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Tiffin Allegro Bus 40IP vs Fleetwood Discovery 38W

2027 Tiffin Allegro Bus 40IP

Tiffin · Class A

Tiffin Allegro Bus 40IP

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2027 Fleetwood Discovery 38W

Fleetwood · Class A

Fleetwood Discovery 38W

~$509,266

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 40IPFleetwood Discovery 38W
GVWR42,000 lb33,600 lb
Towing capacity—10,000 lb
Exterior length41 ft40.92 ft
Exterior height13.3 ft12.83 ft
Sleeps47
Slide-outs43
Fresh water96 gal105 gal
Gray water91 gal75 gal
Black water53 gal50 gal
Factory solar600 W100 W
House battery(6) 6V 300Ah extended-cycle AGM (lithium optional)—
Generator10.0 kW Onan Quiet Diesel—
ChassisTiffin PowerGlide XC raised-rail rear-engine dieselFreightliner Custom Chassis XCM (Freedom Bridge)
EngineCummins L9 450 HP (X15 605 HP optional on longer plans)Cummins ISB 6.7L, 360 hp
FuelDieselDiesel

Bold is the lighter or larger figure. A dash means the maker does not publish it.

To scale

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  • Tiffin Allegro Bus 40IP · 41 ft long · 13′4″ tall
  • Fleetwood Discovery 38W · 40.92 ft long · 12′10″ tall
Drawn to one scale from each camper's listed length and, where the maker publishes it, its exterior height. Outlines are typical for the camper type, not traced from this model. The figure is a 6 ft person. The dashed blue line is 25 ft, the length about 93% of national park campgrounds accept.

Tiffin Allegro Bus 40IP

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Fleetwood Discovery 38W

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