Car towing capability

I'm sure others will be able to baffle you with various numbers, but I believe you've been mislead. Lutz will tell you there's no such thing as 'kerb weight' but as your caravan is potentially somewhat heavier than the lightest your car will be, then you'll be towing way over 100%

Your Jaaag is ally so is relatively light

caravan should not weigh more than the kerb weight of the vehicle pulling it. don't think it's illegal but you are well over the recommended 85% ratio and risking your, your family and everyone else's life on the road. bet your insurance wouldn't pay up in an accident. don't risk it.  

Legally, it seems OK.

However, the recommendation for safety is that the MTPLM of the van should be in the region of 85% of the kerb weight of the car. It's not law and many people successfully tow at 90-ish%. Your ratio is 110%.

It’s your call but consider the effect of the heavy van when you brake going downhill. It’s the cause of many a roll over. It’s not so much the pulling performance but the stopping ability that needs to be considered.

It never pays to take the word of a car or van salesman regarding a towing match. Their interest is in selling.

Are you sure that the kerb weight is only 1450? 

Looking at this list it might be much higher:

https://www.carleasingmadesimple.com/data/jaguar/xe/kerb-weight/

 Looking at the list it depends on the actual model, and could be as much as 1650, which would give 100% ratio.

It is usual to include weight of car, fuel and driver. I would weigh the car at a weighbridge and get the true answer!

Mike

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My 1992 80 bhp 1450kg Defender 90 will legally tow my 3500kg Ifor trailer.

There most definitely is such a thing as kerbweight. It's even defined in UK legislation. The problem begins when you try to find out what the kerbweight of your car actually is. It is specific to each and every vehicle and can vary by as much as about 150kg even for the same model, so any brochure, handbook, database, etc. can only be a rough guide. Moreover, manufacturers aren't obliged to provide the figure anyway. The mass in service figure in your V5c isn't much help either, because, a) mass in service is defined differently to kerbweight and b) it is unlikely to represent the actual figure for your car because, by definition it applies to a car with the bare minimum of factory fitted options. On top of that, published weights are often referred to as being 'kerbweight' whereas on closer scrutiny, they aren't according to the legal definition at all. Often, the mass in service figure is referred to as 'kerbweight' - which is OK for a rough guide, and it would most certainly result in a very conservative figure if you want to calculate the weight ratio, but not if you want something accurate.

that doesn't mean it's safe to tow at the max weight. my grand Cherokee will pull 3500kg but I would never do so as its the stopping not the going that's the problem.