Grand Design Transcend 265BHT
Still in production. A used 2023 would run roughly $29,600.
dry weight 6,327 lb + fresh water (56 gal, full) 467 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 265BHT's published weights held steady.
The 49it doesn't fit
- Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon (2.7 Turbo HO, tow pkg) '23-26: over by ~664 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Colorado / GMC Canyon (2.8 Duramax) '15-22: over by ~664 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Suburban (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~124 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Tahoe (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~34 lb loaded
- Chevrolet Traverse (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~3,094 lb loaded
- Chrysler Pacifica '17-26: over by ~4,354 lb loaded
- Ford Bronco 4-dr (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '21-26: over by ~3,544 lb loaded
- Ford Explorer (3.0 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~2,554 lb loaded
- Ford Maverick (2.0 EcoBoost, 4K tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~3,994 lb loaded
- Ford Ranger (2.3 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '19-23: over by ~844 lb loaded
- Ford Ranger (2.7 EcoBoost, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~844 lb loaded
- Ford Transit (HD tow pkg) '15-26: over by ~1,384 lb loaded
- GMC Acadia (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~3,094 lb loaded
- GMC Hummer EV Pickup '22-26: over by ~844 lb loaded
- GMC Yukon / Yukon XL (5.3 V8, max tow) '21-26: over by ~34 lb loaded
- Honda Odyssey '18-26: over by ~4,444 lb loaded
- Honda Passport (AWD) '19-26: over by ~3,094 lb loaded
- Honda Pilot (AWD, tow pkg) '16-26: over by ~3,094 lb loaded
- Honda Ridgeline (AWD) '17-26: over by ~3,094 lb loaded
- Hyundai Palisade (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~3,094 lb loaded
- Hyundai Santa Cruz (2.5T AWD) '22-26: over by ~3,094 lb loaded
- Jeep Gladiator (3.6 V6, max tow) '20-26: over by ~664 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (5.7 Hemi) '11-21: over by ~1,114 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee (WL, tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~2,014 lb loaded
- Jeep Grand Cherokee L (5.7 Hemi) '21-26: over by ~1,114 lb loaded
- Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4-dr (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~4,444 lb loaded
- Kia Telluride (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~2,644 lb loaded
- Land Rover Defender '20-26: over by ~214 lb loaded
- Land Rover Discovery '17-26: over by ~214 lb loaded
- Lexus LX 600 '22-26: over by ~394 lb loaded
- Mazda CX-90 (3.3 turbo, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~3,094 lb loaded
- Mercedes-Benz Sprinter '19-26: over by ~844 lb loaded
- Nissan Frontier (3.8 V6, tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~1,159 lb loaded
- Nissan Pathfinder (tow pkg) '22-26: over by ~2,194 lb loaded
- Ram ProMaster '14-26: over by ~1,374 lb loaded
- Rivian R1S '22-26: over by ~664 lb loaded
- Subaru Ascent '19-26: over by ~3,094 lb loaded
- Subaru Outback (XT / Wilderness) '20-26: over by ~4,444 lb loaded
- Tesla Model X (tow pkg) '16-26: over by ~3,094 lb loaded
- Tesla Model Y (tow pkg) '21-26: over by ~4,444 lb loaded
- Toyota 4Runner (4.0 V6) '11-24: over by ~3,094 lb loaded
- Toyota 4Runner (i-Force Max) '25-26: over by ~2,194 lb loaded
- Toyota Grand Highlander (i-Force Max) '24-26: over by ~3,094 lb loaded
- Toyota Highlander (tow pkg) '20-26: over by ~3,094 lb loaded
- Toyota Land Cruiser (i-Force Max) '24-26: over by ~2,194 lb loaded
- Toyota Sienna '21-26: over by ~4,444 lb loaded
- Toyota Tacoma (i-Force Max, tow pkg) '24-26: over by ~1,744 lb loaded
- Toyota Tacoma (V6, tow pkg) '16-23: over by ~1,474 lb loaded
- Volkswagen Atlas (tow pkg) '18-26: over by ~3,094 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
- 2× Rear corner bunks(Permanent)46×74
- 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.
- 2025Introduced as the renamed successor to the Transcend Xplor 265BH
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.
The bread-and-butter Transcend bunkhouse — single slide, eight berths, under 6,400 lb dry.
Live listings for the 265BHT 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.