towing

AJ
I assume from your question you are asking whether the reported condition has been carried through into the 120 series from the 90 series. I have a 90 series and have previously towed a camper with a laden weight of about 1500kg with a treg coupling without having experienced what you describe. But then again I was not in the habit of towing at 95kph over corrugations. It seems to me that you could expect that response from most vehicles in that situation. The Treg coupling is designed to allowed vertical and lateral movement , and to tow any van at that speed over bumps with that coupling would be an invitation to a rocky ride.

tessa

Hello there AJ. Did the article state whether or not weight distribution equipment was used? If tow ball weight was not equally distributed to all four wheels then I would think that it would contribute to vehicle instability. Cheers

I used to own a 2003 90 Series Auto GXL TDI Prado (with polyairs), it towed a Kimberley Camper everywhere without any problem whatsoever.

When we upgraded to a caravan (say 1.8 ton) we didn't experience the problem your post refers to. I suspect that this was for a couple of reaons:
1. The polyairs stiffened the rear of the vehicle somewhat. (I did also use a WDH after a while.)
2. The 90 series really didn't have the guts/grunt to tow the van at that sort of speed. (Despite the specs saying that it could do so with ease, and knowingly buying a van that the vehicle could tow). It would take an eternity to wind up to 90km/h on the freeway.

I now own 100 Series, and it tow the van reall well. I'm really happy with it even though I would have preferered not having the expense of having to change vehicles in the first place.

Ian