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I wouldn't worry too much about the engine. I tow a Pathfinder (1000kg max weight) with a Xsara Picasso fitted with the same engine and it's more than powerful enough, so you should be fine even with the bigger car. You do need to keep the revs up a bit as is normal for any turbo diesel, but it's better than many.

I can't comment on the handling, etc. although the Xsara is fine on that front as well (no insult to either car, but I guess they would seem a bit wallowy if you're used to a Zafira).

Glen

We tow our 1000kg max caravan with a 1.4 Clio (for short trips IE less than 1000 miles) or our 1.4 Scenic for longer trips. Both are Diesel and both are more than powerful enough.

Really the only difference is that on longer trips we pack more into the car and therefore need the bigger space that we can achieve by removing the rear seats in the Scenic.

So a Grand Picasso should give you oodles of everything!!!

We were looking at buying a 1.6 Diesel Grand Picasso some time back.  I'm sure it would have been just fine towing our folding camper.  One thing I would watch our for is the maximum nose weight.  It's lower on the Grand Picasso than the 5 seat C4 Picasso and it's different by engine size too.

The 1.6 Diesel has a pretty low 50Kg limit which we would have just about been OK with in our case.  Note also if you use the 'Towsafe' data through the C&CC for example the data is wrong for the Grand Picasso.  It quoted 80Kg in this case.  I checked in a vehicle handbook and for a 2007/2008 model it was most definately 50Kg.

Steve

 Hi,Paul&June,I have a c4 grand piccasso1.8 vtr+ (petrol) have had it for two years I

tow a 1400kg caravan and it is great tow car rock steady and 27mpg towing though

 it can be a bit short of breath on steep hills, I really should have got the 2.0ltr diesel

 version but could not afford the extra grand at the time,I would think the 1.6 diesel

 would be an ideal tow car for your pennine and give exccelent mpg.go for it.