01 What makes it unique
The 25MLX puts a front queen bedroom up front and an open rear living area at the back on a single slide — a couples / small-family layout that trades bunks or a rear bath for a lounge, sleeping up to six in about 30 feet. It carries the standard Xplor build: residential-insulated R-9 walls on studs 16 inches on center, Titan Quad Seal sealing, an aluminum front cap and Strongwall aluminum sidewalls, a TPO roof and a heated, enclosed underbelly, with a 10.7-cubic-foot 12-volt refrigerator and 600-watt solar / 2,000-watt inverter prep.
Grand Design publishes a 7,495-pound GVWR against the 6,335-pound dry weight, leaving a 1,160-pound cargo capacity and a 630-pound dry tongue. A 13,500-BTU air conditioner and 56/57/39-gallon fresh/grey/black tanks are standard. At a starting MSRP around $45,074, with street pricing below placard, the 25MLX is the Xplor for couples or a small family who want an open rear living area rather than bunks, in a trailer a well-rated half-ton can pull — a step up in finish from the price-leader travel trailers.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 29' 9"
- Exterior height
- 11' 0"
- Exterior width
- 8' 0"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 6,335 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 7,495 lbs
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,160 lbs
- Dry tongue (hitch) weight
- 630 lbs
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 56 gal
- Grey water
- 57 gal
- Black water
- 39 gal
- Refrigerator
- 10.70 cu ft 12V
Construction
- Walls
- Residential-insulated R-9 · studs 16″ on center
- Sealing
- Titan Quad Seal weather sealing
- Exterior
- Aluminum front cap · Strongwall aluminum sidewalls
- Framing
- High-density wood-framed walls & sliderooms
- Roof
- TPO membrane over high-density roof insulation
- Underbelly
- Heated & enclosed
Running gear
- Axles
- 2 (tandem)
- Hitch
- Bumper Pull (weight-distribution recommended)
- Jack
- Power tongue jack
- Docking
- Universal docking station · all-in-one utility center
- Solar / electrical
- 600W solar prep · 30A controller prep · 2,000W inverter prep
Galley & systems
- Refrigerator
- 10.70 cu ft 12-volt
- A/C
- 1 unit · 13,500 BTU
- Bed
- True 60″×80″ residential queen
- Service
- 30-amp with detachable cord
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 6
- Slides
- 1
- Entries
- 1
- Awnings
- 1
Drawn to scale
Weight budget
Size, with end view
Holding tanks
Axles, wheels and nose shape are schematic; not a floorplan. Data: dataset.
Towing it
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 — half-ton 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. Six floorplans are profiled in full and linked below; the remaining plans are catalogued and shown muted. The 25MLX on this page is highlighted.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20MKX | 24 ft | 4 | Murphy bed, mid kitchen — 17' power awning |
| 19BHX | 26 ft | 7 | Compact bunkhouse, dual entry — lightest, cheapest |
| 21RLX | 26 ft | 3 | Front queen, rear living with desk (new 2026) |
| 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 | Front bedroom, double bunks, rollover sofa — family |
| 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 |
Transcend Xplor is Grand Design's value / entry travel trailer — the volume half-ton bumper-pull line, a clear step up in finish and warranty from the price-leaders 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. RVUSA files ten 2026 Xplor plans; six floorplans are profiled here in full and the remaining four are catalogued from published specifications below. Every Xplor rides a bumper-pull tandem-axle chassis with residential-insulated R-9 walls on studs 16 inches on center, Titan Quad Seal weather sealing, an aluminum front cap and Strongwall aluminum sidewalls, a TPO roof over high-density insulation, a heated and enclosed underbelly, a true 60-by-80 residential queen bed, a power tongue jack, a universal docking station, a 12-volt refrigerator and 600-watt solar / 2,000-watt inverter prep. Tongue weight, GVWR, dry weight and CCC are published per plan and each plan's dry weight plus CCC equals its GVWR exactly. Dry weight is a factory estimate; real loaded tongue weights run higher — always weigh the loaded trailer and confirm against your vehicle's tow rating and payload.
04 Notes on this floorplan
Front queen, rear living
A front queen bedroom and an open rear lounge on a single slide — a couples / small-family layout without bunks or a rear bath.
Sleeps six
Room for up to six with the rear living area converting for sleeping — flexible for a small family or guests.
Standard R-9 walls, solar prep, 12V fridge
The full Xplor build — residential-insulated walls, a heated enclosed underbelly, a 12-volt refrigerator and 600-watt solar prep.
Watch the cargo margin
A 1,160-pound cargo capacity is the tightest among the profiled plans — plan water, gear and passengers carefully and use a weight-distributing hitch.
05 How it compares
Jayco’s Jay Flight SLX — a mainstream half-ton travel trailer, a rear-living cross-shop.
The Winnebago Micro Minnie — a comparable light couples travel trailer.
The 27DBX — the flagship family plan with double-over-double bunks and far more cargo.
06 Loading it for a trip
A full 56-gallon fresh tank is about 467 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 40% of the 25MLX’s 1,160 lb cargo capacity, leaving 693 lb (115 lb per rated berth). Across 6 Transcend Xplor floorplans the water share runs 16% to 40%, and this plan’s is the highest. Nearest on that share: Transcend Xplor 26BHX at 39%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.3).
07 Where this floorplan sits
Closest sibling: the Transcend Xplor 26RBX, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 6 of the 9 fields both publish (this plan first): length 29 ft 9 in vs 31 ft 6 in; dry weight 6,335 lb vs 6,147 lb; GVWR 7,495 lb vs 7,695 lb; cargo capacity 1,160 lb vs 1,548 lb; dry hitch weight 630 lb vs 627 lb; grey tank 57 gal vs 78 gal. They match on sleeps, fresh tank and black tank.
| Transcend Xplor plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 7,495 | 3 of 6 | 6,995–9,724 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 6,335 | 4 of 6 | 5,580–6,820 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 1,160 | 1 of 6 | 1,160–2,904 |
| Dry hitch weight (lb) | 630 | 4 of 6 | 550–714 |
| Length | 29 ft 9 in | 3 of 6 | 26 ft 10 in–31 ft 9 in |
| Grey tank (gal) | 57 | 1 of 6 | 57–78 |
| Black tank (gal) | 39 | 1–5 of 6 | 39–57 |
| Sleeps | 6 | 2–4 of 6 | 4–8 |
Either side of it by GVWR: Transcend Xplor 23BHX is 500 lb lighter (6,995 lb GVWR); Transcend Xplor 26BHX is 200 lb heavier (7,695 lb GVWR).
| Nearest Transcend Xplor siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transcend Xplor 25MLX | 29 ft 9 in | 6 | 6,335 | 7,495 | 1,160 | 630 | 56 |
| Transcend Xplor 26RBX | 31 ft 6 in | 6 | 6,147 | 7,695 | 1,548 | 627 | 56 |
| Transcend Xplor 26BHX | 30 ft 11 in | 8 | 6,505 | 7,695 | 1,190 | 635 | 56 |
| Transcend Xplor 22RBX | 26 ft 10 in | 4 | 5,749 | 6,995 | 1,246 | 573 | 56 |
| Transcend Xplor 23BHX | 26 ft 11 in | 7 | 5,580 | 6,995 | 1,415 | 550 | 56 |
| Transcend Xplor 27DBX | 31 ft 9 in | 6 | 6,820 | 9,724 | 2,904 | 714 | 56 |
All 6 Transcend Xplor floorplans: Transcend Xplor line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25MLX | 7,495 | 6,335 | 6 | 29 ft 9 in |
| Surveyor Legend 202RBLE | 7,497 | 4,931 | — | 25 ft 1 in |
| Coachmen Freedom Express Ultra Lite 245RKS | 7,500 | 5,980 | 4 | 28 ft 5 in |
| Hideout 212RKS | 7,500 | 5,360 | 3 | 25 ft 6 in |
| Jay Feather 22BH | 7,500 | 5,565 | 7 | 28 ft 10 in |
| Jay Flight 236TH | 7,500 | 5,060 | 4 | 28 ft 4 in |
| Jay Flight SLX 24RBS | 7,500 | 5,505 | — | 28 ft 8 in |
Against the 25MLX: the Surveyor Legend 202RBLE is 2 lb heavier and 5 ft shorter; the Coachmen Freedom Express Ultra Lite 245RKS is 5 lb heavier and 1 ft shorter and sleeps 2 fewer; the Hideout 212RKS is 5 lb heavier and 4 ft shorter and sleeps 3 fewer.
08 Common questions about the 25MLX
How much does the 25MLX weigh?
6,335 lb dry; 7,495 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
How much can the 25MLX carry?
1,160 lb, 15% of its GVWR (median across 958 travel trailers here: 23%). A full fresh tank uses 467 lb of it.
What is the tongue weight of the 25MLX?
630 lb dry, 10% of the dry weight (median across 1,156 travel trailers here: 12%).
What size tow vehicle does the 25MLX need?
A tow rating of at least 7,495 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.
How many people does the 25MLX sleep?
It is rated to sleep 6. 2 of the 6 Transcend Xplor floorplans that publish a count sleep more.
What are the tank capacities on the 25MLX?
Fresh 56, grey 57, black 39 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the 25MLX?
29' 9" 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 25MLX. Not published: interior height, tire specification.
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 8 recall campaigns and 10 owner complaints 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.