Towing a horse box

cejsmith · Feb 14th, 2016, 19:09

I'm toying with getting rid of the wife's disco and my v60 and getting a xc90 , my question is what are they like for towing. I need really a minimum of 2500 kg towing limit.

kenny · Feb 14th, 2016, 21:40

Not sure about the newer ones but when I looked at one to tow my boat they could only tow 2250kg. Bought a disco instead.

cejsmith · Feb 15th, 2016, 07:39

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Originally Posted by kenny

Not sure about the newer ones but when I looked at one to tow my boat they could only tow 2250kg. Bought a disco instead.

I know the old shape isn't up to the job of towing heavy things , but I was wondering about the new one only. It's suppose to be able to tow 2500plus kg but has anybody actually used it for that yet?

Philip Fisher · Feb 15th, 2016, 09:05

Has your TVR Chimera not got enough grunt to tow 2500kg ? ;-)

cejsmith · Feb 15th, 2016, 09:14

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Originally Posted by Philip Fisher

Has your TVR Chimera not got enough grunt to tow 2500kg ? ;-)

Yep 345bhp is enough grunt, but at weighing 1000kg it may be a little light :-)

volvoid · Feb 15th, 2016, 09:18

harness the horses and tow the car

3 questions here
is the new xc90 legal to tow the weight
is it up to the job
how much of this can it do before things start to break

Tannaton · Feb 27th, 2016, 11:52

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Originally Posted by cejsmith

Yep 345bhp is enough grunt, but at weighing 1000kg it may be a little light :-)

Easy do it but you are likely to pull the towbar mounts through the fibre glass.... :-)

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kenny Master Member Last Online: Dec 16th, 2020 20:33 Join Date: May 2009 Location: kirknewton	Not sure about the newer ones but when I looked at one to tow my boat they could only tow 2250kg. Bought a disco instead. Last edited by kenny; Feb 14th, 2016 at 21:48.

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Philip Fisher Premier Member Last Online: Today 15:39 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Sheffield	Has your TVR Chimera not got enough grunt to tow 2500kg ? ;-) __________________ Currently:- - MY24 EX30 Ultra, Long Range, Single Motor, Black, Mist - MY16 XC90 T8 Momentum, Magic Blue 176k FOR SALE - MY17 V60 T4 Power Blue. Previously:- 1997 V70 T5 exPolice; 2005 V50 2.0D; 2013 XC70 D5

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volvoid Monster Raving Loony Last Online: Nov 12th, 2018 20:03 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: hitchin	harness the horses and tow the car 3 questions here is the new xc90 legal to tow the weight is it up to the job how much of this can it do before things start to break __________________ 1994 850 2.0 bought at 32,000 miles used daily now 45,000. Still like a nearly-new car 2004 filthy polluting diesel VW

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