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22/8/2017 at 1:56pm
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Outfit: 2019 VW Arteon + 2002 Avondale Dart
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More important than the 85% value, which is a crude recommendation at best, is the manufacturer's towing limit of the vehicle. It's illegal for your actual towed weight to be more than that. For a car with a small petrol engine the towing limit could be a fair bit less than the 1250kg you're looking for, but the towing limit for the same car with a more powerful diesel engine could be well in excess of the kerb weight.
Whether petrol or diesel is best for you depends on your driving habits. There really isn't a 'clean' or 'dirty' solution. In general and simple terms, a big diesel engine is better suited to towing heavy weights because it produces more of its power at lower engine speeds, allowing you to tow in a higher gear more of the time. Do the same thing with a small petrol engine and you're more likely to spend more time in a lower gear with the engine revving its nuts off.
The downsides to diesel are particulate emissions, which are partially (but by no means entirely) filtered through a diesel particulate filter (or DPF). To prevent the filter becoming clogged the engine needs to spend a reasonable amount of time at normal temperature, which it takes 10-15 minutes to reach. It doesn't necessarily need to be driven fast or hard, but will need a regular number of journeys of around half an hour or longer.
Particulates are only really a concern in heavily built up or populated areas. Out in the open country they'll disappear into the atmosphere.
So really, if most of your driving is for short distances in towns, you should be looking at petrol, but for longer journeys out of towns diesel is still the answer.
Don't get me started on hybrids ...
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