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Thor Motor Coach Chateau

30 floorplansClass C2012 (in production)Mixed build tier

Thor Motor Coach (Mixed tier): Chateau is the badge-swapped twin of Four Winds — identical coach, identical Vacu-Bond/aluminum-cage construction and identical uneven Thor QC record.

What one actually costs today: $123,100$168,300 across the line, new sticker or used estimate per model.

THE FLOORPLANS — 30
MODELYEARSLENGTHGVWRSLEEPSPRICE TODAYFINDING ONE
19X2027–21.3 ft11,500 lb3$125,900Findable
19Z2026–20.4 ft11,500 lb3$123,100Findable
21Z2026–24.1 ft12,500 lb4$127,400Findable
22B2017–2524.1 ft12,500 lb6Common
22E2016–24.0 ft14,500 lb5$132,000Common
22Z2026–24.1 ft12,500 lb4$131,700Findable
23U2014–2024.8 ft12,500 lb6Common
24F2017–2525.1 ft12,500 lb6Common
25M2022–2425.2 ft12,500 lb4Findable
25V2019–2526.4 ft12,500 lb6Common
25Z2026–26.4 ft12,500 lb4$139,000Findable
26B2017–2227.6 ft12,500 lb8Common
26X2024–2527.1 ft14,500 lb6Findable
27P2025–2528.7 ft14,500 lb6Findable
27R2020–2429.1 ft14,500 lb6Common
28A2021–2529.8 ft14,500 lb6Common
28E2019–2028.6 ft14,500 lb6Findable
28G2026–29.8 ft14,500 lb5$140,400Findable
28Z2012–30.0 ft14,500 lb7$155,100Common
29G2015–1829.9 ft14,500 lb8Findable
29K2026–31.0 ft14,500 lb5$168,300Findable
30D2017–2032.2 ft14,500 lb8Findable
31B2021–2232.2 ft14,500 lb6Findable
31E2014–32.7 ft14,500 lb7$168,300Common
31EV2021–2532.7 ft14,500 lb6Common
31H2026–32.6 ft14,500 lb5$164,100Findable
31MV2024–2532.6 ft14,500 lb5Findable
31W2014–2332.3 ft14,500 lb8Common
31WV2021–2532.3 ft14,500 lb8Common
31Y2018–2031.3 ft14,500 lb6Findable
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.

  • 2012Introduced
  • 2014Introduced
  • 2015Introduced
  • 2016Current generation
  • 2017Introduced
  • 2018GVWR set at 12,500 Ford / 12,300 Chevy
  • 2018Discontinued
  • 2019Height to 11ft
  • 2019Introduced
  • 2019MSRP $104,500 on the Ford E-450 6.8L Triton V10
  • 2019MSRP $121,893 on the Ford E-450 6.8L Triton V10
  • 2020Discontinued
  • 2020Introduced with a rear king 72x74
  • 2021Twin-bed king-conversion layout offered
  • 2021Introduced
  • 2021Ford 7.3L V8 phases in to replace the 6.8L V10; MSRP $109,899
  • 2021Ford 7.3L V8 phases in to replace the 6.8L V10
  • 2022Length to 24ft1in
  • 2022Introduced
  • 2022Discontinued
  • 2022Rear bed changed to a queen
  • 2024Discontinued
  • 2024Introduced
  • 2025Discontinued
  • 2025Length trimmed to 25ft1in
  • 2025Discontinued, replaced by the 25Z
  • 2025Introduced
  • 2025Dropped from the lineup for model year 2025
  • 2026Introduced as an eSpec value trim
  • 2026Thor-published MSRP $155,120; specs identical to the Four Winds 28Z
  • 2026Introduced
  • 2026Returns redesigned as a rear-queen bunkhouse with full-wall slide; MSRP $168,280
  • 2027Introduced
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