Advice needed

[PeterW]

My caravan is a twin axel weighing 1685kg and has a stabiliser and ATC fitted. My current tow car is a Kia Sedona with a towing limit of 2000kg and a kerb weight of around 2100kg so is within the 85% match.

I looking to replace my towcar with the new Kia Sorento 4x4 automatic which has a towing limit of 2000kg, the same as the Sedona, but a lower kerb weight of 1896kg. An 85% match would be 1612kg, 73kg under my caravan weight. The match would be just under 89%.

My question is would this be a reasonable match or am I likely to encounter problems

 

[jacky3]

its absolutely ok.....you can tow up to 100% of your kerbweight if you wish,85%only a guideline

 

[SteveW77]

I don't know where you got your figures from, but my 2010 Sorento KX2 has a mass in service of 2008Kg according to the V5 registration document.

So you should have no problem.

Steve W

 

[lunar-tic]

Hi

I think you have your kerbwieght incorrect as I have the same vehicle and it has a kw of 2076kg which gives 1764 kg at 85% and a max towing wieght of 2800kg

Also the max ball wieght is a hefty 112 kg

Hope this helps

steve

 

[Martin24]

well after all that about the kerbweights for the new sorento, how about looking at The ssangyong rexton, ok not perhaps as refined as the new sorento is supposed to be but it is cheaper and my 270 tiptronic tows my twin axle coachman like a dream

 

[ProfJohnL]

its absolutely ok.....you can tow up to 100% of your kerbweight if you wish,85%only a guideline

Where do you get 100% from?

 

[jayvee]

well after all that about the kerbweights for the new sorento, how about looking at The ssangyong rexton, ok not perhaps as refined as the new sorento is supposed to be but it is cheaper and my 270 tiptronic tows my twin axle coachman like a dream

i have a new rexton spr auto 2.7 and i have been towing since 1962, this is the second rexton i have owned and i find them unbeatable on spec and price.regards john.