Tow vehicle

[SirRogerFFS]

Hi Everybody its great to be back here looking for help. Is there anybody on the forum uses a Volvo XC rang tugginga twin axle van. Your thoughts please .

 

[Buckman]

Hi Everybody its great to be back here looking for help. Is there anybody on the forum uses a Volvo XC rang tugginga twin axle van. Your thoughts please .

On another forum this was discussed and the main issue seem to be that the XC had issues with the tow bar weight. Depending on year, the maximum towball weight could be well below 100kg making for an uncomfortable tow. Otherwise no issue with the MTPLM of the caravan.

 

[RogerL]

Hi Everybody its great to be back here looking for help. Is there anybody on the forum uses a Volvo XC rang tugginga twin axle van. Your thoughts please .

The XCs are a wide range of unrelated vehicles - which do you have in mind - XC40, XC60, XC70 or XC90 - and what age as the generations vary.

 

[otherclive]

What type of XC as we had a Volvo V70 XC D5 2.4 AWD. Good tug but there are several different types of XC.

 

[Buckman]

The XCs are a wide range of unrelated vehicles - which do you have in mind - XC40, XC60, XC70 or XC90 - and what age as the generations vary.

It is a twin axle caravan so probably the XC70 or XC90, but hopefully they will be more specific?

 

[GaryB]

I used to tow a 2018 twin axle Swift behind a 2018 then 2022 Volvo V90. Although a different beast to the XC range they were both excellent towing vehicles (albeit not very reliable!). Tow bar nose weights were 110kgs which was easily achieved.

 

[SirRogerFFS]

Thank you for the replies.It will likely be XC90. No rush as yetas I have and X5 to sell on along with a Focuse estate to help finance the XC90

 

[RogerL]

Thank you for the replies.It will likely be XC90. No rush as yetas I have and X5 to sell on along with a Focuse estate to help finance the XC90

Might be better to consider putting some more suitable tyres on the X5, ie less focussed on high performance tarmac use

 

[Jcloughie]

XC 90’s have always had a great reputation as a tow car. My experience is with a V70. Which was an excellent tow car. I towed a single axle at 1500kg.

It may depend on what iteration of that model you’re interested in. Perhaps a Volvo forum might provide a better insight.

I was with this one which was good.

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[Tobes]

We towed for about 12 years with with a 2008 XC90 D5. The older shape. Super comfortable, a great tow car with space, load capacity, weight, nose weight (90kg) and ease of use. A bit thirsty, and got expensive to maintain at the end.
The newer version looks amazing , and the new EX60 (all electric version of the XC60) was launched today with some fantastic specs. That car will be on my future list (in a few years when I retire as a used model). Will tow between 2 and 2.4 tonnes depending on spec, will have a towing range of between 160 and 220 miles with a very good sized van, and will charge 10 to 80% in under 20 mins with the right charger. That's a very very capable tow car...
The EX90 will also be mega capable as a tow car, but will be more expensive, but has the 7 seats if you need them.

 

[Buckman]

We towed for about 12 years with with a 2008 XC90 D5. The older shape. Super comfortable, a great tow car with space, load capacity, weight, nose weight (90kg) and ease of use. A bit thirsty, and got expensive to maintain at the end.
The newer version looks amazing , and the new EX60 (all electric version of the XC60) was launched today with some fantastic specs. That car will be on my future list (in a few years when I retire as a used model). Will tow between 2 and 2.4 tonnes depending on spec, will have a towing range of between 160 and 220 miles with a very good sized van, and will charge 10 to 80% in under 20 mins with the right charger. That's a very very capable tow car...
The EX90 will also be mega capable as a tow car, but will be more expensive, but has the 7 seats if you need them.

As said a lot depends on the maximum tow ball load on Volvos as we almost made that mistake when we were looking at a XC90. Although it could comfortably tow 2000kg, the maximum load on the tow ball was about 90kg. Not sure about new ones and think it si now 110kg. I guess a lot depends on where the battery is located and its weight?

 

[Tobes]

As said a lot depends on the maximum tow ball load on Volvos as we almost made that mistake when we were looking at a XC90. Although it could comfortably tow 2000kg, the maximum load on the tow ball was about 90kg. Not sure about new ones and think it si now 110kg. I guess a lot depends on where the battery is located and its weight?

The EX90 has a max towball weight of 100kg and uses the same tow ball as my Polestar 4, also 100KG. I imagine the EX60 will be the same, but I can't see a published number yet.

 

[Buckman]

The EX90 has a max towball weight of 100kg and uses the same tow ball as my Polestar 4, also 100KG. I imagine the EX60 will be the same, but I can't see a published number yet.

Apologies I should have said several years ago when we looked at the XC90. Previously in the early 21st century we had 2 S80s with D5 engine one after the other and they were excellent tow cars. I read a good write up on the new Volvo EV which could have a range of about 500 miles, but it is not cheap at over £110k.