New tow car selection

Deep pockets yes, what else is the children's inheritance for! 

I'd suggest 300 horses from a 2 litre is stretching things. My 3.0 6 pot diseasal only produces 260ish. It's not that many years ago that Ford were chuffed with themselves for getting 200 for their Sierra Cozzy crom a 2 litre Pinto engine ..... and yes, I know things have progressed a little in 20 yrs

For comparison the same vehicle is available with:

2L diesel  240hp 340nm

3L diesel 306hp 700nm

 go for the 2l diesel and probably cleaner than the petrol and save a packet on fuel bills.

Looking at those consumption figures, I would reckon that towing 1600Kg would turn out about 16/17mpg. Do you own an oil well? Given the alleged amount of grunt from the engine, the top speed/ 0-60 figures look modest.

Our 200 HP engines gives about 28mpg towing ( equivalent solo long runs get about low to mid 40s), we don't oil but think it's worth paying for.

Did you own oil when you had all those flights to your over there property?

I understand the reasons some people are recommending the diesel however the 2L diesel has less power and torque, which will give a less favorable towing experience, and the 3L diesel cost an extra £10k at base price which will pay for barrel loads of petrol.

Sounds like what you want is a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution !! 2.0 Petrol and depending on the model - the FQ-360 will get you 366 horses. It will eat those grassy pitches for breakfast .. not sure on the towing though :) !!  

Nobody ever mentions the ssyong Korando supposed to be towcar of the year? (don't know if spelt correctly!)

Sorry see there is a thread on these vehicles.