Towing with a Nissan XTrail

Remember, 4 x 75kg people weigh 0.3tons + luggage and usual crap in the back area 0.1tons at least + the camper of 1200kg, so all up the vehicle is being asked to move 1600kg at least.yes it will do it but fuel usage will rise as the ECU has to adjust to power instead of economy as it is usually running.

The dynamics of the vehicle will alter too with the nose up a bit depending on towball weight. I presume you have an electric brake controller already fitted as this will be essential if you want to stop.

I would check the towbar fixing points where it bolts to the metal of the body's construction. Some are only fitted with small washers as the backup on the other side of the sheetmetal body and I have seen a jacknifed Xtrail with a small tandem and the tandem promptly ripped the towbar completely off the vehicle.
Vehicle was still drivable but the trailer owned the towbar, still connected to the ball, so it didn't take much to rip it off.
A recovery vehicle just hooked the trailer onto their towbar and took it away.

If travelling on rough roads then the towbar fixing is essential to have it right.

The tow KG's might be 2000kg but I think 1200kg load and vehicle loading is quite enough.
You will see people towing more with the x trails but there is not much reserve of anything for emergencies if near the max.
Ross M

My son's Ex's father towed a medium van with one so probably not too much heavier.

He destroyed the clutch very quickly at AFAIR about 40KK. AFAIR he attributed it to having to slip the clutch a lot in manouvring the van in caravan parks etc.

My understanding is that they are known for a weak clutch.

I don't know whether he was a very poor driver or it is an actual weakness but I suggest you check it out by posting on a Nissan forum and maybe ask around specialists. AFAIR I have seen references to weak clutches on other forums.
Regards Philip A

quote from whirlpool regarding CVT transmission
Quote But why risk it, just get a manual. Much nicer to drive, much more reliable, not to mention cheaper to buy and fix.

Before I bought my 2008 Xtrail, 5 mechanics told me not to touch the manual with a 50 foot pole. Something to do with the clutch having a notorious habit of failing and costing a fortune to repair unquote
Look, I don't know how true any of this is but I suggest you do some careful research.

Just curious: Is the X-Trail a truck-based design (body-on-frame), or a unibody design?

Unibody.
They are quite a nice soft roader. My daughter had one and so did my wife's closest friend.
They are great on dirt roads, but I would not take one on a beach or on hard 4WD tracks.
Regards Philip A