2027 Grand Design Imagine XLS21MBE

Grand Design publishes an unloaded vehicle weight (UVW) of 5,361 lb and a GVWR of 6,395 lb for the 2027 Imagine XLS 21MBE, with a hitch weight of 560 lb. It does not publish a cargo carrying capacity on the floorplan page, so none is shown here, and none is worked out by subtracting one published figure from the other. The trailer’s own federal weight label, inside the door, carries its cargo capacity as built.

It is 24' 11" long, 10' 5" high and 8' wide, with 37 gal fresh, 45 gal grey and 37 gal black tanks as Grand Design lists them. Fresh water weighs about 8.3 lb per US gallon, so a full fresh tank adds roughly 307 lb before anything else is loaded.

Among the 4 Imagine XLS floorplans profiled from Grand Design’s 2027 pages, it is number 2 of 4 by unloaded weight, in a range from 5,358 lb to 5,711 lb. Every figure in that comparison comes from the same Grand Design page type for the same model year.

Every number on this page was read on 19 Oct 2026 from Grand Design’s own floorplan page for the Imagine XLS 21MBE, whose structured data names the model year 2027. Grand Design marks this floorplan as dealer stock.

How the 21MBE differs from the other three Imagine XLS floorplans. Most distinctive first. Each rank counts only the siblings that publish that field, and a figure most of them share is left out.

• GVWR, 6,395 lb: lowest of four; next are the 22BHE, 22MLE and 23LDE (6,995 lb).
• Tongue weight, 560 lb: lightest of four; next is the 23LDE (650 lb).
• Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 10.4%: smallest of four; next is the 23LDE (11.4%).
• Length, 24 ft 11 in: shortest of four; next is the 22BHE (25 ft 4 in).
• Exterior height, 10 ft 5 in: lowest of four; next are the 22BHE, 22MLE and 23LDE (10 ft 10 in).
• Dry weight, 5,361 lb: second-lightest of four, between the 22MLE (5,358 lb) and the 22BHE (5,698 lb).
• Sleeping capacity, 5: largest of four, level with the 22BHE; next are the 22MLE and 23LDE (4).

Next to the 22MLE, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 21MBE is 3 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 600 lb lower, has a tongue weight 104 lb lighter, is 1 ft 2 in shorter, stands 5 in lower and sleeps one more; the two publish the same fresh tank, grey tank, black tank and slide-out count.

Next to the 22BHE, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 21MBE is 337 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 600 lb lower, has a tongue weight 93 lb lighter, is 5 in shorter, stands 5 in lower and has one fewer slide-out; the two publish the same fresh tank, grey tank, black tank and sleeping capacity.

Grand Design lists 8 Imagine XLS floorplans for 2027. 4 without an existing page here are profiled from Grand Design’s own floorplan pages, from 5,358 lb to 5,711 lb unloaded; the others link to their existing pages. Grand Design publishes UVW, GVWR and hitch weight for these trailers, and no cargo carrying capacity.

Closest sibling: the Imagine XLS 22BHE, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 4 of the 8 fields both publish (this plan first): length 24 ft 11 in vs 25 ft 4 in; dry weight 5,361 lb vs 5,698 lb; GVWR 6,395 lb vs 6,995 lb; hitch weight 560 lb vs 653 lb. They match on sleeps, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.

Either side of it by GVWR: Imagine XLS 22BHE is 600 lb heavier (6,995 lb GVWR).

All 4 Imagine XLS floorplans: Imagine XLS line hub.

Against the 21MBE: the Airelume 260 is 4 lb heavier and 4 ft longer; the Jay Feather 19MRK is 5 lb heavier and 2 ft shorter and sleeps 3 fewer; the Range Lite 200MLM is 5 lb heavier and 2 ft shorter.

14 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the 21MBE. Not published: cargo capacity (CCC), interior height, awning, air conditioning.

Sourcing rules: methodology.