Grand Design Transcend 245RLT
Still in production. A used 2023 would run roughly $30,100.
dry weight 6,456 lb + fresh water (56 gal, full) 467 lb + propane + battery 200 lb + gear for 2 600 lb (capped at its own rating). 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 245RLT's published weights held steady.
The 51it doesn't fit
- Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon (2.7 Turbo HO, tow pkg) '23-26: over by ~765 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon (2.8 Duramax) '15-22: over by ~765 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Suburban (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~225 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Tahoe (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~135 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Traverse (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~3,195 lb loaded
- Chrysler Pacifica '17-26: over by ~4,455 lb loaded
- Ford Bronco 4-dr (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '21-26: over by ~3,645 lb loaded
- Ford Explorer (3.0 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~2,655 lb loaded
- Ford Maverick (2.0 EcoBoost, 4K tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~4,095 lb loaded
- Ford Ranger (2.3 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '19-23: over by ~945 lb loaded
- Ford Ranger (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~945 lb loaded
- Ford Transit (HD tow pkg) '15-26: over by ~1,485 lb loaded
- GMC Acadia (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~3,195 lb loaded
- GMC Hummer EV Pickup '22-26: over by ~945 lb loaded
- GMC Yukon / Yukon XL (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~135 lb loaded
- Honda Odyssey '18-26: over by ~4,545 lb loaded
- Honda Passport (AWD) '19-26: over by ~3,195 lb loaded
- Honda Pilot (AWD, tow pkg) '16-26: over by ~3,195 lb loaded
- Honda Ridgeline (AWD) '17-26: over by ~3,195 lb loaded
- Hyundai Palisade (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~3,195 lb loaded
- Hyundai Santa Cruz (2.5T AWD) '22-26: over by ~3,195 lb loaded
- Jeep Gladiator (3.6 V6, max tow) '20-26: over by ~765 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (5.7 Hemi) '11-21: over by ~1,215 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (WL, tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~2,115 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee L (5.7 Hemi) '21-26: over by ~1,215 lb loaded
- Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4-dr (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~4,545 lb loaded
- Kia Telluride (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~2,745 lb loaded
- Land Rover Defender '20-26: over by ~315 lb loaded
- Land Rover Discovery '17-26: over by ~315 lb loaded
- Lexus LX 600 '22-26: over by ~495 lb loaded
- Mazda CX-90 (3.3 turbo, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~3,195 lb loaded
- Mercedes-Benz Sprinter '19-26: over by ~945 lb loaded
- Nissan Armada (3.5 twin-turbo, tow pkg) '25-26: over by ~45 lb loaded
- Nissan Armada (tow pkg) '17-24: over by ~45 lb loaded
- Nissan Frontier (3.8 V6, tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~1,260 lb loaded
- Nissan Pathfinder (tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~2,295 lb loaded
- Ram ProMaster '14-26: over by ~1,475 lb loaded
- Rivian R1S '22-26: over by ~765 lb loaded
- Subaru Ascent '19-26: over by ~3,195 lb loaded
- Subaru Outback (XT / Wilderness) '20-26: over by ~4,545 lb loaded
- Tesla Model X (tow pkg) '16-26: over by ~3,195 lb loaded
- Tesla Model Y (tow pkg) '21-26: over by ~4,545 lb loaded
- Toyota 4Runner (4.0 V6) '11-24: over by ~3,195 lb loaded
- Toyota 4Runner (i-Force Max) '25-26: over by ~2,295 lb loaded
- Toyota Grand Highlander (i-Force Max) '24-26: over by ~3,195 lb loaded
- Toyota Highlander (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~3,195 lb loaded
- Toyota Land Cruiser (i-Force Max) '24-26: over by ~2,295 lb loaded
- Toyota Sienna '21-26: over by ~4,545 lb loaded
- Toyota Tacoma (i-Force Max, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~1,845 lb loaded
- Toyota Tacoma (V6, tow pkg) '16-23: over by ~1,575 lb loaded
- Volkswagen Atlas (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~3,195 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× Sleeper sofa(Convertible)—
- 1× Booth dinette converts to a bed(Convertible)—
Grand Design (Mixed tier): The 2026 Transcend (T-suffix) sits between Transcend Xplor and Imagine — laminated aluminum-framed walls and solar standard, but still Grand Design's value tier rather than its benchmark build.
- 2025GVWR raised from 7,495 lb to 7,695 lb versus the 245RL
- 2025Introduced as the renamed successor to the Transcend Xplor 245RL
Findable: a few listed nationwide most weeks. Why: only 2 model years; still in production. Estimated from build volume and production span, not a count of live listings.
Rear-living couples plan; the premium Transcend series reboot of the Xplor 245RL.
Live listings for the 245RLT 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 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.