Weight/Noseweight

Hi all,

I am away to buy a caravan, will be towing with an Audi A6 Avant (C7) 2018 S-line, black edition, 2.0 TDI Ultra 140kW, Auto gearbox with tiptronic, so can be used as manual if required.

Towing Weights (as per hand book) - With brakes on gradients up to 8% - 2000 kg, With brakes on gradients up to 12% - 1900 kg.

So for caravan to car ratio would I go off the 8 or 12% gradient?

Nose weight on towball must not exceed 85 kg.

Kerb Weight (unladen weight) - 1800 kg, Gross Vehicle Weight - 2355 kg.

The caravan I am looking at is a 2020 Elddis Supreme 868. MIRO - 1592 kg, Plated MTPLM - 1771 kg.

My main question is, what will the nose-weight be if caravan is running at plated MTPLM? I have heard that it will be 5% as it is a twin axle van? This would come in at 88.55 kg, 3.55 kg over my cars allowable weight, would I then be able to load the van in a way that would reduce the nose-weight down to around 85 kg?

I am aware that the car van ratio is over the 85% but I do have a full HGV class 1 licence so have experience with towing large trailers/weights.  

Does anyone think this is a bad combination and I should be looking at a different van? Any help or info regarding the above would be much appreciated. Hope this all makes sense, certainly not the easiest subject to get your head around when buying a caravan!

Thanks, Greig.