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Quote: Originally posted by janus on 27/4/2014

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Not a lot of difference in torque between the 140 and 163. If you find the 140 short of power for towing you are going too fast.

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Quote: Originally posted by JuanHuNose on 27/4/2014

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Quote: Originally posted by janus on 27/4/2014Not a lot of difference in torque between the 140 and 163. If you find the 140 short of power for towing you are going too fast.

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Bit of a silly statement Bill (I presume yours is the 140 model....)and one which makes no sense.

You don`t have power necessarily to go `fast`, but to be able to get out of a situation (probably not of your making) faster and with a greater safety margin. You could probably get your outfit to your cruising speed with less than half the power you have in your car, so using your criteria you must also going be going `too fast`.

You are in effect saying that everyone with more than 140bhp that tows a caravan must be going "too fast".

Fortunately, there are people with commonsense and restraint out there.

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Quote: Originally posted by Grampian91 on 27/4/2014

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Personally its way too heavy for a Mondeo.

You want something with an unladen kerbweight exceeding 1800kg.

Engine power wont be the issue. The tail wagging the dog is what you need to avoid.

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My 2011 Mondeo weighs in at 1705kg  on a weight bridge estate is 20kgs heavier than hatch, however mine is a Titanium x so all the toys add the extra weight,

I was going to get the 160 bhp version however i was told that the140 bhp is better balanced for towing, something to do with torque settings ??

Bessie