How practical is it to tow a 1250kg caravan with a 2019 Nissan Qashqai 1331cc petrol
Where does the 1200 kg come from?The 2019 Qashqai 140 has a kerbweight of 1300kg and can tow up to 1300kg, The 2019 Qashqai 160 kerbweight of 1300kg and can tow up to 1500kg.
Neither are a safe combination as you are towing at 96% of the kerbweight. You need to be looking at a caravan with MTPLM under 1200kg.
Not sure what you are asking?Where does the 1200 kg come from?
The website that I looked at quoted for the 2019 as per my earlier post. Only difference was that the bhp allowed to tow a higher weight.I can't vouch for the accuracy of this web site but it lists 1200kg as being the limit.
Nissan Qashqai - Towing Capacity & Weight Limit Information
Quickly search for the correct model and year to find the braked and unbraked towing capacity for your vehicle.www.towingcapacity.co.uk
The 2019 Qashqai with the 1300cc engine and 140bhp has a maximum tow limit of 1300kg. The Qashqai 160bhp has same kerbweight, but can tow up to 1500kg. The OP has not mentioned the bhp of the car.I'd disagree with Buckman; if it's 96% kerbweight it'll be fine BUT what's the tow rating of the Nissan, officially rated by Nissan-that is your legal limiting factor. You won't I assume tow with an empty Quashqai; load the car not the caravan and your safety margin is improved again. I'd say simple answer to your question, perfectly practical. And as for power we towed 1480kg with a 109bhp petrol -needed to stir the gears but it was an excellent tow!
Do Renault still apply that policy. Citroen did at one time but dropped it.As Nissan is heavily involved with Renault, be wary of Renault's policy of quoting towing limits based on driver only so that any passengers/load in the car has to be deducted from the towing limit to get the max trailer weight.
Vuaxhall also had that policy, but may have dropped it since.Do Renault still apply that policy. Citroen did at one time but dropped it.
Vauxhall worded things like that but for all their cars I had, the GTW minus the MAW equalled the towing limit. - the last Vauxhall we bought was a 2006 Vectra so things may have changed since.Vuaxhall also had that policy, but may have dropped it since.
It's convention when calculating the Towing Ratio not to include the weight of towbar, passengers or load - of course the actual ratio takes them into account but is a variable number and might generate a different guideline % if adopted.What many of us forget is that when the towbar is added to the car, the kerbweight is increased substantially. I would think that the average towbar weighs about 35kg. Taking this into consideration to tow a caravan with MTPLM of 1250kg they would be towing at about 95% of the kerbweight. Adding passengers and being careful it is probably doable and reasonably safe.
Whichever way you look at it, you need a towbar to tow. You do not need cement bags to tow. LOL!I'm no expert on this but.....
The towing weight ratio is only a guideline. Other factors such as legal limits are more important as is the manufacturers recommended towing capacity.
Taking the example of adding more weight to the car in order to raise the towing weight ratio - and Buckmans example of the weight increase due to the tow bar - then does adding the Nose Weight imposed by the caravan/trailer also increase the perceived car weight - after all its the car that's taking this load just like putting a few bags of cement in the boot.
I think that adding in the tow bar is valid, although if 35 kg is correct, it will not make a real difference in most cases. The towing ratio advice was produced with the likely hood of passengers and additional luggage being there so I am not convinced that you can use this and it is unlikely to be constant, so makes life more complicated.What many of us forget is that when the towbar is added to the car, the kerbweight is increased substantially. I would think that the average towbar weighs about 35kg. Taking this into consideration to tow a caravan with MTPLM of 1250kg they would be towing at about 95% of the kerbweight. Adding passengers and being careful it is probably doable and reasonably safe.
The towing ratio is an arbitrary figure based on using toy models and data on vehicles designed in the 80's.I think that adding in the tow bar is valid, although if 35 kg is correct, it will not make a real difference in most cases. The towing ratio advice was produced with the likely hood of passengers and additional luggage being there so I am not convinced that you can use this and it is unlikely to be constant, so makes life more complicated.
Where did you get this information?The towing ratio is an arbitrary figure based on using toy models ....
Use Google and look it up.Where did you get this information?
Despite seeing numerous threads on the 85% towing ratio, one thing that no one seems to have identified is exactly who developed it, and when. So I’m really surprised at your comment re Google. Could you provide the link please?The towing ratio is an arbitrary figure based on using toy models and data on vehicles designed in the 80's.