RV FEATURE
JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HOLDEN COLORADO
The 3L V6 Jeep Grand Cherokee is another
4WD wagon that can’t legally tow 3500kg
when loaded to GVM. In fact, it can only
tow 3150kg in these conditions. Hitched
to a 3500kg van when loaded to the
gunwales, the Jeep will exceed its GCM
by 350kg. Unfortunately, the reasonably popular Holden
Colorado isn’t much better. This vehicle will
exceed its GCM by 650kg if its owner tried to
tow a 3500kg van with the vehicle loaded to its
GVM of 3150kg.
With its 2267kg kerb weight, the Grand
Cherokee Laredo 4x4 offers a payload
capacity of 682kg. Drop 350kg onto the
towball, and payload is reduced to 332kg.
On the positive side, this vehicle (with auto
transmission) offers decent payload capacity.
But to use all of the 987kg on offer, including
the weight on the towball, any trailer being
towed can’t weigh more than 2850kg in total.
Is this enough to account for the weight of a
family, luggage, aftermarket accessories, etc?
You tell us.
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