Country Coach · Class A · Model-year overview
2008 Country Coach Allure
For 2008 the Allure moved to a 425-horsepower Caterpillar C9 with Caterpillar's CX28 transmission, air disc brakes on all axles and a Reyco Granning independent front suspension. The first 45-foot Allure floorplan arrived during the year. Base prices ran from $390,320 to $416,360.
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- Price when new
- $390,320
- Length
- Not documented
- Chassis
- Not documented
- Engine
- Caterpillar C9 · 425 hp
About the price: Lowest base retail price in the Damon Rapozo archive's 2008 list (40-foot quad-slide 430). Also listed: 37-foot quad-slide 470 $407,960; 40-foot quad-slide 470 $412,160; 42-foot quad-slide 470 $416,360. Publication date not stated.
These values describe this model year and configuration. An individual coach can differ, so check it against the coach’s own records. “Not documented” means the encyclopedia does not have that fact yet.
Full specifications
- Model year
- 2008
- Variant
- Model-year overview
- Chassis maker
- Not documented
- Chassis
- Not documented
- Engine maker
- Caterpillar
- Engine
- C9
- Displacement (L)
- Not documented
- Horsepower
- 425
- Torque (lb-ft)
- 1350
- Transmission
- Caterpillar CX28
- Length (ft)
- Not documented
- Height (ft)
- Not documented
- Width (in)
- Not documented
- Slides
- Not documented
- Floorplan
- Not documented
- Generator maker
- Not documented
- Generator
- Not documented
- Generator (kW)
- Not documented
- Fuel (gal)
- 135
- Fresh water (gal)
- 95
- Gray water (gal)
- 65
- Black water (gal)
- 45
- Luxury systems
- Standard for 2008: MCD powered cab shades, raised-panel pocket doors and a fixed-screen Kenwood dash stereo. New options: 425-horsepower Cummins ISL with the Allison MH-3000, double-bowl galley sink, side-view cameras, Garmin GPS with XM traffic and weather, stacked washer-dryer, pull-out galley drawer stack, powered toll window, office desk, entry-step tile and King Dome or Trac-Star satellite systems.
- Intended use
- Not documented
Floorplans offered in 2008
Hood RiverSunset BayMcKenzie BridgeSiskiyou SummitCrane PrairieFounders Edition
What changed this year
Caterpillar C9 at 425 horsepower and 1,350 pound-feet with the Caterpillar CX28 transmission and a Caterpillar cooling package with five-year warranty; Reyco Granning independent front suspension rated 16,600 pounds; Dana rear axle; air disc brakes and 315/80R22.5 Michelin tires on all axles; all-alloy wheels; chassis batteries on a slide-out tray; smaller propane tank. Running changes: stacked washer-dryer option in the Sunset Bay and McKenzie Bridge (unit 31590); first 45-foot Crane Prairie floorplan (unit 31629).
Notes
Units 31589 through 31683. GVWR 47,600 pounds; GCWR 57,600 pounds; propane 15 gallons. J.D. Power's 2008 listing also shows 43-foot Founders Edition versions (Allure FE and Allure 420 FE) and 400-horsepower versions of each floorplan. The chassis is not named. The archive page is a dealer specialist's transcription, not the factory document.
Brochures and sources
- Model History: 2008 Country Coach Allure (Damon Rapozo) ↗
- J.D. Power RV price guide: 2008 Country Coach ↗ — Allure 430, 470, FE and 420 FE floorplans and engine versions for 2008.
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