Re my previous post regarding Volvos. Is there any body on the Forum who towes with a Volvo XC 90.We need a vehicle to tow a twin axle caravan with a weight of 1830kgs.I appreciate comments to my previous post. Regards Sir Roger FFS
Volvo XC 90
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- Apr 6, 2025
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Good morning,
We tow our Swift Challenger Grande 635 with a 2024 Volvo XC90. The caravan weighs in at 1840kg when fully loaded, and my wife takes great pleasure in ensuring that we fully use this payload. 🙄
The XC90 has the B5 mild hybrid diesel engine which I think delivers 235 bhp & oodles of torque!.
I have found the Volvo to be a fantastic tow car which copes with our caravan very well, the combination is very stable.
The Swift is our first twin axle after several single axles and I feel that is a much more stable and predictable trailer than the previous vans. We had the Volvo retractable tow bar fitted to the car when purchased and this has proved to be very good. Max hitch weight is 100kg.The trailer light check function is a very useful tool.
The boot space is cavernous and takes all the load we choose to take with ease. In the past 2 years of ownership we have towed approximately 4.5 / 5k miles both in the UK & on the continent and on the whole are very pleased with the car.
Fuel consumption has averaged approximately 29/30 mpg when towing. Extremes have been 20mpg along mountain routes to 34mpg on flat motorway sections.
The only negatives so far has been software issues, it regularly has brain freeze and the car needs a reboot/reset. Not major but bloody annoying.
I’ve tried to answer the questions I would ask about the car but if there is anything else, please fire away
All the best,
Mark
We tow our Swift Challenger Grande 635 with a 2024 Volvo XC90. The caravan weighs in at 1840kg when fully loaded, and my wife takes great pleasure in ensuring that we fully use this payload. 🙄
The XC90 has the B5 mild hybrid diesel engine which I think delivers 235 bhp & oodles of torque!.
I have found the Volvo to be a fantastic tow car which copes with our caravan very well, the combination is very stable.
The Swift is our first twin axle after several single axles and I feel that is a much more stable and predictable trailer than the previous vans. We had the Volvo retractable tow bar fitted to the car when purchased and this has proved to be very good. Max hitch weight is 100kg.The trailer light check function is a very useful tool.
The boot space is cavernous and takes all the load we choose to take with ease. In the past 2 years of ownership we have towed approximately 4.5 / 5k miles both in the UK & on the continent and on the whole are very pleased with the car.
Fuel consumption has averaged approximately 29/30 mpg when towing. Extremes have been 20mpg along mountain routes to 34mpg on flat motorway sections.
The only negatives so far has been software issues, it regularly has brain freeze and the car needs a reboot/reset. Not major but bloody annoying.
I’ve tried to answer the questions I would ask about the car but if there is anything else, please fire away
All the best,
Mark
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