I've never had a manual car for years
Looking to upgrade to a caravan from canvas
Checked the Kia 4wd towing information for sorento
Manual up to 2.5k auto 2k kg
Why would auto take off 500kg ?
Sorry if it's a stupid question - van newbee
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There are lots of reasons how a manufacturer arrives at a towing weight for a particular car. However, in your scenario, the most likely reason is the ability of the auto gearbox to cope with a certain weight/strain.
Thanks, that's a relief
Van search will start later this year but good to know I won't have to switch to a manual car
George
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Quote: Originally posted by jaqugra on 04/7/2017
And you wouldn't want or need to tow to the maximum weight for most caravans.
Take into account that the standard recommendation is that the weight of the caravan should not be more than 85% of the towcar's kerbweight.
A quick Google suggests the Sorrento's kerbweight is around 1950kg so any limitation imposed by the gearbox just doesn't really matter.
Go to
http://www.towcar.info/outfitmatch.php
& see what weight of van you should consider towing.
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