2027 Grand Design Imagine XLS23LDE

Grand Design publishes an unloaded vehicle weight (UVW) of 5,711 lb and a GVWR of 6,995 lb for the 2027 Imagine XLS 23LDE, with a hitch weight of 650 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 28' 5" long, 10' 10" high and 8' wide, with 37 gal fresh, 82 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 4 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 23LDE, whose structured data names the model year 2027.

How the 23LDE 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.

• Dry weight, 5,711 lb: heaviest of four; next is the 22BHE (5,698 lb).
• Length, 28 ft 5 in: longest of four; next is the 22MLE (26 ft 1 in).
• Grey tank, 82 gal: largest of four; next are the 21MBE, 22BHE and 22MLE (45 gal).
• Tongue weight, 650 lb: second-lightest of four, between the 21MBE (560 lb) and the 22BHE (653 lb).
• Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 11.4%: second-smallest of four, between the 21MBE (10.4%) and the 22BHE (11.5%).
• Sleeping capacity, 4: smallest of four, level with the 22MLE; next are the 21MBE and 22BHE (5).

Next to the 22BHE, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 23LDE is 13 lb heavier by dry weight, has a tongue weight 3 lb lighter, is 3 ft 1 in longer, has a grey tank 37 gal larger, sleeps one fewer and has one fewer slide-out; the two publish the same GVWR, exterior height, fresh tank and black tank.

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 22MLE, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 4 of the 8 fields both publish (this plan first): length 28 ft 5 in vs 26 ft 1 in; dry weight 5,711 lb vs 5,358 lb; hitch weight 650 lb vs 664 lb; grey tank 82 gal vs 45 gal. They match on sleeps, GVWR, fresh tank and black tank.

Either side of it by GVWR: Imagine XLS 22MLE matches it at 6,995 lb GVWR.

All 4 Imagine XLS floorplans: Imagine XLS line hub.

Against the 23LDE: the Jay Feather 21MBH is 2 ft shorter and sleeps 2 more; the Jay Flight 225MLSW is 1 ft shorter and sleeps 2 more; the Range Lite 220DBM is 2 ft shorter.

14 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the 23LDE. Not published: cargo capacity (CCC), interior height, awning, air conditioning.

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