Van for towing....

[XJR500bhp]

Hiya - it's probably been covered but how do I find out what van is best for towing my Jaguar race car? The weight of trailer and car will be roughly 2 tonnes. I don't want a van that will die on me at the sight of an incline, something pretty robust and also fairly comfortable. I will be sleeping in the van as well, but it's only my first season so I don't mind a lined van and just taking my camp bed and stove.

Thank you in advance

[kimducati]

Obviously depends on your budget, but we used to use a lwb Merc Sprinter to tow a Vento racer on a recovery type trailer, which was mahoosive, so all up weight similar to yours I would guess.
Cant remember the exact model, but it had the four pot turbo diesel motor, and went like a train, easily kept up with motorway traffic. RWD too, which I prefer when towing.
hth

Kim

[hairyben]

Vito 120 must be up there if you can find one, rwd, v6 tdi plus auto as standard.

Concierge minibus variants too might which be good for sleeping in.

[Adam205]

We tow with a Vito Sport 204 (120CDi) and it's pretty good, certainly never lacking power. Auto box is nice.

However the towing limit is 2 tonnes (as with most vans of this size).

[emicen]

2 tons of trailer and car. Plus spare wheels. Plus fuel. Plus tools. Plus minions?

Don't fancy that in a Vito.

LWB Sprinter or Daily.

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XJR500bhp said:

Hiya - it's probably been covered but how do I find out what van is best for towing my Jaguar race car? The weight of trailer and car will be roughly 2 tonnes. I don't want a van that will die on me at the sight of an incline, something pretty robust and also fairly comfortable. I will be sleeping in the van as well, but it's only my first season so I don't mind a lined van and just taking my camp bed and stove.

Thank you in advance

if you don't mind a bit of extra fuel costs...

[The Wookie]

Worth pointing out that towing stability is pretty dependent on the ratio of the wheel base to the distance between the tow ball and the rear axle centreline. Hence why a Defender 90 is a good tower even compared to a Range Rover despite being light and short!

[Rufus]

Only a big Sprinter will do really, having had a few vans when we started out in karting it soon became clear that they were by far the best.

[iguana]

I've run sprinters to tow commercially for years, well over 2t often nearer 3.5t, had an LT also, same chassis but vw engine. They are old & rusty now but I really like the old 5 pot 312.

For later vans 311 minimum 313 bit more poke are just 4 pots but cope ok. Or even better the larger engines, pal loves his 316.

Pal of mine tows commecially & prefers his ivecos, I've used some & do prefer some aspects, tho a leggy 90hp one I used was a tad gutless but the more grunty ones cope well.

For your use might be worth you looking at ex mini busses, often less miles & newer for same dosh as a van.

[Notshortnottall]

We use a Vauxhall Movano LWB Hi-Roof.

Can fault it really. 3 litre diesel with plenty of power, good on the juice and acres of room inside.