Newmar Canyon Star 3947 vs KZ Sportster X 3411X
The difference that matters
One drives, one is towed. The Canyon Star 3947 is a motorized toy hauler on a Freightliner chassis with a 340 hp Cummins 6.7 L diesel and Allison transmission. Its 10 ft rear garage converts to a patio, and it brings an 8.0 kW Cummins Onan generator, six house batteries totaling 600 Ah, a full-wall slide, a private queen bedroom and a midship bath. It carries 6,050 lb of cargo and can tow 6,000 lb.
The Sportster X 3411X is a fifth wheel at 13,560 lb dry with a 2,520 lb pin, so it needs a capable pickup but leaves that truck free once you are parked. It has a 100 in wide body with 102 in interior height, a 16 cu ft fridge, dual awnings and larger tanks at 100/50/88 gal against 75/60/40.
- Newmar Canyon Star 3947
- Buyers without a heavy pickup who want a self-contained diesel coach with a garage and a big generator.
- KZ Sportster X 3411X
- Owners with a capable truck who want a tall, wide toy hauler and the truck free at camp.
Weights
Weights
2027 maker figures
- GVWR
- 32,000 lb
- Dry weight (UVW)
- 25,950 lb
- Occupant + cargo (OCCC)
- 6,050 lb
- Towing capacity
- 6,000 lb
6,050 lb between brochure dry weight and GVWR. Water (8.3 lb a gallon), food, gear, propane and dealer-added options all come out of it.
Weights
2027 maker figures
- Dry weight (UVW)
- 13,560 lb
- GVWR
- 16,000 lb
- Pin weight, dry
- 2,520 lb
- Cargo capacity (CCC)
- 2,440 lb
2,440 lb between brochure dry weight and GVWR. Water (8.3 lb a gallon), food, gear, propane and dealer-added options all come out of it.
Spec for spec
| Newmar Canyon Star 3947 | KZ Sportster X 3411X | |
|---|---|---|
| Dry weight (UVW) | 25,950 lb | 13,560 lb |
| GVWR | 32,000 lb | 16,000 lb |
| Hitch / pin weight, dry | — | 2,520 lb |
| Cargo capacity (CCC / OCCC) | 6,050 lb | 2,440 lb |
| GVWR minus dry weight | 6,050 lb | 2,440 lb |
| Towing capacity | 6,000 lb | — |
| Exterior length | 39.9 ft | 39.92 ft |
| Exterior height | 12.9 ft | 13.42 ft |
| Sleeps | 4 | — |
| Slide-outs | 2 | — |
| Fresh water | 75 gal | 100 gal |
| Gray water | 60 gal | 50 gal |
| Black water | 40 gal | 88 gal |
| Factory solar | 10 W | — |
| House battery | 6 house batteries, 600 Ah total (standard) | — |
| Generator | Cummins Onan 8.0 kW | — |
| Chassis | Freightliner | — |
| Engine | Cummins 6.7L, 340 hp; Allison 5-speed | — |
| Fuel | Diesel | — |
Bold is the lighter or larger figure. A dash means the maker does not publish it.
To scale
- Newmar Canyon Star 3947 · 39.9 ft long · 12′11″ tall
- KZ Sportster X 3411X · 39.92 ft long · 13′5″ tall
Newmar Canyon Star 3947
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KZ Sportster X 3411X
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