Hi Folks.
First off, hope everyone has a good and safe caravaning season.
We've just bought ourselves a new tow car.
Car is a 04 plate Vectra turbo diesel 2.0 DTI SXI 5 door hatchback, kerb weight is 1470kg 85%=1250kg.
It will be towing our 2002 Ace Jubilee Ambassador 2 berth, mtplm =1247kg althought I doubt we will ever get to that weight in the van as it's just my wife and I these days so even fully loaded it would be well within the 85% mark.
Question is I have just discovered the Vectra 2.0 DTI only has a power output figure of 98 bhp, although the torque figure is 169lb/ft and I'm concerned the car will be under powered, it drives like a dream solo and pulls very stongly, so much different from the petrol engined cars I driven, our previous tow car was a Mitsubisi Galant 2.0lt gls and this Vectra feels much more powerfull even though the Galant was 134bhp with torque figure of 131lb/ft.
I haven't managed to get the Vectra in for a towbar fitting yet so can't try it out, at the moment I just need to know if anyone has had any experience of the car for towing. It feels powerfull enough but I just need my mind reasured by fellow caravaners.
Best Regards
Ken.
First off, hope everyone has a good and safe caravaning season.
We've just bought ourselves a new tow car.
Car is a 04 plate Vectra turbo diesel 2.0 DTI SXI 5 door hatchback, kerb weight is 1470kg 85%=1250kg.
It will be towing our 2002 Ace Jubilee Ambassador 2 berth, mtplm =1247kg althought I doubt we will ever get to that weight in the van as it's just my wife and I these days so even fully loaded it would be well within the 85% mark.
Question is I have just discovered the Vectra 2.0 DTI only has a power output figure of 98 bhp, although the torque figure is 169lb/ft and I'm concerned the car will be under powered, it drives like a dream solo and pulls very stongly, so much different from the petrol engined cars I driven, our previous tow car was a Mitsubisi Galant 2.0lt gls and this Vectra feels much more powerfull even though the Galant was 134bhp with torque figure of 131lb/ft.
I haven't managed to get the Vectra in for a towbar fitting yet so can't try it out, at the moment I just need to know if anyone has had any experience of the car for towing. It feels powerfull enough but I just need my mind reasured by fellow caravaners.
Best Regards
Ken.