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06/4/2017 at 11:19am
Location: Staffordshire
Outfit: Conway Cruiser 2008 (Pullman)
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The weight limits will be set around Ford's standards for gradeability (pulling away on hills), powertrain cooling and clutch longevity. Part of the reason for powertrain downsizing is to be able to downsize everything else, sometimes called the "virtuous circle" — a lighter, more efficient engine can have lighter, smaller cooling pack, less heavy duty suspension, smaller fuel tank; the resultant lighter car can have smaller, lighter, cheaper brakes and so on.
But absolute capability suffers as a result, and towing limits are collateral damage.
If you must drive a car that small, you could consider a folding camper. Our Conway Cruiser has a MTPLM of 900kg. The smallest car I've towed it with was a 170PS / 400Nm Merc E-Class estate with a 2.1 diesel which had no problems whatsoever although I could "feel" the weight behind; at 250PS / 600Nm in a 3.0 V6 diesel Discovery it is virtually unnoticable.
Although power is what you need to do work, it's torque that's important when towing: this gives an indication of "grunt" — the ability to lug a load along without having the engine screaming. Your engine, whilst impressive figures for a 1.0 I3 petrol, is only 170Nm peak. In your place, if you're planning to do much towing, I'd look at swapping the car for a diesel (in the Focus range, 1.5 TDCi is 250–270Nm; 2.0 TDCi is 370–400Nm) or at a minimum, a higher-output petrol (current 1.5 EcoBoost is 240Nm).
Summary: towing any form of portable dwelling bigger than a trailer tent with your current car will be a miserable experience.
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