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  New Jeep Cherokee makes European debut 4 Mar 2014 (News)
  speed power transfer unit, which includes torque management and low range gears to locks the front and rear drive shafts for low speed power or towing. All four-wheel drive models feature Jeep’s Selec-Terrain traction control system with four driving modes - Auto, Snow, Sport
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  CMC unveils long(ish)-wheelbase Jaguar E-type 12 Nov 2013 (News)
  and handling upgrades. During the rebuild Branstad, who intends to travel widely, requested a trailer to be built. CMC built this from two E-type rear ends joined together. The trailer is connected to the car via a removable tow hitch, which locks into position through the revering light aperture
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  Some Cheap Part Exchanges at Auction Today 2 Apr 2004 (News)
  95H Golf VR6: £2,300 sold; 55k mile 2001/52 Laguna II 1.6 Authentique: £3,775 very provisional; 80k mile 96P BMW 328i auto Coupe: £4,950 sold; 54k mile 98R Honda CRV manual with a tow hook: £4,800 provisional; 135k mile 95M Renault Espace 2.1TD Champs Elysee: £1,725
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  New Ford Maverick Sports Utility 1 May 2001 (News)
  with Electronic Brakeforce Distribution. The vehicle is already well proven, having been launched as the Ford Escape in the USA in August 2000 and selling 75,000 units in its first three months. Towing weights are 1,500kg for the 2.0 litre manual and 1,700kg for the 3.0 V6 automatic, enough to pull
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  Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 13-6-2015 13 Jun 2015 (News)
  vehicle unless you need a tow car and even then very thirsty. See: /carbycar/mitsubishi/challengershogun-sport-1998/     Exchanging chances I'm about to order a new car costing £38,000 and trading in my
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  Reader review of the month: April 2014 2 May 2014 (News)
  RAV4, mentioning everything from towing capability down to the ease with which it can be cleaned. The review covers the 19,000 miles and 18 months since the car was bought new during which time Wenlock explains: “No items have gone... as I would expect at this mileage
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  Report: Peking to Paris, day 25 21 Jun 2013 (News)
  again. One of the media-Toyotas was put to good use in towing the Ford up and down the yard, it ran briefly but clearly there were timing issues and after a few coughs, bangs and back-fires, the engine called it a day. Bill’s head was under the bonnet when we left… oil all over
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  Tyre safety organisation issues pothole warning 8 Feb 2013 (News)
  in the vehicle handbook and on a plate which is often located inside the fuel filler flap or on the driver’s door sill. Check the pressure when tyres are cold (i.e. when you have travelled less than two miles). If you are carrying a full load of passengers or luggage or will be towing
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  Pick-up prices pick up 18 May 2009 (News)
  . Ward continued “Double cab pick-ups are becoming de-rigeur at county-fairs, gymkhanas and caravan parks because of the combination of comfort and rugged performance. They will tow a decent sized caravan or double horsebox with ease and if fitted with a Truckman top or similar offer plenty
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  Ssangyong Now Approved for Motability 26 Aug 2008 (News)
  . All three SsangYong Rexton models have all-wheel drive and the 2.7 litre common rail turbo diesel engine for big towing capacity and off-road capability. The Rexton squares up against the Mitsubishi Shogun, Land Rover Discovery and Jeep Cherokee and whichever way you look at it, offers great value
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  Bags of Variety at Auction Today 6 Mar 2002 (News)
  grasp (goes with the hat). A 51 reg, 5,000 mile Merc A160 Avant Garde manual long-wheelbase in silver sold to a private couple for £11,850. And the 91,000 mile 99T SEAT Ibiza TDI S with a tow-hook which I hung around for hoping to get for £2,500 sold for £2,800
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  Peking-Paris crews prepare for Russia 28 Jun 2016 (News)
  as it were,’ said rally director Fred Gallagher. ‘Recent bad weather had made the terrain more challenging and so it exposed any weaknesses in the cars. ‘We had some return to the capital Ulaan Baatar for repair while those affected later in the journey found themselves being towed
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  Veteran Toledo steam car set for Regent Street Motor Show 9 Oct 2014 (News)
  to be towed the last 15 miles. Remarkably, the same fate befell the car in 1902, when it was dragged over the final few miles behind a horse as the weather turned. You can see the car at the free-to-view
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  Report: Peking to Paris, day seven 3 Jun 2013 (News)
  Mustang convertible (below), had two tyres blow out at the same time, causing the car to swerve and get buried in a soft bank of dirt. A tow out from a camera-crew and a tyre change from the Sweeps Rob Dominy and Bob Harris soon had the car running again. The little blue Renault 4 stayed in Bulgan
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  Can you drive an electric van above 3500kg with a normal licence? 21 Aug 2018 (News)
  instructor. The rules also state that the van has to be driven for the purpose of transporting goods and only within the territory of Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales – but not Northern Ireland). You’re also not allowed to tow a trailer.  According to the DfT
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  Sir Winston Churchill's Series 1 Land Rover 'UKE 80' Under The Hammer This Weekend 18 Oct 2012 (News)
  , on also seeing the logbook and sharing Normans surprise at the previous owner recorded, decided to make Norman an offer of doubling his money on the spot, the offer was taken and UKE 80 passed into just its third official ownership. Frank and the Land Rover were soon put to work towing his
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  New Navara Prices Beat Independent Imports 6 Jul 2005 (News)
  of the nine different Navaras. Automatic transmission is a £975 option on the Outlaw and Aventura Double Cab. Load weight is 1097kg (for BIK tax purposes). Maximum towing weight is 2.6 tonnes. Standard model combined mpg is 33.2 and CO2 226g/km. 0-60 is 10.5 seconds
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  Scramble for Cars at Auction Today 24 Jul 2002 (News)
  with a tow hook which sold for £3,700. But, not letting the side down, a 68,000 mile 2.0LX four door with a/c and alloys shot straight past its reserve of £4,400 to sell for £4,700, a 79,000 mile 99V 1.8iLX 5-door with a/c and rust in the back window sold for £4,750 and a silly spec
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  Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 4 Apr 2015 (News)
  it was immediately apparent that the steering was not as it should be and, upon inspection, it was found that the inner track rod, an integral part of the rack, was bent. Obviously, by the evident marks, the car had been attached by the rack and not the towing eye to the towing winch when lifted onto
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  Toyota Hilux Reaches South Pole 24 Dec 2010 (News)
  . It combines a low unladen weight of just 2.2 tons with a payload capacity of 1.5 tons and a towing capacity of 3 tons – an essential attribute when carrying the expedition equipment, spare parts and participants, as well as 1,280 litres of fuel per vehicle. Thirdly, this expedition