Top 10 tow vehicles from Caravan World

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Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

It is part of a multi-millionaires stable of toys. He has a serious case of historic racing disease. He wouldn't care about fuel usage. More concerned with comfort and performance. He has a Kurtis Kraft KK500H Indy roadster, a Reventlow Scarab sports racer, a 1952 M-Benz 300SL gull wing ex- works team Mexico Road Race, a 1955 300SL gull wing set up for the Bonneville salt flats, a 1959 300SL roadster low mileage original used for Sunday drives in summer.

If you need a bit more torque go see Stewart Van Dyne and get one of his 540 c.i. aluminium twin ignition big blocks with engine driven centrifugal supercharger. I saw the prototype on his dyno. 1640 ft. lbs @ 4000 rpm, 20 psi boost. Might have trouble finding a transmission other than one from a heavy truck to hold up behind.

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Actually it was the prototype road engine. Stewart & Tres have been making these for some time as an aero engine hence the twin ignition and supercharger for altitude compensation. They are used in 2/3 scale P51 Mustang and Spitfire. Horsepower rating is considerably less than the road engines. Built to whatever rating the FAA approved. Tres Van Dyne was showing one off to Ferrari Bob who opined what a terrific engine for a street machine, street rod, very fast boat. So the Van Dynes got to work and tickled one up in the usual manner, bigger faster blower, cam, valves, and so on.

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Originally Posted by Dougal

Brian, do you know how many gallons per mile that thing was drinking?

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I would have an educated guess of about 5mpg.

Hi All

The Amarok surprised me too, after the D2 Disco I had some doubts, But it towed our 25ft Regent Van really well the little 2lt has heaps of grunt and is very stable on the road when towing.

I have the speed warning set to 105kph and it often goes ding even on hilly roads.

We have since down sized the van to a Goldstream crown off road camper & it gets a bit scary as I often forget that we are towing it.

The one thing I dislike are the side mirrors that give a distorted view when reversing. It is harder with a trailer. But most modern vehicles seem to have the same stye of mirrors.

The hill start assist works in forward & reverse & makes for smooth starts, with no need to touch the hand brake.

There are some major issues with the genuine tow hitch getting recalled & replaced with a useless one that is too close to the rear bumper and sits way to high for a normal 6X4 trailer. It has caused a bit of grief to those that tow large long trailers & resulted in a few scrapes & dents while reversing up to trailers.

If any of you are thinking about an Amarok get the Hayman Reese bar fitted.

Apart from that it has so far been the best tug We have ever had.

Andrew

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Originally Posted by BMKal

Must admit that the ranking of the Amarok has surprised me too. Have always liked them, but didn't think that a little 2 litre would rate so well in a towing comparison.

Given the numbers of Playdo's and Pajero's you see towing vans out there, I'm a little surprised that either / both of them didn't rate in the top 10. I'd certainly expect to see either of them ahead of the Isuzu MUX or the Dunnydoor wagon.

As far as yank tow trucks go - before I got into Disco's, I had a Ford F100 Ranger (imported) that had been converted to diesel (6.5 litre Chev V8). Plenty of torque and would pull a house without problem - but as for stability, sure footedness and comfort - forget it. The yank tanks aren't even in the race in my opinion - and don't even mention fuel consumption. ;)

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The Playdo is living on reputation alone,the D4D is a gutless POS towing. Pat

New playdo can only tow 2.5 tonnes.Before they changed the tow formula my 130 could tow 4 tonnes.

My 6x6 Perentie can only tow 2t, legally.

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Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

My 6x6 Perentie can only tow 2t, legally.

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In all conditions on all slopes.

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Originally Posted by Dougal

In all conditions on all slopes.

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Legally, yes.
The Inter can tow more, which makes me wonder, why didn't the Iveco Daily make the list? I've been seeing a few out on the roads in recent times and they look as if they are becoming a popular choice.

Evening all.
Interesting thread. It is a no brainer that the landcrusher is in no 1 position. Media brainwashing does wonders.
No surprise however to see the RR and D4 2 & 3. Although I would have put the D4 in front of the RR because you see a lot more D4's towing vans. The D90 was more of a surprise!?.
The Amarok is a great ute but the 2 liter motor puts me off a little. Imagine it with the TDI V6 from the Touareg!.
We have a 23 ft Retreat Daydream (2381kg's GTM) and my D2a does an admirable job of lugging it around (with a few mods) suprising a few playdo and Pajeros along the way. I would love to try a D4....it must be a dream to drive and tow with.
Regards
Robbo

Diesel Territory over a commodore any day thanks. Yes it's a land rover v6.

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