Grand Design Solitude 3540GK
Sticker was $121,652 in 2022. Out of production since 2022, so the used market is the only way to buy one. Estimate assumes a 2022 unit.
dry weight 12,758 lb + fresh water (91 gal, full) 759 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 3540GK's published weights held steady. Fifth wheels also need a pickup bed and are held to the fifth-wheel rating where published.
The 76it doesn't fit
- Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon (2.7 Turbo HO, tow pkg) '23-26: over by ~7,387 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon (2.8 Duramax) '15-22: over by ~7,387 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Silverado / GMC Sierra 1500 (6.2 V8, max tow) '19-26: over by ~5,047 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Silverado 1500 (max tow) '14-18: over by ~3,877 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Silverado EV (4WT) '24-26: over by ~3,067 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Suburban (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Chevrolet Tahoe (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Chevrolet Traverse (tow pkg) '18-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Chrysler Pacifica '17-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Dodge Durango (5.7 / 6.4 Hemi, tow pkg) '14-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Ford Bronco 4-dr (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '21-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Ford Expedition (3.5 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '25-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Ford Expedition (3.5 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '18-24: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Ford Explorer (3.0 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '20-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Ford F-150 (3.5 EcoBoost, max tow) '24-26: over by ~4,597 lb loaded
- Ford F-150 (3.5 EcoBoost, max tow) '15-20: over by ~3,607 lb loaded
- Ford F-150 (3.5 EcoBoost, max tow) '21-23: over by ~1,717 lb loaded
- Ford F-150 (3.5 EcoBoost, max tow) '11-14: over by ~4,147 lb loaded
- Ford F-150 Lightning (max trailer tow) '22-26: over by ~5,317 lb loaded
- Ford Maverick (2.0 EcoBoost, 4K tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~10,717 lb loaded
- Ford Ranger (2.3 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '19-23: over by ~7,567 lb loaded
- Ford Ranger (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~7,567 lb loaded
- Ford Transit (HD tow pkg) '15-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- GMC Acadia (tow pkg) '20-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- GMC Hummer EV Pickup '22-26: over by ~7,567 lb loaded
- GMC Sierra EV '24-26: over by ~3,517 lb loaded
- GMC Yukon / Yukon XL (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Honda Odyssey '18-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Honda Passport (AWD) '19-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Honda Pilot (AWD, tow pkg) '16-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Honda Ridgeline (AWD) '17-26: over by ~9,817 lb loaded
- Hyundai Palisade (tow pkg) '20-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Hyundai Santa Cruz (2.5T AWD) '22-26: over by ~9,817 lb loaded
- Jeep Gladiator (3.6 V6, max tow) '20-26: over by ~7,387 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (5.7 Hemi) '11-21: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (WL, tow pkg) '22-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Jeep Grand Cherokee L (5.7 Hemi) '21-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Jeep Grand Wagoneer (Hurricane, max tow) '22-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Jeep Wagoneer (Hurricane, max tow) '22-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4-dr (tow pkg) '18-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Kia Telluride (tow pkg) '20-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Land Rover Defender '20-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Land Rover Discovery '17-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Lexus GX 550 (tow pkg) '24-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Lexus LX 600 '22-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Mazda CX-90 (3.3 turbo, tow pkg) '24-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Mercedes-Benz Sprinter '19-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Nissan Armada (3.5 twin-turbo, tow pkg) '25-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Nissan Armada (tow pkg) '17-24: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Nissan Frontier (3.8 V6, tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~7,882 lb loaded
- Nissan Pathfinder (tow pkg) '22-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Nissan Titan (5.6 V8, tow pkg) '17-24: over by ~5,532 lb loaded
- Nissan Titan XD (Cummins diesel) '16-19: over by ~2,877 lb loaded
- Ram 1500 (3.0 Hurricane, max tow) '25-26: over by ~3,867 lb loaded
- Ram 1500 (5.7 Hemi eTorque, max tow) '19-24: over by ~2,842 lb loaded
- Ram 1500 (5.7 Hemi, max tow) '11-18: over by ~4,757 lb loaded
- Ram ProMaster '14-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Rivian R1S '22-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Rivian R1T '22-26: over by ~4,417 lb loaded
- Subaru Ascent '19-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Subaru Outback (XT / Wilderness) '20-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Tesla Cybertruck '24-26: over by ~4,417 lb loaded
- Tesla Model X (tow pkg) '16-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Tesla Model Y (tow pkg) '21-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Toyota 4Runner (4.0 V6) '11-24: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Toyota 4Runner (i-Force Max) '25-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Toyota Grand Highlander (i-Force Max) '24-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Toyota Highlander (tow pkg) '20-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Toyota Land Cruiser (i-Force Max) '24-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Toyota Sequoia (i-Force Max, tow pkg) '23-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Toyota Sienna '21-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
- Toyota Tacoma (i-Force Max, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~8,467 lb loaded
- Toyota Tacoma (V6, tow pkg) '16-23: over by ~8,197 lb loaded
- Toyota Tundra (5.7 V8, tow pkg) '11-21: over by ~5,137 lb loaded
- Toyota Tundra (i-Force Max, tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~3,517 lb loaded
- Volkswagen Atlas (tow pkg) '18-26: no pickup bed (cannot hitch a fifth wheel)
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 king bed(Permanent)—
- 1× Tri-fold hide-a-bed sofa(Convertible)—
- 1× Dinette converts to a bed(Convertible)—
Grand Design (Better tier): Solitude is Grand Design's full-profile flagship: R-11 welded-aluminum laminated walls, 101" widebody chassis, MORryde independent suspension and 17.5" H-rated tires — genuine full-time-capable construction.
- 2021Introduced
- 2022Discontinued
Patient search: weeks of watching, and probably some travel. Why: only 2 model years. Estimated from build volume and production span, not a count of live listings.
Solitude S-Class Edition: galley-kitchen couples plan, two model years only. MSRP not published in surviving sources.
Live listings for the 3540GK on the big marketplaces. Each search opens pre-filled with this exact floorplan:
Inventory varies by site and day. Slim pickings? search the whole Solitude 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.