Grand Design Transcend Xplor 261BH
Sticker was $40,092 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 6,078 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 261BH's published weights held steady.
The 46it doesn't fit
- Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon (2.7 Turbo HO, tow pkg) '23-26: over by ~465 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon (2.8 Duramax) '15-22: over by ~465 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Traverse (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~2,895 lb loaded
- Chrysler Pacifica '17-26: over by ~4,155 lb loaded
- Ford Bronco 4-dr (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '21-26: over by ~3,345 lb loaded
- Ford Explorer (3.0 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~2,355 lb loaded
- Ford Maverick (2.0 EcoBoost, 4K tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~3,795 lb loaded
- Ford Ranger (2.3 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '19-23: over by ~645 lb loaded
- Ford Ranger (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~645 lb loaded
- Ford Transit (HD tow pkg) '15-26: over by ~1,185 lb loaded
- GMC Acadia (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~2,895 lb loaded
- GMC Hummer EV Pickup '22-26: over by ~645 lb loaded
- Honda Odyssey '18-26: over by ~4,245 lb loaded
- Honda Passport (AWD) '19-26: over by ~2,895 lb loaded
- Honda Pilot (AWD, tow pkg) '16-26: over by ~2,895 lb loaded
- Honda Ridgeline (AWD) '17-26: over by ~2,895 lb loaded
- Hyundai Palisade (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~2,895 lb loaded
- Hyundai Santa Cruz (2.5T AWD) '22-26: over by ~2,895 lb loaded
- Jeep Gladiator (3.6 V6, max tow) '20-26: over by ~465 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (5.7 Hemi) '11-21: over by ~915 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (WL, tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~1,815 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee L (5.7 Hemi) '21-26: over by ~915 lb loaded
- Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4-dr (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~4,245 lb loaded
- Kia Telluride (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~2,445 lb loaded
- Land Rover Defender '20-26: over by ~15 lb loaded
- Land Rover Discovery '17-26: over by ~15 lb loaded
- Lexus LX 600 '22-26: over by ~195 lb loaded
- Mazda CX-90 (3.3 turbo, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~2,895 lb loaded
- Mercedes-Benz Sprinter '19-26: over by ~645 lb loaded
- Nissan Frontier (3.8 V6, tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~960 lb loaded
- Nissan Pathfinder (tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~1,995 lb loaded
- Ram ProMaster '14-26: over by ~1,175 lb loaded
- Rivian R1S '22-26: over by ~465 lb loaded
- Subaru Ascent '19-26: over by ~2,895 lb loaded
- Subaru Outback (XT / Wilderness) '20-26: over by ~4,245 lb loaded
- Tesla Model X (tow pkg) '16-26: over by ~2,895 lb loaded
- Tesla Model Y (tow pkg) '21-26: over by ~4,245 lb loaded
- Toyota 4Runner (4.0 V6) '11-24: over by ~2,895 lb loaded
- Toyota 4Runner (i-Force Max) '25-26: over by ~1,995 lb loaded
- Toyota Grand Highlander (i-Force Max) '24-26: over by ~2,895 lb loaded
- Toyota Highlander (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~2,895 lb loaded
- Toyota Land Cruiser (i-Force Max) '24-26: over by ~1,995 lb loaded
- Toyota Sienna '21-26: over by ~4,245 lb loaded
- Toyota Tacoma (i-Force Max, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~1,545 lb loaded
- Toyota Tacoma (V6, tow pkg) '16-23: over by ~1,275 lb loaded
- Volkswagen Atlas (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~2,895 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
- 2× Rear bunk beds(Permanent)—
- 1× Booth dinette(Convertible)—
- 1× Sofa(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
- 2025Replaced by the 26BHX
Findable: a few listed nationwide most weeks. Estimated from build volume and production span, not a count of live listings.
Single-slide bunkhouse with rear corner bunks; the direct ancestor of today's 26BHX.
Live listings for the 261BH 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.