Re: Returning to the 4x4 fold
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 11:38 pm
I drive a Grand Vitara 2.0 16v and tow a little caravan with it, it tows great!
If anyone knows of Rhault hill in north wales, it's a fairly steep hill, my GV tows the little caravan without any problems straight up it, I'm guessing its weight at around 800kgs but I do need to get it on a weight bridge cause of the weight I've added to it, I fitted an alko hitch to it and it's brilliant!
I will be looking at upgrading to something bigger and more modern in a year or so as it's a little cramped, but they say the ideal 85% weight match for the 5 door 2.0 16v is about 1100kgs
If your wanting to tow then I'd say go for the XL7 as it's bigger, heavier, has a bigger engine and can tow a bigger caravan...
My setup:
If anyone knows of Rhault hill in north wales, it's a fairly steep hill, my GV tows the little caravan without any problems straight up it, I'm guessing its weight at around 800kgs but I do need to get it on a weight bridge cause of the weight I've added to it, I fitted an alko hitch to it and it's brilliant!
I will be looking at upgrading to something bigger and more modern in a year or so as it's a little cramped, but they say the ideal 85% weight match for the 5 door 2.0 16v is about 1100kgs
If your wanting to tow then I'd say go for the XL7 as it's bigger, heavier, has a bigger engine and can tow a bigger caravan...
My setup: