so what are you looking for in a luxury diesel motorhome is it a spacious living
area for entertaining maybe you need bunks for the most sleeping space you can get
need two bathrooms what about a large kitchen for cooking
hi i'm steve from thor motor coach and this is the 2022 venetian
there are four luxurious floor plans in the lineup and we start in the l40
as you look at your living area in here what really jumps out is this incredibly large 90
inch dream dinette that's seven and a half feet so get family and friends together for a family meal
then unwind on either the sofa or kick back in the theater seats turn on the fireplace
for some atmosphere and how about this cabinet above get creative with what you put in here
in this case it's a drink in front of the fire so this campsite kitchen is ready for you and your
dinner plans look at all that counter space room for coffee makers room for cookbooks
enjoy your time in the galley the l40 features this large midship bath
you see what you have in here two sinks a lot of cabinet space below you have more cabinets
over here and you have this fiberglass shower with glass door seat and skylight so one of the
beauties of this bedroom outside of the king-sized tilt of your bed is the sheer amount of closet
space we're going to start right over here with the closet right next to your washer and dryer
there's room in the dresser you have this dresser top so large you can charge your laptop on it and
still have room now how about this wall-to-wall wardrobe there's a shelf up top for hats and
extra blankets there's even a built-in shoe rack so you get another look at the l40 now it's off
to the r40 you have great opposing seating in here and you have a few options to tailor fit
the venetian to your needs we see it here set up with the buffet dinette and it's set up for
two here but when you have four just extend the table and pull out the other chairs now if you'd
rather have the booth dinette you can't option that in and there is storage underneath so this
is set up with reclining theater seats and these are always a wonderful place to spend time and
relax maybe catch up on a good book and again you have a few options in here you can have your r40
with a jackknife sofa or queen bed sofa instead of theater seats so no matter where you sit in
here you have this electric fireplace that also puts out heat to take the chill out of the air
and here we are at the campsite kitchen and when you put the sink covers in place and extend
the extra countertop just look at all the room you have so the r40 is a bath and a half floor
plan and here's a quick look at that half bath heading into the bedroom and like every venetian
you have a king-sized tilt-a-view bed and you'll appreciate the nightstands with charging ports
and our last stop this large master bath would you look at this a nice two-sync setup back here
you have a pop-up outlet there are cabinets up top and over here a large shower with glass door
and here we are in the b42 this is going to be your bunk house venetian so let's
take a look around the living area and here is that large 90 inch dream dinette
another great feature to love about this dinette you have these back rests so you
can sit this way put your feet up and have a great conversation with whoever is sitting on that sofa
and when this sofa is full it also makes the best seat in the house when you want to watch tv
on all floor plans the sofa and dinette easily convert into a bed and when you factor in the drop
down overhead bunk the entire living area turns into a slumber party so we talked about how large
the kitchens are in the venetian but we haven't talked about all the tools you're equipped with
on all venetian floor plans you have this large double bowl stainless steel sink
and notice how the covers give you more room you're going to love this pop-up outlet
you can do your cooking on the dual burner electric conduction cooktop which you can
pop out and take outside you have a convection microwave a residential fridge and dishwasher
the b42 also has this shelf back here which is perfect for small appliances so we're midship now
and we're going to start on the campsite with your bunks whoever calls this their home away
from home is going to enjoy the tablet holder so simply pop in your favorite device and stream away
on the other side is a full bath yes this is a two bath model and you can see it has
everything you need in a bathroom so i want to show you this because this is like a little
escape for your guest if you close this door and this door it completely closes this area off
it's very private and everyone wins so let's hit up the bedroom as you have on every floor plan
this tilt-a-view king bed you also have this great closet back here with adjustable shelves
and finally right behind me this big beautiful bath you can see it all from the pull-out storage
to the stackable washer and dryer you have a macerator toilet and a large shower with glass
door this is a great floor plan so take one more look as we wrap up our tour and head to the f42 so
here's the living area and i love this setup this is the sofa ensemble it's very nice right but it's
not for everyone and that's all right you can option in either the dinette and sofa or buffet
table and sofa whatever you choose your fireplace is right here right across is the theater seating
we have our feet up drinks the remote bring on movie night and like every venetian floor plan you
are treated to a large well-equipped kitchen with all the tools and room you could want when you are
making meals on the road the f-42 has a half bath midship this is a macerator toilet in here this is
another great bedroom setup with the tilted view king bed you have closets your washer and dryer
up top we haven't showed this off yet every bedroom has a ceiling fan and in the bathroom
it's dual sinks a pop-up outlet a large shower a macerator toilet it's everything you need
in a bathroom so every floor plan is unique but every venetian has some luxury features in common
you can have any of the floor plans we showed you in two choices of studio collection decor
moonraker and vespa along with the regatta or sanibel wood under your feet beautiful hand-laid
polished porcelain tile floors up top the ceiling treatment and this control panel here is part of
rapid cam plus going through the menus there is so much here on the home screen you can turn on
lights check your tank levels set your climate and you have three whisper quiet acs on board
along with the aqua hot 250d press the green fusion button and now you have complete control
over your radio we'll talk about how it works when you are up front and in the driver's seat
from this screen you can check your battery voltage that 100 watts of solar on board will
keep those batteries topped off take a look at your power source from the shore power
to the 2000 watt pure sine inverter or the 10 000 watt generator on a slide out tray
set the auto gen start from here control your slides your fans even your awnings and with the
app you can use this inside or outside so maybe you're saying great it has an app but i'm in the
middle of nowhere how am i going to download it easy use the wineguard connect 2.0 4g hotspot and
wi-fi extender standard on every venetian you can grab a data plan from your favorite carrier you
can choose a plan from line guard now you have internet no matter where your travels take you
use that internet to stream to the smart tvs in the living area you have a blu-ray player
bluetooth sound bar and a wineguard traveler hd satellite dish so all the entertainment you could
want is on board and you're going to love this feature every venetian has a central vacuum system
there's a dust kick pan in the midship bath so keeping this gorgeous floor clean is easy
and there is one more seating area you may not think about these swivel and reclining captain's
chairs with power electric foot rest so these are great for entertaining or when you are out
on an entertaining drive because there is a lot to love about the venetian when you are out on
the open road maybe it's these comfortable seats but i am ready to take this venetian all the way
across the country but before we head out on that road trip what do you say we go over some of the
features and functions of the dashboard starting right over here this is the controls for our one
touch leveling jacks you have the control for your tag dump right over here we'll talk about
that when we get out on the road controls for your dash fan your air horn you have cabin lights your
service light that's the bay right out the window here docking lights mirror heat and your auxiliary
start now these are heated remote control mirrors don't forget there is an integrated camera in each
of the mirrors so whatever is in the field of view of that camera when you turn your
direction on right or left will show up on this massive screen we'll talk about here in just a bit
you have your cup holder right here with a cool blue lighting effect we'll show you how to turn
that on or off in just a moment here controls for your headlights a couple of usb ports over here
and now we get into your optiview dash and this is designed to help you keep your eyes on the road
and keep your eyes on the venetian at the same time so this has drivetech and this is designed
to put all the info and data about your motorhome right in front of your eyes here it's super easy
to use right so you're going down the road you need to check your fuel gauge all you have to do
boom move your eyes down real fast and the great part about this is it is very customizable so you
can really set this up to suit your travel needs and to suit exactly what it is you want to see
first let's look at the optiview dash in the digital gauges you have your tachometer your
speedometer a look at your air tanks coolant temperature transmission temperature def tank
everything you need is right here you can even look at the voltage on your chassis battery
then right in the center you can scroll through a number of gauges and customize this menu however
you want to set it up real quick you have two trip meters you have the gauges button that's
where you customize what you want to see in the window look at your fuel economy you can look at
your tire pressure you have settings for your vehicle configuration you can also go through
your diagnostics or you can take and you can turn that menu off and again those are all controlled
with the thumb pad over here on the left now over here on the right this is how you set
your cruise control and this is how you answer your bluetooth telephone calls moving over here
we do have our hvac controls we have a couple of ports here we have a 12 volt port we have
a usb port here you connect your phone to here and you do have some functions that connect to this
infotainment center which we are going to talk about here in just a minute look at the buttons
on your dashboard here button for your generator start your sun shade your night shape you can
lock and unlock your cargo bays right from here and you do have buttons for your map lights that
is how you get that real cool blue effect over here we have push button start can't wait to get
rolling on the highway with you here down below we have controls for your subwoofer that is tied
into the infotainment center here and you have a lot of features and functions here you have rv
specific navigation garmin rv specific navigation all you have to do is hit view the map and then it
will ask you to put in all the specifics about your venetian over here we have fusion music
once you have your phone connected you have all kinds of options in here from different
zones you have sirius xm satellite radio your fm radio bluetooth audio so all kinds of information
and entertainment right there at your fingertips over here you have a number of different settings
you can go through and tweak you can even factory reset this if there's something that you don't
like you don't know how to back out of it go ahead to a factory reset and start from scratch
over here bluetooth phone once you connect your phone you do have a number of different cameras
to pull up from your right directional you can do this at any time you're left directional and you
can even pull up your backup camera at any point you just hit the circle and you go back home rv
controls i love this feature this is really nice from up here light master on or off generator you
can start it from here you can check the voltage on your house battery and your chassis battery
then as we scroll through here you do have your climate controls how nice is that to have right up
here at your fingertips here keep your passengers nice and comfortable from your front hold it down
and you can pull up your mid you can pull up your rear you can pull up your system settings here
you can check out the temperature of your heated basement and as we go back to our main you also
have controls for your aqua hot maybe it's maybe you're heading somewhere a little cool
go ahead and turn your aqua hot on and you can take and get that water warmed up you can turn
on the furnace it is a really nice setup down here can even check your tank level so a lot of
options right up here a few more things i want to show you here look at that little pedal down
here tilt and telescoping wheels you can get that exactly how you want it the last item i
want to show you the controls for your air brakes what do you say we push that in shift into drive
and get this venetian out for an rv road test the cruise control is set we have the venetian out on
the open road it is a nice smooth quiet ride and there's a lot of reasons why one it's built on a
freightliner xcr raised rail chassis it is powered by an 8.9 liter diesel engine outback and you have
a couple of options here on the l40 and r40 you have 380 horsepower and 1150 pound-feet of torque
on the b-42 and the f-42 you have 400 horsepower and 1250 pound-feet of torque both of those are
tied to a six-speed allison transmission you do have a manual mode on this transmission if
you want to shift the gears yourself press the button on the end of the stalk you'll see the
m appear in the dashboard then simply pull the lever towards you to shift the gears manually
this stock does more than adjust your gears it controls your engine brake or your exhaust brake
you have a three stage jake brake on the tag axles and you have an exhaust brake on the non-tag axles
we're driving a b42 which is a tag axle so let's talk a little bit about that tag axle
it's a non-drive axle it's going to give you more support at the rear of your venetian you're going
to have more carrying capacity and there are brakes on that tag as well so it's going to
help slow you down this b42 is also equipped with ultra steer so the tag tire is going to
follow the front suspension and that is going to give you a tighter turn you're not going to scrub
the outer sidewall on those tires and for those slow corners you're going to be glad you have this
then at 20 miles per hour the tires are going to auto lock and point straight ahead and give
you a nice smooth handling ride and i want to mention the tires that do stay straight when you
have the vehicle in reverse when we were walking through the dash i pointed out the tag dump button
let's explain how that works if you have it in auto as soon as you put it in reverse it's going
to dump the airbags on the tag axle then when you're driving forward it stays dumped until you
reach five miles per hour then the bags will start to refill if you'd like to dump the tag bags to
make a tight turn and you want to take the weight off the rear wheels and not drag the wheel wheels
take the switch out of auto then hold it down and that's going to make the rear pivot point
on the rear axle and not on the tag axle all floor plans tag or non-tag are going to give you v-ride
suspension and this is a rear suspension setup what this is going to do is keep you from swaying
back and forth when you're out on the open road like we are it's not going to feel like you're
getting blown from lane to lane it's going to give you better roll stability you don't get that body
lean when you're turning and overall you're just going to get a better handling venetian
also contributing to the nice smooth ride is an i-beam front axle with a 55 degree wheel cut all
venetians have air ride suspension this is lighter than a steel suspension setup and it gives you a
smoother and better handling ride also smoothing out those rough roads you have a bell crank on the
front axle and what that is going to do is absorb those road vibrations and keep those from coming
up into the steering wheel the last feature i want to talk about is the always true level and
strong atlas foundation and this is a real custom outfit for each and every venetian floor plan and
it has a number of benefits one it contributes to the nice smooth rod we're getting out here
two it gives you a nice level foundation to build all those great floor plans on
and number three it gives you increased storage when we pull into camp here in just a second
you're going to be blown away by the amount of storage on this venetian so what do you say we do
that i'm going to hit this road right up here pull into camp and we are going to show you all the
great exterior features on this venetian it always feels good to get where you are going but before
we put out the awnings and completely set up camp let's take a minute to check out the new colors of
full body paint we have a few of them to show you behind me is summit ridge this is tanglewood and
this is wistoria so the next thing we're going to do is open up these massive storage bays these are
huge look you have a pull out tray right here you have pass-through load whatever you want inside
on the other side you'll find the power wheels for both electric and your fresh water hose
so we talked about rapid camp plus you can use it out here as well to put out your awnings
you have one over the camp area and your entry door it's great to just sit out here and relax
you have an exterior tv with bluetooth soundbar and radio your venetian comes with the best
warranty in the industry we're talking 12 year structural six-year lamination and a one-year
limited warranty so whether you're inside or out the venetian never leaves you wanting more
unless it's more time exploring in your venetian this is the 2022 venetian for all the specs
features and to find the venetian floor plan made to fit you visit thormotorcoach.com
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