Suzuki Solio micro camper: price, specs and what's inside

© Wellhouse Solio

British converter Wellhouse Leisure has started offering micro campervans built on used Suzuki Solio cars and their Mitsubishi Delica D:2 twins, imported from Japan. The body is only 3,790 mm long and keeps three seats, but the sleeping arrangement is for a single person. In Wellhouse’s current catalogue, the Solio conversion is listed from £19,500.

This is not a factory Mitsubishi. Wellhouse’s own description states that the Delica D:2 is essentially a rebadged Suzuki Solio. The conversions use donor cars with a 1.2-litre engine producing around 90 hp and 118 Nm, paired with an automatic gearbox and either front- or all-wheel drive. The car itself does not belong to Japan’s kei class.

Most of the driver’s side is taken up by an L-shaped living module: there’s a hob, a sink, a fresh-water tank with an electric pump, a leisure battery and a solar panel. The standard specification also lists a British-made pop-up roof, a swivelling passenger seat, LED lighting, a portable toilet and a 2 kW blown-air heater. The roof adds standing height inside, but Wellhouse doesn’t list a separate second berth for it.

The project’s scale stands out next to more familiar motorhomes. The BAW Ruisheng Ace M7 camper, for example, measures 5,240 mm long, while the Solio is under four metres and closer in size to an ordinary city car. That compactness comes at the cost of capacity: this is not a family alternative.

The contrast is even sharper next to an expedition camper built on the Toyota Land Cruiser 79, designed for four people at once. Wellhouse goes the opposite way, shrinking the vehicle itself and keeping only what a solo trip needs.

Price depends on the age and condition of the Japanese donor car. As of the latest listings, Wellhouse prices a 2013 Solio at £19,500, 2014–2015 examples at £19,995–20,500, and 2016 cars at £23,000. For buyers, the key limitation is straightforward: three can ride along, but only one can sleep over.