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423zero 
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 Topic: Tow CarsPosted: 22 May 21 at 9:15pm |
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The 1.4 tsi towing capacity is 1600kg braked, well within your limit.
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Jamie600
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Posted: 22 May 21 at 8:56pm |
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Thanks for the replies all.
Car in mind is a Skoda Kodiaq, RIB and trailer weigh 1100kgs. They do a 1.4 TSI petrol giving 150bhp, same output as the diesel but significantly less torque. GRF, I did consider the Outlander, but found the boot was a bit too small. |
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iGRF
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Posted: 22 May 21 at 6:38pm |
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Running a tow hitch on my Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, seems OK, electric bit helps with low end torque, only draw back, small tank gives limited range over long distances. Staying local and charging from home it goes on forever for no money.
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Sam.Spoons
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Posted: 22 May 21 at 4:36pm |
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I have towed a fair few trailers over the years from a small box trailer to a 20', 1 ½ ton cruiser behind a fair few different cars and I regularly towed a large windsurfing trailer (which probably weighed as much as a medium sized dinghy behind) and my Topper Spice behind a Micra running on LPG with no issues. I think that anything other than a small RIB might be a bit much for a 1 litre engine but it depends how big a RIB you are talking.
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Spice 346 "Flat Broke"
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fab100
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Posted: 22 May 21 at 12:40pm |
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Mazda's Skyactive engines are 2 litre and eschew turbos
Not tried towing with mine yet though
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423zero
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Posted: 22 May 21 at 10:32am |
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I am a member of the caravan club, good advice available from them, not many caravans that can be towed by a Ford Focus 1 litre if any, they also struggle uphill with four adults in (steep hills), plenty of bhp, but torque right down, compared to a diesel.
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Jamie600
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Posted: 21 May 21 at 7:03pm |
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Now diesels seem to be declining in popularity, has anyone tried towing with the new breed of small capacity, turbo'd petrols and if so, how do they cope?
In the market for a new car, as my mileage has reduced since working from home a petrol would make sense, until you throw towing a RIB into the mix. I have researched this but best I can find is advice on towing caravans. |
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