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Camper van with hidden depths

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This van-tastic camper is guaranteed to turn heads after engineers used Thunderbirds-style technology to double living space at the touch of a button.

It might look just like any other Volkswagen camper with all the usual mod-cons, including a built-in cooker, fridge, convertible bed and a lifting roof.

But the new T5 Doubleback hides a secret compartment that automatically slides out at the flick of a switch.

The invention transforms the elongated van into a 26ft long home on wheels and doubles the living space.

It adds an extra two metres to the overall length of the long wheelbase van and is propped up by special self-levelling struts.

The Doubleback model is the first campervan to feature the sliding technology, which takes less than a minute to extend.

However, living space isn't the only thing that doubles.

A basic 2013 T5 Doubleback will set buyers back £54,000 while a top-spec model with added extras like a flatscreen TV, DVD player, beds in the roof and an awning could cost up to £70,000.

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Want one?
 
Not really, Doesn't look very sturdy.

Prefer our new van that has a detachable awning.
 
For the price of that contraption, you could buy a nice RV.
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