Grand Design Transcend Xplor 245RL
Sticker was $40,332 in 2023. Out of production since 2024, so the used market is the only way to buy one. Estimate assumes a 2024 unit.
dry weight 6,327 lb + fresh water (62 gal, full) 517 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 245RL's published weights held steady.
The 49it doesn't fit
- Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon (2.7 Turbo HO, tow pkg) '23-26: over by ~714 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon (2.8 Duramax) '15-22: over by ~714 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Suburban (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~174 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Tahoe (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~84 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Traverse (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~3,144 lb loaded
- Chrysler Pacifica '17-26: over by ~4,404 lb loaded
- Ford Bronco 4-dr (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '21-26: over by ~3,594 lb loaded
- Ford Explorer (3.0 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~2,604 lb loaded
- Ford Maverick (2.0 EcoBoost, 4K tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~4,044 lb loaded
- Ford Ranger (2.3 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '19-23: over by ~894 lb loaded
- Ford Ranger (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~894 lb loaded
- Ford Transit (HD tow pkg) '15-26: over by ~1,434 lb loaded
- GMC Acadia (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~3,144 lb loaded
- GMC Hummer EV Pickup '22-26: over by ~894 lb loaded
- GMC Yukon / Yukon XL (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~84 lb loaded
- Honda Odyssey '18-26: over by ~4,494 lb loaded
- Honda Passport (AWD) '19-26: over by ~3,144 lb loaded
- Honda Pilot (AWD, tow pkg) '16-26: over by ~3,144 lb loaded
- Honda Ridgeline (AWD) '17-26: over by ~3,144 lb loaded
- Hyundai Palisade (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~3,144 lb loaded
- Hyundai Santa Cruz (2.5T AWD) '22-26: over by ~3,144 lb loaded
- Jeep Gladiator (3.6 V6, max tow) '20-26: over by ~714 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (5.7 Hemi) '11-21: over by ~1,164 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (WL, tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~2,064 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee L (5.7 Hemi) '21-26: over by ~1,164 lb loaded
- Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4-dr (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~4,494 lb loaded
- Kia Telluride (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~2,694 lb loaded
- Land Rover Defender '20-26: over by ~264 lb loaded
- Land Rover Discovery '17-26: over by ~264 lb loaded
- Lexus LX 600 '22-26: over by ~444 lb loaded
- Mazda CX-90 (3.3 turbo, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~3,144 lb loaded
- Mercedes-Benz Sprinter '19-26: over by ~894 lb loaded
- Nissan Frontier (3.8 V6, tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~1,209 lb loaded
- Nissan Pathfinder (tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~2,244 lb loaded
- Ram ProMaster '14-26: over by ~1,424 lb loaded
- Rivian R1S '22-26: over by ~714 lb loaded
- Subaru Ascent '19-26: over by ~3,144 lb loaded
- Subaru Outback (XT / Wilderness) '20-26: over by ~4,494 lb loaded
- Tesla Model X (tow pkg) '16-26: over by ~3,144 lb loaded
- Tesla Model Y (tow pkg) '21-26: over by ~4,494 lb loaded
- Toyota 4Runner (4.0 V6) '11-24: over by ~3,144 lb loaded
- Toyota 4Runner (i-Force Max) '25-26: over by ~2,244 lb loaded
- Toyota Grand Highlander (i-Force Max) '24-26: over by ~3,144 lb loaded
- Toyota Highlander (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~3,144 lb loaded
- Toyota Land Cruiser (i-Force Max) '24-26: over by ~2,244 lb loaded
- Toyota Sienna '21-26: over by ~4,494 lb loaded
- Toyota Tacoma (i-Force Max, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~1,794 lb loaded
- Toyota Tacoma (V6, tow pkg) '16-23: over by ~1,524 lb loaded
- Volkswagen Atlas (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~3,144 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 residential queen bed(Permanent)60×80
- 1× Rear-lounge sofa(Convertible)—
- 1× Booth dinette(Convertible)—
Grand Design (Mixed tier): Grand Design's entry-price towable — the same laminated aluminum-framed shell as the Imagine, but with thinner content and more fit-and-finish complaints than the parent brand's mid-lines.
- 2020Introduced
- 2025Dropped in the X-series changeover
Findable: a few listed nationwide most weeks. Estimated from build volume and production span, not a count of live listings.
Rear-lounge Xplor - two recliners and a big window wall where a bunkhouse would be.
Live listings for the 245RL on the big marketplaces. Each search opens pre-filled with this exact floorplan:
Inventory varies by site and day. Slim pickings? search the whole Transcend Xplor 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.