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Quote: Originally posted by tango55 on 06/3/2017

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To answer your question regarding the match between car and caravan would be a 93% match which the recommended advice for a newbie to towing would be not to exceed 85%.

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Quote: Originally posted by JTQU on 08/3/2017

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Quote: Originally posted by tango55 on 06/3/2017

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To answer your question regarding the match between car and caravan would be a 93% match which the recommended advice for a newbie to towing would be not to exceed 85%.

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However the recommendation of 85% is based on the van's MPLM to the tow car's kerb weight.
It is not as you are using the ratio between MPLM and the car's permitted towing weight.
Here we have as yet no idea of the OP's vehicles kerb weight.
These makers towing limits set the legal scene, but that does not take into account the wisdom of towing a high sided trailer like a caravan.
The 85% recommendation is only a figure aimed at the towing stability of the combination and is very much only a guide as many other factors come into stability.
If we knew the tow vehicle we could comment on its suitability in this regard.

As regards "oomph" the recommendation to be able to travel without really annoying all other road users, is a car power of 40 BHP per tonne of the total unit weight.

How that power is delivered so how much rowing through the gears and what revs are encountered depends on the engine's torque curve. As a generisation diesels presently give a "better" tow, with the size car engines found in the UK.






Post last edited on 08/03/2017 09:27:32

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