Grand Design Imagine 3170BH
Sticker was $41,650 in 2019. Out of production since 2019, so the used market is the only way to buy one. Estimate assumes a 2019 unit.
dry weight 7,947 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 3170BH's published weights held steady.
The 56it doesn't fit
- Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon (2.7 Turbo HO, tow pkg) '23-26: over by ~1,817 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon (2.8 Duramax) '15-22: over by ~1,817 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Suburban (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~1,277 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Tahoe (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~1,187 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Traverse (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~4,247 lb loaded
- Chrysler Pacifica '17-26: over by ~5,507 lb loaded
- Dodge Durango (5.7 / 6.4 Hemi, tow pkg) '14-26: over by ~917 lb loaded
- Ford Bronco 4-dr (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '21-26: over by ~4,697 lb loaded
- Ford Expedition (3.5 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '25-26: over by ~107 lb loaded
- Ford Expedition (3.5 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '18-24: over by ~377 lb loaded
- Ford Explorer (3.0 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~3,707 lb loaded
- Ford Maverick (2.0 EcoBoost, 4K tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~5,147 lb loaded
- Ford Ranger (2.3 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '19-23: over by ~1,997 lb loaded
- Ford Ranger (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~1,997 lb loaded
- Ford Transit (HD tow pkg) '15-26: over by ~2,537 lb loaded
- GMC Acadia (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~4,247 lb loaded
- GMC Hummer EV Pickup '22-26: over by ~1,997 lb loaded
- GMC Yukon / Yukon XL (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~1,187 lb loaded
- Honda Odyssey '18-26: over by ~5,597 lb loaded
- Honda Passport (AWD) '19-26: over by ~4,247 lb loaded
- Honda Pilot (AWD, tow pkg) '16-26: over by ~4,247 lb loaded
- Honda Ridgeline (AWD) '17-26: over by ~4,247 lb loaded
- Hyundai Palisade (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~4,247 lb loaded
- Hyundai Santa Cruz (2.5T AWD) '22-26: over by ~4,247 lb loaded
- Jeep Gladiator (3.6 V6, max tow) '20-26: over by ~1,817 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (5.7 Hemi) '11-21: over by ~2,267 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (WL, tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~3,167 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee L (5.7 Hemi) '21-26: over by ~2,267 lb loaded
- Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4-dr (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~5,597 lb loaded
- Kia Telluride (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~3,797 lb loaded
- Land Rover Defender '20-26: over by ~1,367 lb loaded
- Land Rover Discovery '17-26: over by ~1,367 lb loaded
- Lexus GX 550 (tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~562 lb loaded
- Lexus LX 600 '22-26: over by ~1,547 lb loaded
- Mazda CX-90 (3.3 turbo, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~4,247 lb loaded
- Mercedes-Benz Sprinter '19-26: over by ~1,997 lb loaded
- Nissan Armada (3.5 twin-turbo, tow pkg) '25-26: over by ~1,097 lb loaded
- Nissan Armada (tow pkg) '17-24: over by ~1,097 lb loaded
- Nissan Frontier (3.8 V6, tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~2,312 lb loaded
- Nissan Pathfinder (tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~3,347 lb loaded
- Ram ProMaster '14-26: over by ~2,527 lb loaded
- Rivian R1S '22-26: over by ~1,817 lb loaded
- Subaru Ascent '19-26: over by ~4,247 lb loaded
- Subaru Outback (XT / Wilderness) '20-26: over by ~5,597 lb loaded
- Tesla Model X (tow pkg) '16-26: over by ~4,247 lb loaded
- Tesla Model Y (tow pkg) '21-26: over by ~5,597 lb loaded
- Toyota 4Runner (4.0 V6) '11-24: over by ~4,247 lb loaded
- Toyota 4Runner (i-Force Max) '25-26: over by ~3,347 lb loaded
- Toyota Grand Highlander (i-Force Max) '24-26: over by ~4,247 lb loaded
- Toyota Highlander (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~4,247 lb loaded
- Toyota Land Cruiser (i-Force Max) '24-26: over by ~3,347 lb loaded
- Toyota Sequoia (i-Force Max, tow pkg) '23-26: over by ~177 lb loaded
- Toyota Sienna '21-26: over by ~5,597 lb loaded
- Toyota Tacoma (i-Force Max, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~2,897 lb loaded
- Toyota Tacoma (V6, tow pkg) '16-23: over by ~2,627 lb loaded
- Volkswagen Atlas (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~4,247 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
- 3× Rear bunk-room bunks (count per aggregator listing; sizes unpublished)(Permanent)—
- 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.
- 2018Introduced
- 2020Replaced by the 3250BH
Findable: a few listed nationwide most weeks. Why: only 2 model years. Estimated from build volume and production span, not a count of live listings.
Ten-sleeper bunk room; largest Imagine of its era. MSRP not published in surviving sources.
Live listings for the 3170BH 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 dealer and aggregator listings, retrieved 2026-07.