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Firstly you don't need to take an additional test to tow over 750kg - please look at the stickies on the towing forum...

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/chatter/display_topic_threads.asp?ForumID=20&TopicID=124274&PagePosition=1

Essentially with anything suitable for towing by the Megane CC you'll be alright.

Secondly, I should think you'd be OK towing up to 1000kg without too many problems - you might not want to go through alpine passes but otherwise should be OK! In the past we towed large caravans with 1500cc cars that were half as powerful as your Renault, and still managed 60mph. Cmapers generally are better than caravans anyway as they have less wind resistance. Incidentally as mentionad above 85% of kerb weight is a good guide as a limit - in your case if my data is correct that's 998kg!

Glen

(I tow a Conway Cardinal Clubman with a 1.6 diesel Citoren Xsara Picasso - not problems and 41.5mpg towing!)

Quote: Originally posted by s66614a on 08/8/2008

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Your probably ok with a diesel, as you say torque is the important thing, I have a Toyota Avensis 2.0D4D company car which would be great for towing as it has buckets of torque but we're not allowed to take company cars out of the country so I have to go with out other car the 1.6 petrol.

Don't forget it should be no more than 85% of your vechicle kerb weight.

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Quote: Originally posted by glen_p on 27/8/2008

Firstly you don't need to take an additional test to tow over 750kg - please look at the stickies on the towing forum...

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/chatter/display_topic_threads.asp?ForumID=20&TopicID=124274&PagePosition=1

Essentially with anything suitable for towing by the Megane CC you'll be alright.

Secondly, I should think you'd be OK towing up to 1000kg without too many problems - you might not want to go through alpine passes but otherwise should be OK! In the past we towed large caravans with 1500cc cars that were half as powerful as your Renault, and still managed 60mph. Cmapers generally are better than caravans anyway as they have less wind resistance. Incidentally as mentionad above 85% of kerb weight is a good guide as a limit - in your case if my data is correct that's 998kg!

Glen

(I tow a Conway Cardinal Clubman with a 1.6 diesel Citoren Xsara Picasso - not problems and 41.5mpg towing!)

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Quote: Originally posted by s66614a on 27/8/2008

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Torque is the rotational twisting force the engine applies to the crankshaft, the horsepower is then worked out by mutiplying the RPM with the torque. Diesels are good as they have more torque at lower RPM.

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Following on from my earlier post on this thread, we now have our Pathfinder, and even though I've only done one 'tug', ie the trip home from Gosport to Oxford, I can say that the Rover 45TDi pulls it great. At 60 in top the turbo has just come in and the power has kicked in nicely. Hit a hill, and in advance toe down and she sails up the hill in top. Anyone who knows the A34 from the M3 up to Oxford will know there are some good test hills on the way. Well pleased. A check on the mpg on the next fill, which included the 85 mile tow and about 300-plus miles of at least 70mph yielded 49mpg, thus I reckon towing mpg up to allowable max speed should be about 43-45. My brother-in-law gets 40mpg towing a large caravan with his 05 reg Mondy estate for a comparison. Years ago, brisk towing with a Renault 20TS and Sprite Musketeer used to give us just under 30mpg. Later our Cav SRI used to give about the same pulling a Mardon Classique. But for ease of towing, for us it will be an FC now. Also impressive is the interior size - it is as big as both of our 'vans were. Each to their own, but we are converted.

Best of luck Mark with your search.

Pete