Volvo XC60 as a tow car for a 1600 caravan?

DavidN
DavidN Forum Participant Posts: 90
edited April 2016 in Towcars & Towing #1

Hi

I am considering a Volvo XC60 as a tow car for my 1600 MPTLW caravan. I would be pleased to hear of anyones experience or thoughts on this car as atow car.

Thanks

Dave

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  • DavidN
    DavidN Forum Participant Posts: 90
    edited April 2016 #2

    Hi

    I am considering a Volvo XC60 as a tow car for my 1600 MPTLW caravan. I would be pleased to hear of anyones experience or thoughts on this car as atow car.

    Thanks

    Dave

    ...Sorry forgot to mention the XC60 is a D5 automatic

  • SELL
    SELL Forum Participant Posts: 398
    edited April 2016 #3

    I have a D4 manual and its town my 1370 kg Lunar with no problems very stable tow car imo

  • DS3
    DS3 Forum Participant Posts: 108
    edited April 2016 #4

    Yes, buy one. Wink
    Laughing

  • Jag12
    Jag12 Forum Participant Posts: 13
    edited April 2016 #5

    Brilliant tow car - I have a Volvo XC60 D5 Auto as a tow car for my 1550 MPTLW caravan.  No problems at all. If you can get one with the Volvo reversing camera fitted,when a metre away from the tow hitch, it zooms in automatically and you can see to hook
    up very clearly.

     

  • gerrymcf
    gerrymcf Forum Participant Posts: 1
    edited April 2016 #6

    I also have a 1600 MPTLW caravan with the Volvo xc60 D5 auto. As others have said, it makes a great tow car.  Being a newbie to caravaning I wanted something that wasn't "just able to tow", but could tow comfortably.  Even fully laden you hardly know that
    the van is behind you, accelerates easily and sticks to the road like glue around bends.  No probes with wet grass on site.  Around 30mpg when towing and into the 40's solo. haven't needed the anti snaking feature yet, but nice to know it is there if needed.
     Looking forward to touring abroad next year so the auto right hand drive headlight change facility will be handy. Only slight criticism is lack of storage "cubby holes" , for glasses, gloves and other general junk, maybe I was spoiled in previous cars.  Enjoy. 

  • Simpleton855
    Simpleton855 Forum Participant Posts: 72
    edited April 2016 #7

    I tow a 1450kg van with a D5 XC60 and it has no problems at all.

  • jot123
    jot123 Forum Participant Posts: 2
    edited April 2016 #8

    I have a 2014 XC60 D5 auto with a 1550kg caravan.  It tows very well.  I sit at 63mph on the motorway with cruise control on and after a while I need to remind myself I'm towing.

  • ATDel
    ATDel Forum Participant Posts: 335
    edited April 2016 #9

    I have a 2014 XC60 D5 auto with a 1550kg caravan.  It tows very well.  I sit at 63mph on the motorway with cruise control on and after a while I need to remind myself I'm towing.

    I'm interested in why you "sit at 63mph" whilst the limit is 60mph

  • EmilysDad
    EmilysDad Forum Participant Posts: 8,973
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    edited April 2016 #10

    I have a 2014 XC60 D5 auto with a 1550kg caravan.  It tows very well.  I sit at 63mph on the motorway with cruise control on and after a while I need to remind myself I'm towing.

    I'm interested in why you "sit at 63mph" whilst the limit is 60mph

    Probably the same reason the majority of the motorway does 75/80

  • JohnReid
    JohnReid Forum Participant Posts: 2
    edited May 2016 #11

    I can heartily recommend the XC60 as a towcar. We are away at the moment with our Swift Challenger SE 565 in tow and I can honestly say towing is easy. I also have the Polestar performance upgrade on the D5 and the outfit makes light work of anything we
    want to do, even here is Scotland with challenging hills and this weekend's winds and rain. This is my fourth XC60 and all of them have been good for towing.

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