Such is the case with The Monarch, which is based on a 4x4 2022 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 van with a High Roof and a 170" wheelbase. Its maker describes it as the "ideal road trip rig for two." ...

For my mom, dad, sister and me, it was all about the road trip. We’d pile into the white Mazda minivan, fight traffic out of Southern California, and finally, gloriously, end up on our way.