BobD
06-10-2007, 11:43 PM
Towed my caravan with the Multivan last weekend for the first time. I've got to say it is the best tow car I have ever had, much better than the 4.1l Falcon wagon I used to use a few years ago.
According to the trip computer it was getting around 12.6l/100km at 100 or up to about 13.6 when I pushed it a bit more and cruised up hill and down dale at around 115. This is excellent and surprising because we struggle to get better than 12l/100km around town without the caravan. It was quite warm and the aircon was left on auto also. We had four adults and 1 13 year old boy on board as well.
The T4 TDI manual got about the same consumption with the same caravan but averaged better than 8l/100km around town. It also had much less power reserve for towing and slowed much more up hills.
Anyway, anyone who wants a fantastic luxurious and extremely comfortable and roomy tow vehicle for their round Australia caravan trip could do much worse than the Multivan. It is up there with the best tow vehicles on the road for caravans up to about 2t in my opinion.
According to the trip computer it was getting around 12.6l/100km at 100 or up to about 13.6 when I pushed it a bit more and cruised up hill and down dale at around 115. This is excellent and surprising because we struggle to get better than 12l/100km around town without the caravan. It was quite warm and the aircon was left on auto also. We had four adults and 1 13 year old boy on board as well.
The T4 TDI manual got about the same consumption with the same caravan but averaged better than 8l/100km around town. It also had much less power reserve for towing and slowed much more up hills.
Anyway, anyone who wants a fantastic luxurious and extremely comfortable and roomy tow vehicle for their round Australia caravan trip could do much worse than the Multivan. It is up there with the best tow vehicles on the road for caravans up to about 2t in my opinion.