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Originally Posted by ChrisE
Yes the catalogue says all XC60 manuals are 75kg & all autos are 90kg BUT BUT BUT the owners manual says that the UK 4wd 205hp manual gearbox has a towing weight of 90 kg which it doesn't!
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The figures I quoted are for the MY2010 cars. HOWEVER they were also for the 163 and 185 and not the latest models.
I suspect the manual gearbox can't take more than 1800KG. Being that the gearbox is made by the people whose woeful copy of the Getrag auto appeared in lower spec Senators back in the late 80s - and who had a reputation of melting if you even showed it a towbar - I am surprised how tough the geartronic appears to be. I have clocked thousands of KM with 1900kg on the towbar - with no performance issues - cruising at a steady speed she manages over 30mpg. It is just the acceleration from rest where upon the fuel is dumped through the engine V8 style.