Coach Encyclopedia

Every luxury motorcoach builder in one place. Pick a name to see its models, each model year, and the full history of the company.

Brands

Newmar

Top model: King Aire

Owner: Winnebago

Since 1968 · Nappanee, Indiana

Class A · Super C

Building today

Tiffin

Top model: Zephyr

Owner: THOR

Since 1972 · Red Bay, Alabama

Class A · Super C

Building today

Entegra Coach

Top model: Cornerstone

Owner: THOR

Since 2008 · Middlebury, Indiana

Class A · Super C

Building today

Prevost

Top model: H3-45 VIP

Owner: Volvo

Since 1924 · Sainte-Claire, Quebec, Canada

Bus conversion

Building today

Newell

Top model: p50

Owner: Newell Coach Corporation

Since 1967 · Miami, Oklahoma

Class A

Building today

Foretravel

Top model: Realm Presidential

Owner: Foretravel, Inc.

Since 1967 · Nacogdoches, Texas

Class A · Bus conversion

Building today

American Coach

Top model: American Eagle

Owner: Terex

Since 1991 · Decatur, Indiana

Class A

Building today

2020 Renegade IKON 4534RX Super C motorhome

Renegade RV

Top model: XL

Owner: Terex

Since 1997 · Bristol, Indiana

Super C

Building today

Dynamax

Top model: Grand Sport

Owner: Forest River

Since 1997 · Elkhart, Indiana

Super C

Building today

Monaco

Top model: Signature Series

Owner: REV Group

Since 1968 · Coburg, Oregon

Class A

No longer built

Country Coach

Top model: Veranda

Owner: Riley Investment Management

Since 1973 – 2009 · Junction City, Oregon

Class A

No longer built

Beaver

Top model: Marquis

Owner: Beaver Coach Sales, LLC

Since 1968 – 2009 · Bend, Oregon

Class A

No longer built

Blue Bird Wanderlodge

Top model: M450 LXi

Owner: Complete Coach Works

Since 1963 – 2009 · Fort Valley, Georgia

Class A

No longer built

At a glance

Brand	Type	Built in	Owned by	Top models
Newmar	Class A · Super C	Nappanee, Indiana	Winnebago	King Aire, Essex, London Aire
Tiffin	Class A · Super C	Red Bay, Alabama	THOR	Zephyr, Allegro Bus, Phaeton
Entegra Coach	Class A · Super C	Middlebury, Indiana	THOR	Cornerstone, Anthem, Aspire
Prevost	Bus conversion	Sainte-Claire, Quebec, Canada	Volvo	H3-45 VIP, X3-45 VIP, XLII
Newell	Class A	Miami, Oklahoma	Newell Coach Corporation	p50, 2020p, p2000i
Foretravel	Class A · Bus conversion	Nacogdoches, Texas	Foretravel, Inc.	Realm Presidential, Realm FS605, Realm Limited
American Coach	Class A	Decatur, Indiana	Terex	American Eagle, American Dream, American Heritage
Renegade RV	Super C	Bristol, Indiana	Terex	IKON, XL, Classic
Dynamax	Super C	Elkhart, Indiana	Forest River	Grand Sport, DynaQuest XL, DX3
Monaco · no longer built	Class A	Coburg, Oregon	REV Group	Signature Series, Executive, Dynasty
Country Coach · no longer built	Class A	Junction City, Oregon	Riley Investment Management	Veranda, Rhapsody, Lexa
Beaver · no longer built	Class A	Bend, Oregon	Beaver Coach Sales, LLC	Marquis, Solitaire, Patriot Thunder
Blue Bird Wanderlodge · no longer built	Class A	Fort Valley, Georgia	Complete Coach Works	M450 LXi, LXi, LX

The people behind the interior

Meet the bus converters

Prevost builds the bus. These companies turn the empty shell into a finished home.

Liberty Coach

1968 · North Chicago, Illinois

Prevost H3-45 (current); Prevost La Mirage (1979); used Greyhound buses in the 1970s

Building today

Marathon Coach

1983 · Coburg, Oregon

Prevost H3-45 and X3-45; earlier, the Prevost XLII

Building today

Millennium

2001 · Sanford, Florida

Prevost H3-45 and X3-45; one 2008 coach on the Prevost XLII is also documented

Building today

Featherlite

1987 · Suffolk, Virginia (sales and service in Sanford, Florida)

Prevost H3-45 and X3-45 (XLII); the Prevost XL-40 and XL-45 in the 1990s

Building today

Emerald

· Stephenville, Texas

Prevost H3-45 and X3-45

Building today

Parliament

· Clearwater, Florida

Prevost XLII (the only shell confirmed in documented coaches, model years 2002 to 2010)

No longer built

Angola

· Angola, Indiana

Prevost Le Mirage XL, H3-45 and XLII

No longer built

Royale

– 2005 · Elkhart, Indiana

Prevost H3-45 and XLII (the shells confirmed in documented coaches, model years 2000 to 2006)

No longer built

Country Coach

1973 · Junction City, Oregon

Prevost Le Mirage XL (40- and 45-foot), H3-45 VIP and Le Mirage XLII

No longer built

Learn the basics first

Chassis and engines in plain words

Under every luxury coach is a chassis, an engine and a transmission, often made by companies other than the coach builder. This guide explains who makes them and what diesel pusher, tag axle, horsepower and torque mean for a buyer.

Class A or Super C: what is the difference?

A Class A is built on a chassis made for motorhomes or buses, while a Super C is built on a truck chassis that keeps its cab. This guide explains what that means for size, power, towing and price, and where bus conversions fit.

How a Prevost bus becomes a motorhome

Prevost builds passenger buses in Quebec. It also sells bus shells with nearly empty cabins that other companies finish as luxury motorhomes. Here is how that two-step process works, how the two current shells differ, and what a buyer should ask for.

Photo credits

Entegra Coach: RV.com · source

American Coach: westcoastcorvettesales.com · source

Renegade RV: northtrailrv.com · source

Blue Bird Wanderlodge: bus-stuff.com · source

Marathon Coach: Motormadness · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · source

Millennium: Bob Maxon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · source