Hyundai i800

With a body that heavy and 135 bhp the engine will struggle I think. You do not show the torque figure which is important and with that weight I would think anything under 160 lb/ft would be too low and more would be preferable.

I had the early i800 5 speed manual (170ps) towing a Pegasus 646 6 kids, dog, mrs and me. To put it politely it was very very good as a tow car. Only gripe I had with it was the lack of a rear wash/wiper as seeing through the van in wet weather was difficult . I changed it after five years for the newer 6 speed but lower powered ( 136ps engine)  i800 , the difference was very noticeable towing, plan ahead going up steep hills etc it managed ok. Just not quick off the mark and seemed to tow best at an indicated 65mph. solo I didn't feel safe overtaking on single carriage ways ( change down a gear and floor it produced noise and almost some acceleration ,change down two gears just gave even more noise and very little acceleration. ) I am now on my third i800 which on paper is the same power but it  realy drives much better and has more performance .I haven't had chance to tow with it yet as I ve only just run it in but at the end of the month I will be doing a 600mile round trip towing.I hope this helps. Chris 

I have an i800 auto 170bhp that I have just purchased 2016 model. We own a 2016 sprite Quattro with an MTPLM of around 1610.

We bought the car based on the club's towcar match but it has become apparent that the auto has a towing limit of 1500kg against 2300kg on the manual. The stats on the club's towcar match are incorrect for this vehicle. 

Anyway... my question is that the caravan seems to be no more than 100kg past the towing limit of the car. Am I still able to pull the van ok? The kerbweight ratio is find and I know that you can tow over 85% however the towing limit is different. 

I would be interested if anyone can answer this for me and highlight any implications of towing a van that is slightly over the towing limit.

Thanks in advance!

anyone???

Have you cross checked your Max Train weight on the V5.

The max towing weight and the GTW are legal maximums. It's up to you if you break the law but remember you’d be invalidating your insurance as well so please don't be on the road when I am.

Hi, realise this is an old thread. Having the same dilemma if to go for the i800. Tow a 1400kg caravan. Did you get one. If so how did you find it?

Thanks

Hello yes I did get the 168bhp auto in the end (in fact we're away in it just now). It tows with no problem. Added bonus - when travelling the extra space means you don't feel like you've got all your kit on top of you. Certainly for me that makes the journey just feel more relaxed. 

I read a comprehensive document from a bloke in the trailers etc industry (so he presumably has some knowledge) in which he said that when it comes to the law and towing limits its the ACTUAL weight you are towing and NOT the plated weight of the towed vehicle that counts. So by his argument, as long as you kept the payload on your caravan really low then the actual weight of your van could still be below 1500kgs and this keep you lawful. 

Hi all, we towed the caravan the 600 mile round trip. The new i800 tows the Pegasus really well even with all our bodies and kit. The manual  gearbox is well set for heavy loads and is quite flexible, the power really comes in just over 1500 revs and pulls strongly. I would recommend this model for towing.  I hope this helps.