Tiffin Allegro Bus 40IP vs Fleetwood Discovery 38W
The difference that matters
Chassis and power set these 41 ft diesel pushers apart. The Allegro Bus 40IP rides Tiffin's PowerGlide raised-rail chassis with a 450 hp Cummins L9 and a 42,000 lb GVWR. The Discovery 38W uses a Freightliner XCM with a 360 hp Cummins 6.7L, rated to 33,600 lb and towing 10,000. On long climbs the Tiffin's extra 90 hp is an advantage.
The Allegro Bus is equipped for quiet nights off the grid: 600 W of solar across three panels, six 6V AGM batteries, a 3,000 W inverter and a 10 kW Onan diesel generator. It uses four slides and sleeps four. Its gray tank holds 91 gal against the Discovery's 75.
The Discovery is a couples plan with a bath and a half, a large master suite, a sofa sleeper and a front generator slide, sleeping seven across three slides. It has a 105 gal fresh tank, a 100 gal fuel tank and BrakeSync air supply for towed-vehicle brakes.
- Tiffin Allegro Bus 40IP
- Full-timers who boondock and climb mountain grades and want more horsepower and solar
- Fleetwood Discovery 38W
- Guest-hosting couples who want a half bath, extra berths and air brakes ready for a towed car.
Weights
Weights
2027 maker figures
- GVWR
- 42,000 lb
- Dry weight (UVW)
- not published
- Occupant + cargo (OCCC)
- not published
- Towing capacity
- not published
Weights
2027 maker figures
- GVWR
- 33,600 lb
- Dry weight (UVW)
- not published
- Occupant + cargo (OCCC)
- not published
- Towing capacity
- 10,000 lb
Spec for spec
| Tiffin Allegro Bus 40IP | Fleetwood Discovery 38W | |
|---|---|---|
| GVWR | 42,000 lb | 33,600 lb |
| Towing capacity | — | 10,000 lb |
| Exterior length | 41 ft | 40.92 ft |
| Exterior height | 13.3 ft | 12.83 ft |
| Sleeps | 4 | 7 |
| Slide-outs | 4 | 3 |
| Fresh water | 96 gal | 105 gal |
| Gray water | 91 gal | 75 gal |
| Black water | 53 gal | 50 gal |
| Factory solar | 600 W | 100 W |
| House battery | (6) 6V 300Ah extended-cycle AGM (lithium optional) | — |
| Generator | 10.0 kW Onan Quiet Diesel | — |
| Chassis | Tiffin PowerGlide XC raised-rail rear-engine diesel | Freightliner Custom Chassis XCM (Freedom Bridge) |
| Engine | Cummins L9 450 HP (X15 605 HP optional on longer plans) | Cummins ISB 6.7L, 360 hp |
| Fuel | Diesel | Diesel |
Bold is the lighter or larger figure. A dash means the maker does not publish it.
To scale
- Tiffin Allegro Bus 40IP · 41 ft long · 13′4″ tall
- Fleetwood Discovery 38W · 40.92 ft long · 12′10″ tall
Tiffin Allegro Bus 40IP
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Fleetwood Discovery 38W
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