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Quote: Originally posted by Baileyjake on 10/9/2015

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Are you guys for real? Yes it's not actually a fiat 500 but there's a reason it has a max tow weight of 1000kg.

The steel work underneath will be like tin plate and will unlikely take the stress of a towbar pulling more. The renegade is a tiny car, in the same size category as a fiat 500L. I am sure you could tow a small caravan with it but it's not going to be like the quashkai. I passed a golf towing a caravan on a hill recently and it must have been struggling to make 40mph when I passed it, also towing a caravan doing 60.I saw an upside down golf hanging off the a frame of an overturned caravan on the M25 and something similar with a yarris in Switzerland. More to it than a 1.6 Diesel engine.

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Quote: Originally posted by pst4nley on 27/8/2016

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Hi guys.
I have a Renegade 2.0 4x4 Traihawk and its towing capacity is 1500kg. The typical laden weight we've calculated at 1650+kg and we're pretty confident we'll be ok with a 1200kg van.

For those who think the Renegade is similar to a fiat 500 ... not true, it shares some running gear with the 500X (fiat's suv) and has the same 9 speed gearbox as the Evoque. It's about the size of a Qashqai.

It also has similar power and torque to a new Discovery Sport, and Jeep have programmed the body computer to make towing more atable. All in all a bit better than a Ford Focus for towing!

Post last edited on 27/08/2016 20:35:33

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Quote: Originally posted by bessie500 on 08/9/2016

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In my eyes the cars true kerbweight has to be the biggest factor, BHP just make the drive easier for the driver

Bessie

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