Tow cars
45 replies
cyberyacht replied on 11/10/2018 18:47
mylo replied on 11/10/2018 19:18
EmilysDad replied on 11/10/2018 20:06
lornalou1 replied on 11/10/2018 20:27
Bandits replied on 11/10/2018 20:33
Posted on 11/10/2018 19:18 by myloThanks cyber yacht looking at all wheel drive 180ps towing twin axle 1750kg thanks for your help
Posted on 11/10/2018 20:33
You need a bigger or rather heavier car to tow that. Kuga comes in at 1716 kgs Kerbweight and to tow a 1750kg caravan would be a bit iffy. The 85% rule applied to the Kuga would only give you a caravan loaded weight of 1460kgs maximum and nowhere near your 1750 kg even on twin axle. This would give you a severe Tail Wagging Dog situation and not recommended!
I would suggest if you want to pull a van that big you look at a Kia Sorento or a Hyundai Santa Fe which with the 2.2 diesel post 2010 model will give you a nice towcar, good weight ratio and comfort when towing.
These driven about 55/60mph would give you a return of around 29/30mpg towing and about 45/50 solo at about 70mph
I would certainly look into this more deeply before you buy either the car or the van if you haven't already
Mike
mylo replied on 11/10/2018 20:40
mylo replied on 11/10/2018 20:52
Extugger replied on 11/10/2018 22:24
Posted on 11/10/2018 22:24
Your Ranger will tow your T/A easily - because it's designed to do so. However, some caravan manufacturers suggest you don't tow with a commercial vehicle.
A Kuga is simply not up to the job and suggest you look at another model which will safely do the job
lornalou1 replied on 12/10/2018 11:17
Posted on 12/10/2018 11:17
adding anything to the vehicle does not add to the kerbweight including a tow bar. all this just comes of the max axle weight of the vehicle as stated in the V5C doc. If you have 4 people,dog,roofrack and fully loaded boot then you could be overloading the car and max axle load. Lutz is your man for weights.
paul56 replied on 12/10/2018 11:56
Posted on 12/10/2018 11:56
We've got the 180bhp model with 4 wheel drive on demand and tow a 1450 kg Bailey. It does so with ease and sits all day at 60 mph on motorways, returning low 30's if I'm careful with the right foot! It is quiet and relatively refined but small on boot space.
mylo