I just completed a trip of 1500km from Cairns to Gympie in my std Soft Dash at the maximum towing weight. And I tell you it was a bit of a struggle.
I was towing my Jag XJ6 that was full parts and garage stuff, the back of the Rangie was full as well and I had a loaded roof rack on to boot.
Cooling capacity was at its maximum and I had to keep an eye on the temp constantly especially when it came to hills. 100kmph was as fast as it would go, usually sat at 90 on the flat and down to 70 up the hills. I was pretty much at least at 3/4 throttle most of the time and in 3rd gear half the time. Probably the longest "Italian tune" up of all time.
Fuel economy was TERRIBLE. I only got 260km out of a tank of "Puma" fuel before the light was on and would usually get around 310km from Caltex or the others. So that is between 25 and 31 liters per 100.
I've got the factory tow bar that states 4000kg max and 150kg ball weight (which seams a bit light) but the book says a towing limit of 3500kg braked.
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