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I received a call from my selling Land Rover dealership (Hobart) this morning, officially confirmed by Land Rover Australia, Max tow ball weight capacity for a 2021/22 RRS HSE of 350Kg, so ignore the poorly maintained tech information on the official Land Rover Australia web sites.

I wonder how many sales they have lost due to issues like this vs them focusing on their shinny advertising web content/Web Ambassadors etc that surely mean nothing to most people when you factor in production, photography, etc etc fees and cost?🙄

I haven’t even had a reply on the official Land Rover Australia Face Book site. Pretty poor real world support for a $170K purchase!

Originally Posted by Baytown;[URL="tel:3073791"

3073791[/URL]]Thanks Sean mate and you're right, I was pretty concerned re the advertised discrepancies so would have been really upset to have needed to have cancelled the order.

‘Thank you for the clear info.

Ken

Hi all,

Just wondering if it is advisable to tow in 'Sport' mode with the SDV8.
I will be towing a similar weight to Bails.

Cheers, Craig

It’s my understanding that the 8 speed box used by Land Rover prefers to be in Sport mode when towing and as such, will mostly never be in top gear.

This also gives you the opportunity to shift gear via your paddles etc as you feel the need for hills etc.

I did see formal advice re this some time ago but can’t find it now sorry. I’ll certainly only be towing my 20.6 Zone Off Road in Sport mode, as I always did in my Discovery with the same box.

Does it say anything in the Owners manual re towing?

I realise the software for the box and engine power is different to the Discovery.


Ken

Originally Posted by Disco4SE;[URL="tel:3074983"

3074983[/URL]]Hi all,

Just wondering if it is advisable to tow in 'Sport' mode with the SDV8.
I will be towing a similar weight to Bails.

Cheers, Craig

Hmmm, no mention of Sport mode for towing, or not using 8th gear in the 2021 Range Rover Sport Owners manual on line though.

I wonder if it automatically chooses the correct gear box setting to prevent top gear use? My vehicle has Tow Assist so it wouldn’t surprise me.
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Originally Posted by Baytown

Does it say anything in the Owners manual re towing?

Thanks for your reply.

Checked the owners manual and there is nothing in there about towing in 'Sport' mode, however there is this..............
"When towing a trailer over 2,000Kg, a smoother start can be achieved by moving off in Low range then changing to High range while on the move"

This is not related to a particular engine.

Note: Spoke to a client of ours today who happens to be a well recognized name within Landrover, world wide. His own personal vehicle has the 4.4Lt SDV8. His advice was to put it in drive and let the gear box sort it out. His mate tows a 3.2 ton boat at ridiculous speeds up the east coast, problem free.
As a side note................The guy that tows the 3.2 ton boat has a mate that follows him with a similar weight boat but tows with a Landcruiser 200 series. The 200 Series uses almost twice the fuel as the Range Rover.

Cheers, Craig

Wow, that’s really interesting re your mates comments about driving in D when towing heavy loads.

I’ll change my attitude to this after this conversation, thanks Craig.👍

Originally Posted by Baytown

Wow, that’s really interesting re your mates comments about driving in D when towing heavy loads.

Keep in mind that the conversation was about the 4.4 SDV8. The towing in D may be different with the V6.....................Just sayin!

Just got back from a trip towing a boogie trailer about 1 ton. Trailer had a high covered cage which added a lot of wind resistance, Fuel went to around 12 / 100.