, max tow) '19-2412,750 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ram 1500 (5.7 Hemi, max tow) '11-1810,620 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ram 2500 (6.7 Cummins HO) '19-2620,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ram 2500 (6.7 Cummins) '11-1817,980 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ram 3500 (6.7 Cummins DRW, gooseneck) '13-1831,210 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ram 3500 (6.7 Cummins HO DRW, gooseneck) '25-2636,610 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Ram 3500 (6.7 Cummins HO DRW, gooseneck) '19-2437,090 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Rivian R1T '22-2611,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Tesla Cybertruck '24-2611,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Toyota Sequoia (i-Force Max, tow pkg) '23-269,520 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Toyota Tundra (5.7 V8, tow pkg) '11-2110,200 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
Toyota Tundra (i-Force Max, tow pkg) '22-2612,000 lbfits, loaded, with 10% margin
The 43it doesn't fit

These verdicts assume 2 people aboard with typical gear. See the margin for your truck and your crew →

THE SPECS
Length29.8 ft
Height (incl. A/C)11.2 ft
Interior height6.8 ft
GVWR7,850 lb
Dry weight6,623 lb
Dry tongue weight748 lb
Sleeps6
Slide-outs1
Fresh water45 gal
Grey water82 gal
Black water45 gal
Solar (standard)200 W

A missing row means the maker never published that figure: unknown, not zero.

WHERE PEOPLE SLEEP
  • 1× Front queen bed in master suite with solid bedroom door(Permanent)60×80
  • 1× Tri-fold sofa (theater seating optional)(Convertible)—
  • 1× Dinette(Convertible)—
HOW IT'S BUILT: 4/5
WallsLaminated fiberglass
FrameAluminum
RoofWalk-on
UnderbellyEnclosed

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.

YEAR BY YEAR: WHAT CHANGED
YEARSGVWRDRYMSRP
2018–207,850 lb5,857 lb$63,158
20267,850 lb6,569 lb$59,998
  • 2018Introduced
  • 2026GVWR 7,850 lb, dry 6,569 lb, hitch 742 lb; MSRP $59,998
  • 2027Dry up to 6,623 lb and hitch 748 lb; MSRP $63,158
FINDING ONE

Common: usually several for sale within a day’s drive. Why: 9-year production run; still in production. Estimated from build volume and production span, not a count of live listings.

OUR TAKE

The rear-lounge Imagine most half-ton owners end up on. Worth knowing it has put on close to 800 lb dry since 2020 — an older one tows like a different trailer.

OTHER IMAGINE FLOORPLANS
15RBA · 4,795 lb · sleeps 316MLA · 4,795 lb · sleeps 319MLA · 6,395 lb · sleeps 220BHA · 6,395 lb · sleeps 52150RB · 6,695 lb · sleeps 32250RK · 6,995 lb · sleeps 42300MK · 7,850 lb · sleeps 42400BH · 7,495 lb · sleeps 72450RL · 7,495 lb · sleeps 42470BH · 7,850 lb · sleeps 62600RB · 7,850 lb · sleeps 62660BS · 7,995 lb · sleeps 42670MK · 10,195 lb · sleeps 62700BS · 10,195 lb · sleeps 2the whole line →
Find one for sale

Live listings for the 2500RL on the big marketplaces. Each search opens pre-filled with this exact floorplan:

RV Trader ↗Camping World ↗FB Marketplace ↗Google ↗

Inventory varies by site and day. Slim pickings? search the whole Imagine line ↗

Is the 2500RL your #1, or just a spec sheet?

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.

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Data compiled from manufacturer spec sheets, retrieved 2026-07.