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Newmar Bay Star

22 floorplansClass A2017 (in production)Better build tier

Newmar (Better tier): Newmar's gas Class A is framed 16 in on center under a walkable BriteTEK roof, gets full-body paint standard, and carries a 12-year roof / 5-year structural warranty - build and service support run well above the volume gas brands.

What one actually costs today: $121,700$293,400 across the line, new sticker or used estimate per model.

THE FLOORPLANS — 22
MODELYEARSLENGTHGVWRSLEEPSPRICE TODAYFINDING ONE
30052019–2230.9 ft22,000 lb6$141,800used est.Patient search
30142019–2530.9 ft24,000 lb7$199,100used est.Patient search
30162025–2530.9 ft24,000 lb6$199,100used est.Scarce
30202023–2330.9 ft24,000 lb6$166,500used est.Scarce
31142026–31.9 ft26,000 lb5$266,000Scarce
31162024–2431.9 ft24,000 lb6$178,600used est.Scarce
31242017–2331.9 ft24,000 lb6$166,500used est.Patient search
32252023–32.9 ft26,000 lb6$273,400Patient search
32262019–2232.9 ft22,000 lb5$121,700used est.Patient search
33122019–2133.9 ft22,000 lb6$130,700used est.Patient search
34012017–2334.9 ft26,000 lb6$166,500used est.Patient search
34082019–2334.9 ft26,000 lb8$166,500used est.Patient search
34142019–2134.9 ft24,000 lb6$130,700used est.Patient search
34162022–2234.9 ft24,000 lb6$141,800used est.Scarce
34232024–2534.9 ft26,000 lb6$199,100used est.Scarce
36092019–36.9 ft26,000 lb6$275,500Patient search
36162019–2336.9 ft26,000 lb6$166,500used est.Patient search
36182024–2536.9 ft26,000 lb6$199,100used est.Scarce
36262019–36.9 ft26,000 lb6$281,500Patient search
36292023–36.9 ft26,000 lb6$284,600Patient search
38112021–38.9 ft26,000 lb5$293,400Patient search
38262025–38.9 ft26,000 lb7$288,000Patient search
THE LINE, YEAR BY YEAR

Assembled from eight-plus model years of brochures, floorplan by floorplan. This is the part a spec sheet can't tell you: which years changed, and which year is the buy.

  • 2017Earliest documented year
  • 2019Introduced
  • 2019Redesigned with the 2019 Bay Star generation
  • 2019Redesigned with the 2019 generation
  • 2020Sleeps rating drops from 7 to 5
  • 2021Ford 7.3L V8 350 hp replaces 6.8L V10
  • 2021Ford 7.3L V8 350 hp replaces the 6.8L V10 320 hp
  • 2021Final model year
  • 2021Introduced
  • 2022Final model year
  • 2022Final model year - absent from the 2023 lineup
  • 2022Introduced as the only new 2022 plan - triple slide with a king; dropped after one year
  • 2023GVWR raised 22,000 to 24,000 lb
  • 2023GVWR raised from 22,000 to 24,000 lb
  • 2023Introduced and dropped the same year
  • 2023GVWR raised to 24,000 lb; final model year
  • 2023Introduced
  • 2023GVWR raised to 26,000 lb; final model year
  • 2023Last year of the first run
  • 2023Final model year
  • 2024Introduced and dropped the same year
  • 2024Introduced
  • 2024Body carried into the taller 12 ft 10 in generation
  • 2025Engine rated 335 hp; final model year - dropped from the 2026 lineup
  • 2025Final model year
  • 2025Introduced as a one-year 3014 variant
  • 2025Introduced
  • 2026Introduced; shortest Bay Star with a king bed
  • 2026GVWR raised 24,000 to 26,000 lb
  • 2026Returns to the lineup with a bath and a half
  • 2026Four slides, optional washer/dryer
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