Hi there, I am thinking of buying an 18 month old Kuga 163bhp titanium 4x4 diesel automatic for towing a 1380Kg caravan. Can I expect any problems or should it be plain sailing ? I currently have a manual Xtrail 2.0 diesel and have had no problems towing.
The car hasn't got a towbar at the moment, so should it be fitted by Ford as I've heard that there could be wiring / electronic issues if you go to a private fitter.
Thanks
Towed 140 miles last Tuesday and according to the display i averaged about 32 mpg... Mostly MWay but i can live with that sort of mg as the wife does overload the caravan. Milage on clock is just about 7300 so "the engine is still tight".
although the vehicle says 100kg of nose weight the absolute max on a tow ball is 75kg. nose weight adds stability you need to experiment with your vehicle. when towing with my focus it liked it heavy on the tow bar so I kept it between 60 to 75 kg. I also increased the mhg by adding a wind deflector, but it will also depend on the caravans aerodynamics.
What kind off weight is your van your kuga if you are experienced will handle 2.1 ton with no hassle if the caravan is roadworthy and loaded correctly.
As this is in the Mk2 Towing sub forum please can we keep it on topic ie towing? Thanks in advance.
Your two other posts from earlier today asking about DLRs, which were posted in other threads, were moved to the forums thread covering DLRs on the Mk2 and they can be found here:
Just a small point for those who say they tow in excess of the 60mph limit - Ford state that the max towing speed is 62mph. Not sure why they impose a limit but there we are....
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