Hi all,
It's my first post here on Practical caravan and I'm looking for some advice for a new tow car. I'm hoping to change my caravan in 2023. I'm thinking of taking the plunge on a twin axle as I like the look of the Elddis Avante 840/Compass Casita 840. The MTPLM of the Elddis/Casita caravan is 1,724kgs, so it's a bit of a beast.
In terms of a towcar, I had been looking at a 2019 VW Tiguan 150 Match which has a 2,000kg towing capacity. However it's nigh impossible to get accurate info on its kerbweight of the Tiguan and I'm thinking it's too light (and perhaps underpowered) to tow a twin-axle such as the Elddis/Compass 840?
It looks like the kerbweight that shows up more often than others for the Tiguan is around 1,615kg with a GVW of 2,290kgs.
Using a factor of say 90% of kerbweight it gives a match of only 1,453kgs!
However if I add in 2 adult passengers, one child, the dog ,3 bikes and rack on the roof and the boot full of stuff that normally comes with us on site, were looking at a likely vehicle weight of 1,965kgs, which gives a 90% of kerbweight match of 1,768kg.
Do you think this is a poor match? Am I stretching a bit too far and would the car struggle?
The alternative is to look at the likes of a 2017/2018 Hyundai Santa Fe or Kia Sorrento. However, as I drive nearly 20,000 miles a year of which only about 1,000 miles is towing a caravan I'm thinking the Tiguan would be way more efficient as the daily driver copared to the more thirsty Sante fe/Sorrento.
Any advice is greatly appreciated!
It's my first post here on Practical caravan and I'm looking for some advice for a new tow car. I'm hoping to change my caravan in 2023. I'm thinking of taking the plunge on a twin axle as I like the look of the Elddis Avante 840/Compass Casita 840. The MTPLM of the Elddis/Casita caravan is 1,724kgs, so it's a bit of a beast.
In terms of a towcar, I had been looking at a 2019 VW Tiguan 150 Match which has a 2,000kg towing capacity. However it's nigh impossible to get accurate info on its kerbweight of the Tiguan and I'm thinking it's too light (and perhaps underpowered) to tow a twin-axle such as the Elddis/Compass 840?
It looks like the kerbweight that shows up more often than others for the Tiguan is around 1,615kg with a GVW of 2,290kgs.
Using a factor of say 90% of kerbweight it gives a match of only 1,453kgs!
However if I add in 2 adult passengers, one child, the dog ,3 bikes and rack on the roof and the boot full of stuff that normally comes with us on site, were looking at a likely vehicle weight of 1,965kgs, which gives a 90% of kerbweight match of 1,768kg.
Do you think this is a poor match? Am I stretching a bit too far and would the car struggle?
The alternative is to look at the likes of a 2017/2018 Hyundai Santa Fe or Kia Sorrento. However, as I drive nearly 20,000 miles a year of which only about 1,000 miles is towing a caravan I'm thinking the Tiguan would be way more efficient as the daily driver copared to the more thirsty Sante fe/Sorrento.
Any advice is greatly appreciated!