ALFLEX ELEMENT: a Toyota HiAce camper that turns into a bedroom and kitchen on demand
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ALFLEX has reworked its ELEMENT camper on the Toyota HiAce, adding a slide-out outdoor kitchen and a MOBIFRAME seat-bed. The debut is set for two Japanese shows in June 2026.
ALFLEX has prepared a new version of its ELEMENT camper based on the Toyota HiAce. According to the company, the vehicle will make its debut on June 6 at the Kansai Camping Car Festival 2026, and a week later it will be shown again — this time at Motor Camp EXPO 2026.
The main idea is not to stuff the van with furniture from floor to ceiling. ELEMENT sticks to a “simple but functional” logic: part of the equipment is modular, so the owner can build the vehicle around the trips they actually take rather than around a catalogue. For a camper this matters: an extra cabinet or an awkward layout quickly becomes a problem, especially if the van isn’t used just for holidays.
Inside, ALFLEX fits its proprietary MOBIFRAME seat. It folds out into a bed in about 20 seconds: the standard body gets a sleeping area of 120×190 cm, the wide-body version — 150×190 cm. The structure has passed international safety and strength tests and is fitted with ISOFIX mounts for child seats. So it’s not just a couch for the night, but a full second row for family trips.
The headline novelty is the slide-out kitchen. It deploys in a single motion and lets you cook outside: there’s a two-burner stove running on cassette gas, a sink with a tap, plus fresh and waste water tanks of 10 litres each. The format saves space inside and spares the cabin from lingering cooking smells.
The showings will run on June 6–7 at Kobe Port Island Citizens Plaza and on June 13–14 at Expo Commemoration Park. For the camper market it’s another signal: buyers increasingly want not a huge motorhome but an everyday van that, in a few movements, turns into a bedroom, a kitchen and a long-haul road car.
