01 What makes it unique
The Transcend Xplor 20MKX is on Grand Design’s 2027 Transcend Xplor roster. Grand Design’s own floorplan page lists it at 24 ft 11 in long, 11 ft tall and 8 ft wide, on two axles with one slide-out, sleeping 4.
The weights are Grand Design’s: an unloaded vehicle weight of 5,250 lb, a GVWR of 6,995 lb and a tongue weight of 490 lb. Grand Design publishes no cargo carrying capacity for it, so this page does not print one and does not compute one. Tanks are 56 gal fresh, 39 gal grey and 39 gal black.
Grand Design’s page names the 22MLE and 17MKE as comparison floorplans. The published tongue weight is the figure to check first against a tow vehicle; the loaded figure will be higher.
How the 20MKX differs from the other nine Transcend Xplor floorplans. Most distinctive first. Each rank counts only the siblings that publish that field, and a figure most of them share is left out. Not every one of these pages covers the same model years as this one (2027); each figure is the one its own page prints, so a rank compares pages, not one model year.
- Tongue weight, 490 lb: lightest of ten; next is the 23BHX (550 lb).
- Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 9.3%: smallest of ten; next is the 26BHX (9.8%).
- Length, 24 ft 11 in: shortest of ten; next is the 21RLX (25 ft 10 in).
- Grey tank, 39 gal: smallest of ten; next is the 25MLX (57 gal).
- Dry weight, 5,250 lb: third-lightest of ten, between the 21RLX (4,978 lb) and the 23BHX (5,580 lb).
- Sleeping capacity, 4: shared with the 22RBX; of ten, one smaller and seven larger, nearest the 21RLX (3) and the 25MLX, 26RBX and 27DBX (6).
Next to the 21RLX, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 20MKX is 272 lb heavier by dry weight, has a tongue weight 210 lb lighter, is 11 in shorter, has a grey tank 39 gal smaller and sleeps one more; the two publish the same GVWR, exterior height, fresh tank and black tank.
Next to the 23BHX (2026 page), the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 20MKX is 330 lb lighter by dry weight, has a tongue weight 60 lb lighter, is 2 ft shorter, has a grey tank 39 gal smaller, has a black tank 18 gal smaller and sleeps three fewer; the two publish the same GVWR, exterior height, fresh tank and slide-out count.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 24' 11"
- Exterior height
- 11'
- Exterior width
- 8' 0"
- Width, slides out
- 11'
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 5,250 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 6,995 lbs
- Net cargo / payload
- Not published by Grand Design
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 490 lbs
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 56 gal
- Grey water
- 39 gal
- Black water
- 39 gal
- Refrigerator
- 10.70 cu ft
Construction
- Construction
- Traditional (Grand Design’s term)
- Insulation (R-value)
- Walls R-9 · Floor R-11 · Roof R-40 · Slide-outs R-9
Running gear
- Axles
- 2
- Hitch
- Bumper pull
- Tire size
- ST205/75R15LRD
- GAWR, as Grand Design lists it
- 7,000 lbs
- Solar
- 600W Universal Solar Prep (standard feature, as Grand Design lists it)
Galley & systems
- Refrigerator
- 10.70 cu ft
- A/C
- 13,500 BTU
- Furnace
- 35,000 BTU
- Water heater
- 6 Gal. Gas/Electric
- Shower
- 27 x 36 in
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 4
- Slides
- 1
- Awnings
- 1
- Standard bed
- 60 x 80 in (queen bed)
How these published figures sit against the rest of the catalogue: travel trailer tongue weight by size; fresh, grey and black tank sizes; camper trailer size chart.
Drawn to scale
Size, with end view
Holding tanks
Axles, wheels and nose shape are schematic; not a floorplan. Data: dataset.
Towing it
Check your vehicle. Enter the ratings from your owner’s manual and the door-pillar placard.
Compares your figures with this page’s published GVWR (6,995 lb) and the upper loaded tongue estimate (1,049 lb, a rule of thumb). Your vehicle’s placard and the trailer’s own weight label govern.
Loaded range: 10–15% of GVWR on the tongue, a rule of thumb, not a measurement of this unit. No truck ratings or hitch classes (why; NHTSA, DOT HS 809 433).
03 The Transcend Xplor floorplan family
Transcend Xplor is Grand Design's value / entry travel trailer — bumper-pull towables and a cross-shop against Jayco's Jay Flight SLX, Forest River's Salem / Wildwood and Aurora, Keystone's Passport and the Winnebago Micro Minnie. Every current floorplan on Grand Design’s roster has its own page here. The 20MKX on this page is highlighted.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20MKX | 24 ft | 4 | Murphy bed, mid kitchen (plan-code suffix); 2027 page, 1 slide, sleeps 4 |
| 21RLX | 25 ft | 3 | Rear living (plan-code suffix); 2027 page, sleeps 3 |
| 19BHX | 26 ft | 7 | Bunkhouse (plan-code suffix); 2027 page, sleeps 7 |
| 22RBX | 26 ft | 4 | Full rear bath, front bedroom — couples |
| 23BHX | 26 ft | 7 | Double bunks, dual entry — lightest bunkhouse |
| 25MLX | 29 ft | 6 | Front queen, rear living — couples / small family |
| 24BHX | 29 ft | 8 | Bunkhouse (plan-code suffix); 2027 page, sleeps 8 |
| 26BHX | 30 ft | 8 | Front bedroom, double bunks — family bunkhouse |
| 26RBX | 31 ft | 6 | Full rear bath, theater seating — couples |
| 27DBX | 31 ft | 6 | Double-over-double bunks, U-dinette — flagship family |
The 20MKX on this page carries Grand Design’s own 2027 figures; the other rows link to each floorplan’s page, where its own record and source are given.
04 Notes on this floorplan
Grand Design’s 2027 figures
UVW 5,250 lb, GVWR 6,995 lb and tongue 490 lb, as Grand Design lists them.
No cargo figure published
Grand Design prints no cargo carrying capacity for the 20MKX; read the cargo label on the unit itself.
Check the loaded tongue
The published tongue weight grows with cargo — weigh loaded and check your tow vehicle’s ratings.
05 How it compares
Every current Transcend Xplor floorplan side by side.
07 Where this floorplan sits
Closest sibling: the Transcend Xplor 22RBX, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 4 of the 8 fields both publish (this plan first): length 24 ft 11 in vs 26 ft 10 in; dry weight 5,250 lb vs 5,749 lb; hitch weight 490 lb vs 573 lb; grey tank 39 gal vs 68 gal. They match on sleeps, GVWR, fresh tank and black tank.
| Transcend Xplor plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 6,995 | 1–6 of 10 | 6,995–9,724 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 5,250 | 3 of 10 | 4,961–6,820 |
| Hitch weight (lb) | 490 | 1 of 10 | 490–782 |
| Length | 24 ft 11 in | 1 of 10 | 24 ft 11 in–31 ft 9 in |
| Grey tank (gal) | 39 | 1 of 10 | 39–78 |
| Black tank (gal) | 39 | 1–9 of 10 | 39–57 |
| Sleeps | 4 | 2–3 of 10 | 3–8 |
Either side of it by GVWR: Transcend Xplor 19BHX matches it at 6,995 lb GVWR; Transcend Xplor 21RLX matches it at 6,995 lb GVWR.
| Nearest Transcend Xplor siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transcend Xplor 20MKX | 24 ft 11 in | 4 | 5,250 | 6,995 | — | 490 | 56 |
| Transcend Xplor 22RBX | 26 ft 10 in | 4 | 5,749 | 6,995 | 1,246 | 573 | 56 |
| Transcend Xplor 21RLX | 25 ft 10 in | 3 | 4,978 | 6,995 | — | 700 | 56 |
| Transcend Xplor 25MLX | 29 ft 9 in | 6 | 6,335 | 7,495 | 1,160 | 630 | 56 |
| Transcend Xplor 19BHX | 26 ft 3 in | 7 | 4,961 | 6,995 | — | 782 | 56 |
| Transcend Xplor 24BHX | 29 ft 11 in | 8 | 5,756 | 6,995 | — | 583 | 56 |
All 10 Transcend Xplor floorplans: Transcend Xplor line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20MKX | 6,995 | 5,250 | 4 | 24 ft 11 in |
| Imagine XLS 22BHE | 6,995 | 5,698 | 5 | 25 ft 4 in |
| Jay Feather 21MBH | 6,995 | 5,450 | 6 | 26 ft 8 in |
| Jay Flight 225MLSW | 6,995 | 5,220 | 6 | 27 ft 1 in |
| Range Lite 220DBM | 6,995 | 5,550 | — | 26 ft 8 in |
| Coachmen Apex Ultra-Lite X-Series 24RBX | 7,000 | 5,507 | — | 29 ft 1 in |
| Jay Flight SLX 235RKS | 7,000 | 5,505 | 2 | 27 ft 11 in |
Against the 20MKX: the Imagine XLS 22BHE sleeps 1 more; the Jay Feather 21MBH is 2 ft longer and sleeps 2 more; the Jay Flight 225MLSW is 2 ft longer and sleeps 2 more.
08 Common questions about the 20MKX
How much does the 20MKX weigh?
5,250 lb dry; 6,995 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
What is the tongue weight of the 20MKX?
490 lb as published, 9% of the dry weight (median across 1,227 travel trailers here: 12%).
What size tow vehicle does the 20MKX need?
A tow rating of at least 6,995 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.
How many people does the 20MKX sleep?
It is rated to sleep 4. 7 of the 10 Transcend Xplor floorplans that publish a count sleep more.
What are the tank capacities on the 20MKX?
Fresh 56, grey 39, black 39 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the 20MKX?
24' 11" overall, tongue or pin box included.
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
16 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the 20MKX. Not published: cargo capacity (CCC), interior height.
Sourcing rules: methodology.
10 Manuals & documents
Sources: granddesignrv.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.
11 NHTSA safety record
NHTSA holds 9 recall campaigns and 10 owner complaints (model years 2005 on) against the Transcend Xplor line. They are counted separately: a recall is a confirmed defect with a remedy, a complaint one owner’s unverified account.
What to look at on a used one. Across the 10 complaints filed on this line the most-reported components are structure (30%), unknown or other (20%) and electrical system (10%).
Recall coverage here is not complete, and complaints are owners’ unverified reports (how this record is built). Check a specific VIN at NHTSA before you buy. Full tables are on the Transcend Xplor line page.