A van with a dry weight of 1750 will be over the 2,000 kg capacity of the Sorento when loaded. There is very little wriggle room for load in the van. This is too close to the tugs capacity for my liking. Tell him to look for a lighter van or a tug with a higher capacity.
Possum3 said
12:49 PM Apr 8, 2019
Go to Caravan Council of Australia website to find technical information regarding towing and loading www.caravancouncil.com.au/
Hi everyone I have a good mate looking at a Kia Sorento platinum 4x4 to tow his caravan with,
caravan tare on weigh bridge is 1750 kg ,
Sorento is a 2000 kg tow capacity,
it seems to have a very low tow bar down weight of only 80kg though ,
havent yet been able to discover the cars max gross weight though
has anyone got one of these and how do you like it .
opinions welcome
woody
2660kg gross, 100kg towball weight https://www.kia.com/au/cars/sorento/specification.html
A van with a dry weight of 1750 will be over the 2,000 kg capacity of the Sorento when loaded. There is very little wriggle room for load in the van. This is too close to the tugs capacity for my liking. Tell him to look for a lighter van or a tug with a higher capacity.