Thread: New Defender an immediate success

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

A 3720kg towing capacity is very good.

New Land Rover Defender boasts 3720kg towing - www.caravancampingsales.com.au

But the AUS specs say 3500kg,on the LR site.

The other figure was on a SA site.

All confusing,I know.

I am yet to see a pic of one in RH drive?

Originally Posted by scarry

But the AUS specs say 3500kg,on the LR site.

The other figure was on a SA site.

All confusing,I know.

I am yet to see a pic of one in RH drive?

I haven't checked this, but I'm pretty sure that no passenger vehicle can tow over 3500kg braked in Australia anymore.
That's why all the old defenders and discovery 1s can only tow 3500 not 4000 as is usually on the towbar, but trust me, we have a 3500 kg trailer that we actually load until it's at that, and you really would not want to go any higher anyway.

Cheers
James

My Disco 1 has 4000kg stamped on the bar. The owner's manual says you can take the vehicle to LR dealership to be inspected and they are able to stamp the book at 4000kg.

Cheers

I think the main thing to take away is that it has been rated to 3720Kgs in SA meaning there is plenty of head room at 3500Kg.

The max tow limits of vehicles can be surprising. The RRC manual says it is rated to tow 6 tons in an emergency if kept below 40kph.

Originally Posted by ozscott

My Disco 1 has 4000kg stamped on the bar. The owner's manual says you can take the vehicle to LR dealership to be inspected and they are able to stamp the book at 4000kg.

Cheers

I think you'll find that under Australian law that is all now irrelevant, we looked into it and there's no way around
Edit:

I've just looked and can't find what we used as reference,I see some are offering towing upgrades for lc200 etc, I'm not sure how this is done,I know if you get an extra axle it's possible, but anyway....

I guarantee 3.5 tonnes behind a car is well more than enough!

I don't want to tow even close to 3500kg, but it's nice to know the margin is there.
Our Defender barely notices our camper trailer.
The Bruder caravan in the Defender vids weighs about 2000kg and has an ATM of 3000kg.
Brochure - EXP-6 - BruderX

Originally Posted by Meccles

I reckon this is a straight replacement for a D4. And like them will do a good job Offroad.

Pretty much what I was saying about a year ago. The D5 moved away from the older Disco ideal. I must admit I was looking for a split tailgate option. Maybe that fold up ladder will work though.