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Can a GWM Tank 300 tow
a Roadstar Caravans Little Rippa?

Petrol / Hybrid (Update) (2024), checked against the manufacturer's published figures.

Yes

The Roadstar Caravans Little Rippa's published ATM of 2,560kg sits 440kg under the GWM Tank 300's 3,000kg braked towing rating.

Braked towing ratingThe GWM Tank 300, manufacturer published
3,000kg
Towball ratingThe GWM Tank 300, manufacturer published
300kg
ATMThe Roadstar Caravans Little Rippa, maximum loaded weight, manufacturer published
2,560kg
Ball weightThe Roadstar Caravans Little Rippa, manufacturer published
200kg

Figures are the manufacturer's published ratings.

Yes, this pairing is inside the published ratings

The Tank 300 has a towing capacity of 3,000kg, which comfortably handles the Little Rippa (2,560kg).

This is a guide off published figures, not a compliance check.The legal numbers are the compliance plates on your car and the van. Weigh the loaded rig at a public weighbridge to know for sure, then read the ticket.

Towing weights are enforced against the plates on the vehicles, never against a brochure. What the comparison above gives you is the Roadstar Caravans Little Rippa's published weights next to the GWM Tank 300's published ratings, so you know which numbers to look for on the plates themselves.

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GWM Tank 300

Petrol / Hybrid (Update) (2024)

Specs apply to 2024-2025 models
Tow capacity3,000kg
Ball weight limit300kg
GCM5,880kg

Roadstar Caravans Little Rippa

Price on application

Little Rippa
ATM (max weight)2,560kg
Ball weight200kg
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Always check your compliance plate

Online databases use factory-standard specs. They don't know about your bullbar (adds weight), suspension upgrades (can change GCM), or how much you're carrying.

How to find it

Open your passenger or driver door. Look for a silver or black metal plate riveted to the pillar. This plate overrides everything you read online.

Why the numbers move once you load up

The figure most often left out of the sum is payload, which is everything you add after the vehicles leave the factory.

  • • Bullbar and winch: both add weight to the front of the car, and it comes out of your payload.
  • • Passengers: everyone in the car comes out of its payload, not just the driver.
  • • Tow ball mass: this comes out of your car's payload, not just your towing limit.

Always weigh your rig fully loaded.

Where to get it weighed, and what the ticket tells you.

This pairing works - now get the required safety gear

Since this pairing sits inside the published ratings, ensure you have the required safety gear. Mirrors and a brake controller are mandatory in Australia for this weight.

Towing mirrors

Legally required when the van is wider than your car

See options →

Brake controllers

Mandatory for trailers over 750kg GTM

See options →

Weight distribution hitch

Keeps the rig level and steering weight on the front axle

See options →

Not sure which brake controller suits your car, or whether it already has one built in? Read the brake controller guide

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Treat this as a guide off published figures, not a compliance check.The legal numbers are the compliance plates on your car and the van, and where we do not hold a published ball weight we estimate it at 10% of ATM.Weigh the loaded rig at a public weighbridge to know for sure, then read the ticket.

These are factory figures for a standard vehicle. A bullbar, a winch, a second battery or a full water tank all come out of what you have left to carry.