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
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 — top-selling 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 What owners & reviewers report
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.