BMW 330D - BROCHRUE 2010- User Manual
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Table of Contents:
- Page 2 – POWER TO WEIGHT RATIO; bhp per tonne
- Page 10 – emissions are produced.
- Page 16 – Only applicable to post-August 1998 vehicles; Outfit Weight Ratio
- Page 17 – Volvo XC70 D5 SE Lux
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CHOICE OF TOWCAR
This leaflet is prepared as a Club service. The contents are believed correct at the date of publication
but please raise any queries with the Club's Information office.
September 2008
Caravanning should be fun, and part of that fun should be the journey, and not just the
destination. Choosing the right towcar will go a long way to ensuring that your
towing experience is enjoyable and relaxed, as well as being safe and legal, of course.
Caravanners can create problems for themselves and attract the hostility of other road
users in two main ways: by being or appearing unsafe, or by holding up other traffic.
The first results from an outfit badly matched for weight, with a caravan too heavy for
the towcar to handle safely (outfit weight ratio) and the second from a towcar with
inadequate power to pull almost twice its own weight (power to weight ratio). Given
unlimited funds neither would occur, for you would choose a heavy, powerful car
which avoids both problems. In reality, most of us need an economical, generally
light car for most of the year and just an occasional towcar - it can therefore be a
difficult compromise in finding one that fits both bills.
1. OUTFIT WEIGHT RATIO
Leaving aside other considerations for a moment, for optimum towing performance,
the principle must be to have the heaviest practical towcar for a given caravan, for
otherwise the chances of a swaying trailer becoming an uncontrollably snaking trailer
are very real. Aim for a towed load of no more than 85% of the car's kerb weight
(KW) and never exceed 100%. Remember that the towed weight is the actual laden
weight (ALW) that the car is asked to pull (empty weight of caravan plus what you
add), not the theoretical maximum technically permissible laden mass (MTPLM).
When you have established your caravan's ALW, multiply it by 1.2 as a guide to the
kerb weight of car to aim for.
Remember that all the above are rules of thumb, not of law. Relating the unladen
weight of the car to the laden weight of the caravan is an example of a simple
formula, and the variable loading of the car is the reason why the car's laden weight is
not suggested. Of course the more you can load in the car without unbalancing it or
exceeding the manufacturer's stated axle loads and the less in the caravan, the more
secure you will be on the road.
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Summary
2 Note that when The Club or a caravan dealer does an outfit match assessment for you, this is usually based on a ‘worst case scenario’ of the car’s kerb weight (ie the lightest the car can be) and the caravan’s MTPLM (ie the heaviest the caravan can be). We do not know exactly how much payload you ...
10 version has a 2l engine, again produces either 140 or 170bhp (depending on specification), and 236 or 258 lb ft of torque at 1750 or 2000rpm. Better still, fuel consumption is around 50mpg, and CO 2 emissions are around 150g/km. Want to find the relevant figures for a particular car? Try the foll...
16 VIN Plate / MTPLM Only applicable to post-August 1998 vehicles This calculation is based on the Gross Train Weight of your vehicle. If the Gross Vehicle Weight plus the MAW/MTPLM of your caravan exceeds the Gross Train Weight shown on the VIN Plate of your car, you could be breaking the law. The ...
