Grand Design Imagine 3100RD
Still in production. A used 2023 would run roughly $42,000.
dry weight 8,076 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.
Judged the way the app judges: estimated loaded weight against each vehicle's rating less a 10% margin, per model year, because the 3100RD's published weights held steady.
The 61it doesn't fit
- Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon (2.7 Turbo HO, tow pkg) '23-26: over by ~2,321 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon (2.8 Duramax) '15-22: over by ~2,321 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Suburban (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~1,781 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Tahoe (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~1,691 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Traverse (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~4,751 lb loaded
- Chrysler Pacifica '17-26: over by ~6,011 lb loaded
- Dodge Durango (5.7 / 6.4 Hemi, tow pkg) '14-26: over by ~1,421 lb loaded
- Ford Bronco 4-dr (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '21-26: over by ~5,201 lb loaded
- Ford Expedition (3.5 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '25-26: over by ~611 lb loaded
- Ford Expedition (3.5 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '18-24: over by ~881 lb loaded
- Ford Explorer (3.0 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~4,211 lb loaded
- Ford F-150 Lightning (max trailer tow) '22-26: over by ~251 lb loaded
- Ford Maverick (2.0 EcoBoost, 4K tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~5,651 lb loaded
- Ford Ranger (2.3 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '19-23: over by ~2,501 lb loaded
- Ford Ranger (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~2,501 lb loaded
- Ford Transit (HD tow pkg) '15-26: over by ~3,041 lb loaded
- GMC Acadia (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~4,751 lb loaded
- GMC Hummer EV Pickup '22-26: over by ~2,501 lb loaded
- GMC Yukon / Yukon XL (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~1,691 lb loaded
- Honda Odyssey '18-26: over by ~6,101 lb loaded
- Honda Passport (AWD) '19-26: over by ~4,751 lb loaded
- Honda Pilot (AWD, tow pkg) '16-26: over by ~4,751 lb loaded
- Honda Ridgeline (AWD) '17-26: over by ~4,751 lb loaded
- Hyundai Palisade (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~4,751 lb loaded
- Hyundai Santa Cruz (2.5T AWD) '22-26: over by ~4,751 lb loaded
- Jeep Gladiator (3.6 V6, max tow) '20-26: over by ~2,321 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (5.7 Hemi) '11-21: over by ~2,771 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (WL, tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~3,671 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee L (5.7 Hemi) '21-26: over by ~2,771 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Wagoneer (Hurricane, max tow) '22-26: over by ~386 lb loaded
- Jeep Wagoneer (Hurricane, max tow) '22-26: over by ~251 lb loaded
- Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4-dr (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~6,101 lb loaded
- Kia Telluride (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~4,301 lb loaded
- Land Rover Defender '20-26: over by ~1,871 lb loaded
- Land Rover Discovery '17-26: over by ~1,871 lb loaded
- Lexus GX 550 (tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~1,066 lb loaded
- Lexus LX 600 '22-26: over by ~2,051 lb loaded
- Mazda CX-90 (3.3 turbo, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~4,751 lb loaded
- Mercedes-Benz Sprinter '19-26: over by ~2,501 lb loaded
- Nissan Armada (3.5 twin-turbo, tow pkg) '25-26: over by ~1,601 lb loaded
- Nissan Armada (tow pkg) '17-24: over by ~1,601 lb loaded
- Nissan Frontier (3.8 V6, tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~2,816 lb loaded
- Nissan Pathfinder (tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~3,851 lb loaded
- Nissan Titan (5.6 V8, tow pkg) '17-24: over by ~466 lb loaded
- Ram ProMaster '14-26: over by ~3,031 lb loaded
- Rivian R1S '22-26: over by ~2,321 lb loaded
- Subaru Ascent '19-26: over by ~4,751 lb loaded
- Subaru Outback (XT / Wilderness) '20-26: over by ~6,101 lb loaded
- Tesla Model X (tow pkg) '16-26: over by ~4,751 lb loaded
- Tesla Model Y (tow pkg) '21-26: over by ~6,101 lb loaded
- Toyota 4Runner (4.0 V6) '11-24: over by ~4,751 lb loaded
- Toyota 4Runner (i-Force Max) '25-26: over by ~3,851 lb loaded
- Toyota Grand Highlander (i-Force Max) '24-26: over by ~4,751 lb loaded
- Toyota Highlander (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~4,751 lb loaded
- Toyota Land Cruiser (i-Force Max) '24-26: over by ~3,851 lb loaded
- Toyota Sequoia (i-Force Max, tow pkg) '23-26: over by ~681 lb loaded
- Toyota Sienna '21-26: over by ~6,101 lb loaded
- Toyota Tacoma (i-Force Max, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~3,401 lb loaded
- Toyota Tacoma (V6, tow pkg) '16-23: over by ~3,131 lb loaded
- Toyota Tundra (5.7 V8, tow pkg) '11-21: over by ~71 lb loaded
- Volkswagen Atlas (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~4,751 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
- 1× Tri-fold hide-a-bed sofa(Convertible)—
- 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.
- 2020Introduced
Common: usually several for sale within a day’s drive. Why: still in production. Estimated from build volume and production span, not a count of live listings.
Rear den with dual opposing slides — the seasonal-site Imagine.
Live listings for the 3100RD 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.