I am looking to buy a Triton or a Troll. My tow car is a 2018 Skoda Karoq 1.6 Tdi with DSG box. The dealer tells me that the max towing weight is 1500kgs, I understand the kerb weight of the car to be 1441kgs with a payload of 200kgs. (total 1641kgs)
When I check the weights of the Troll, the max MTPLM on any model is 1300kgs but some models are much less than this.
What I want to know is which ones can I tow and are there any of the above models that I cannot tow.
Any help appreciated.
Ken

The 1300kg figure is the maximum weight allowed for the van including all its contents: the van itself, when "unloaded" is much lighter.

If your can can tow 1500 then a 1300kg fully loaded van would be no probs and just ever so slightly over the "recommended" (but not legally restrictive) 85% van to car ratio

Thanks for that, I thought I was ok but just wanted to double check.
Regards
Ken

Youre welcome:)

Mmmm.

I run a 1.5 petrol DSG Karoq and like the 1.6 diesel it too has a towing limit of 1500kg, the 2 litre diesel can pull 2000kg.

I'm not so sure your other weights are correct though, as most cars of that sort of size have a 600kg payload and 200kg is just two slim young adults, which might be OK for a 2 seater sports car but it certainly isn't for a mid range SUV style like a Karoq.

HJ lists my model with a kerbweight of 1318kg and a Gross Weight of 2050kg which means a payload of 732kg

They also list the 1.6 diesel DSG as having a 1366kg kerbweight and 1962kg Gross Weight, giving a 596kg payload.

The kerbweight you can't really check, except if you have Karoq brochures from 2018, but the gross weight is on the VIN sticker at the bottom left of the driver's door shut. Whatever the Gross Weight turns out to be the kerbweight will be circa 1350kg or so and as the Gross Weight of all of them is around 2o00kg you can count on about 600kg or so.

The heaviest Trolls now have a 1400kg MTPLM, with a cost option MTPLM increase from the 1300kg standard MTPLM. Back around 2000 Troll MTPLM's were 1000kg and the payload element was a bit over 100kg and there was no option to increase the weight. During the noughties the standard MTPLM became 1200kg with the option to increase to 1300kg. In 2010 when production commenced in Germany the vans had been redesigned and were taller and the Trolls 4ins wider. This made them heavier and an MTPLM of 1300kg became standard, with the 1400kg as an option.

All should be easily towed by both a 1.5 petrol or 1.6 diesel Karoq.

Hi, we have a Troll 530GT with upgraded chassis to 1400KG. We think the van when loaded with awnings etc weighs around 1200 to 1250 kg. We tow with a 2020 Skoda Karoq 1.6 tdi and DSG gearbox. On our last trip to the Peak District we averaged 37.7 MPG. Hope this is of help.