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Dynamax
2027 Dynamax Grand Sport 45CB Super C motorhome · MHSRV · All rights reserved · Source ↗
Dynamax builds luxury Class C and Super C motorhomes in Elkhart, Indiana. DeWayne Creighton started the company in 1997, and Forest River, a Berkshire Hathaway company, bought it in 2011. Its larger coaches ride on truck chassis from Ram, Ford and Freightliner. Its top line is the Grand Sport, built on a Freightliner Cascadia 126 chassis, with a 2027 base price of $663,418.
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All the models
Models, top of the line first
| Model | Type | Years made | Price when new | Years on file |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Sport | Super C | 2002 – 2027 on file | $663,418 (2027) | 9 |
| DynaQuest XL | Super C | 2007 – 2027 on file | $450,584 (2027) | 27 |
| DX3 | Super C | 2013 – 2027 on file | $431,589 (2027) | 27 |
| Europa S | Super C | 2026 – 2027 on file | $378,765 (2027) | 4 |
| Europa | Super C | 2021 – today | $366,069 (2027) | 11 |
| Isata 6 | Super C | 2025 – 2027 on file | $314,374 (2027) | 7 |
| Isata 5 | Super C | 2016 – 2027 on file | $294,452 (2027) | 13 |
| Force HD | Super C | 2019 – 2021 on file | Not documented | 6 |
| Force | Super C | 2015 – 2018 on file | Not documented | 3 |
Choose a model to see every model year on file. Prices are the documented price when new for the year shown, not a used value.
The full story
Dynamax history
Dynamax was founded in March 1997, according to the trade magazine RV PRO. Founder DeWayne Creighton set out to build an automotive-style motorhome, according to the trade site RV News. The oldest Dynamax brochures in a third-party brochure library are for the 1998 Isata Sport Sedan and Isata Touring Sedan.
Larger coaches followed. The same library lists a Grand Sport brochure for 2002, and the DynaQuest name appears on its brochures for 2006 and 2007. An early, undated DynaQuest XL brochure describes a 330-horsepower Cummins engine on a Freightliner chassis. By 2012 and 2013 the library also lists the DynaQuest ST, the Grand Sport Ultra and Grand Sport GT, the Isata F Series, the Trilogy and the first DX3.
Forest River, the RV builder owned by Berkshire Hathaway, bought Dynamax in 2011, according to RV News, Business View Magazine and RV PRO. Dynamax's own company page says it is part of Forest River, Inc., but it gives no year for the sale. The sources read give only the year of the sale, not the day.
The third-party brochure library lists a Force brochure for 2015. Brian Clemens, who managed the division in 2018, told the trade magazine RV PRO that the plant was barely building one coach a day when he arrived in 2015, and that by early 2018 it was building eight a week, each with a buyer already waiting. Business View Magazine reported that 175 employees built just over 800 units in 2017 at a 200,000-square-foot plant on 27 acres on the north side of Elkhart.
In March 2018 RV PRO described Dynamax as the only Forest River division building Super C coaches. The Force and DX3 were built on the Freightliner M2 106 chassis and the DynaQuest XL on the larger M2 112. Starting prices at that time were $243,000 for the Force, $299,000 for the DX3 and $361,000 for the DynaQuest XL. The Isata 5, on a Ram 5500 chassis, started at about $176,000.
For the 2021 model year Dynamax brought back an old name, Europa, on a shorter Super C built on the Freightliner M2 106 B chassis with a 6.7-liter Cummins engine. RV PRO reported in September 2024 that Dynamax was in full production of off-road Extreme versions of the Isata 5. The library lists an Isata 6 brochure for 2025, and the builder's site shows both the Isata 6, on a four-wheel-drive Ford F600 chassis, and the Europa S, on the Freightliner S2RV chassis, for 2026 and 2027.
On 5 October 2026 the builder's motorhome directory listed nine lines. Seven are built on Ram, Ford or Freightliner truck chassis, and their 2027 pages show base prices above $290,000: the Isata 5, Isata 6, Europa, Europa S, DX3, DynaQuest XL and Grand Sport. The Grand Sport is at the top, with a 2027 base price of $663,418 on a Freightliner Cascadia 126 tandem-axle chassis with a 600-horsepower Detroit DD16 engine. The other two lines, the Isata 3 and the new Oberon, are built on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chassis, according to RV PRO and RV News.
- 1997Dynamax is founded
DeWayne Creighton starts Dynamax with the aim of building an automotive-style motorhome. Source ↗
- 1998Earliest Isata brochures
Brochures for the 1998 Isata Sport Sedan and Isata Touring Sedan are the oldest Dynamax brochures on file in a third-party brochure library. Source ↗
- 2002Grand Sport name appears
A third-party brochure library lists a Grand Sport brochure for the 2002 model year, the earliest use of the name found there. Source ↗
- 2006–2007DynaQuest name appears
The third-party brochure library lists a DynaQuest Touring Cruiser brochure for 2006 and a DynaQuest XL Touring Cruiser brochure for 2007. Source ↗
- 2011Forest River buys Dynamax
Forest River, owned by Berkshire Hathaway, buys Dynamax Corporation. RV News and Business View Magazine both give the year as 2011. Dynamax's own company page gives no year. Source ↗
- 2012Lineup after the sale
The third-party brochure library lists 2012 brochures for the DynaQuest ST, DynaQuest XL, Grand Sport Ultra, Isata F Series and Trilogy. Source ↗
- 2013DX3 appears
The third-party brochure library's earliest DX3 brochure is for the 2013 model year. Source ↗
- 2015Force appears
The third-party brochure library's earliest Force brochure is for the 2015 model year. Source ↗
- 2016Isata 5 appears
The third-party brochure library's earliest Isata 5 brochure is for the 2016 model year. Source ↗
- 2017About 800 coaches in a year
Business View Magazine reports that 175 employees built just over 800 Class C units during 2017 at the 200,000-square-foot Elkhart plant. Source ↗
- 2018Eight coaches a week
RV PRO reports that Dynamax builds eight coaches a week, up from barely one a day in 2015, with starting prices of $243,000 for the Force, $299,000 for the DX3 and $361,000 for the DynaQuest XL. Source ↗
- 2019–2021Force HD years
The third-party brochure library lists Force HD brochures for the 2019, 2020 and 2021 model years. Source ↗
- 2020Europa returns for 2021
Dynamax previews the all-new Europa, a shorter Super C on the Freightliner M2 106 B chassis. A product manager calls Europa the name that started it all for Dynamax. Source ↗
- 2024Isata 5 Extreme in production
Two off-road Isata 5 Extreme floorplans, with a lifted chassis and 41-inch tires, are reported in full production. Source ↗
- 2025Isata 6 in the 2026 lineup
RV PRO's preview of 2026 models lists the Isata 6 on a Ford F600 four-wheel-drive diesel chassis, along with updated DX3 and DynaQuest XL floorplans. Source ↗
- 2026Bunk and off-road models previewed
RV News previews the Sprinter-based Oberon, an Isata 6 with the Extreme off-road package, and bunk-room versions of the Isata 6 and Europa S. Source ↗
- 2026Grand Sport is the top-priced line
Dynamax's motorhome directory lists the Grand Sport at a base price of $663,418, the highest of its nine lines. The directory prints no model year; the Grand Sport 45CB floorplan page is labelled 2027, and the Grand Sport page also has a 2026 tab. Source ↗
Brochures and sources
- RV News: Dynamax company page ↗
- Dynamax motorhome directory ↗ — The builder's nine current lines, each with an "MSRP Starting At" price. Read 5 October 2026. The page prints no model year in its visible text; the model years come from each line's own page.
- Dynamax: Our Company ↗ — Company address in Elkhart and a line saying Dynamax is part of Forest River, Inc. The page does not give the founding year, the founder or the year of the sale.
- Dynamax owners page ↗ — Warranty, roadside assistance and recall links, plus a brochure archive section. The archive list loads in the browser and could not be read for this entry.
- Dynamax owner's manuals (Forest River help site) ↗ — Electronic owner's manuals for 2015 and newer units, as linked from the Dynamax owners page.
- Forest River recall search ↗ — Recall lookup linked from the Dynamax owners page.
- Forest River Owners' Group (FROG) ↗ — Owner club for Forest River brands. Dynamax says it was formed in 2011.
- RecreationalVehicles.info: Dynamax brochures, 2014 to 2026 ↗ — Third-party library of scanned Dynamax brochures. The scans that were opened have no machine-readable text. The site calls itself a personal collection and does not name its owner.
- RecreationalVehicles.info: Dynamax brochures, 1998 to 2013 ↗ — Second page of the same library (a personal collection with no named owner), with early Isata, Grand Sport and DynaQuest brochures and owner's manual supplements for 2000 to 2011.
- RV PRO: Battle of the Super C's ↗ — Trade feature dated 21 March 2018 with company history (including the March 1997 start and the 2011 purchase), output figures and starting MSRPs.
- Business View Magazine: The Dynamax Corporation ↗ — Company profile dated 19 April 2018 with founder, the 1997 start, the 2011 purchase, plant size, staff and 2017 output.
- RV News: Dynamax company page ↗ — Short company profile that gives the founder, the 1997 start, the Elkhart plant and the 2011 Forest River purchase, plus recent Dynamax news.
- RV PRO: 2021 preview ↗ — Trade report on the Europa's introduction, dated 18 September 2020.
- RV PRO: Open House 2025 ↗ — Trade report on 2025 models, dated 3 September 2024.
- RV PRO: Model Year 2026 Preview ↗ — Trade report on 2026 models, dated 4 September 2025.
- RV News: Hershey preview of new Dynamax motorhomes ↗ — Trade report dated 15 September 2026 on the Oberon, Isata 6 and Europa S additions.
- Wikipedia: Forest River (company) ↗ — Lists the 2011 Dynamax acquisition among Forest River's purchases. Used only as a second source; RV News, Business View Magazine and RV PRO give the same year.
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