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Can a Holden Commodore Ute tow
an Adria Altea?

Omega (VE Series II, automatic, no heavy-duty pack offered) (2011), checked against published figures.

Close to the limits

The Adria Altea's published ATM of 1,600kg exactly matches the Holden Commodore Ute's braked towing rating.

Braked towing ratingThe Holden Commodore Ute, manufacturer published
1,600kg
Towball ratingThe Holden Commodore Ute, our estimate at 10% of the braked towing rating
160kg
ATMThe Adria Altea, maximum loaded weight, manufacturer published
1,600kg

Figures are the manufacturer's published ratings, apart from the towball rating, which is our estimate.

Inside the published limits, and close to them

At its published ATM, the Adria Altea sits exactly on what the Holden Commodore Ute is rated to tow, with no margin left.

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Important checks

  • This check used an estimated ball weight for the Adria Altea - 10% of its ATM rather than a published figure. Check the van's compliance plate before you rely on it.
  • The towball limit we hold for the Holden Commodore Ute is our estimate at 10% of the braked towing rating. Check the compliance plate or the owner's manual for the Holden Commodore Ute's own figure before you rely on this check.
  • We could not run the GCM check for this pairing - that is the combined weight of the loaded car and caravan together. The Holden Commodore Ute's compliance plate or owner's manual carries its GCM figure.

This is a guide off the makers' published figures.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.

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Towing weights are enforced against the plates on the two vehicles. The comparison above puts the Adria Altea's published weights next to the Holden Commodore Ute's published ratings, so you know which numbers to look for on those plates.

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Holden Commodore Ute

Omega (VE Series II, automatic, no heavy-duty pack offered) (2011)

Specs apply to 2011+ models
Tow capacity1,600kg
Ball weight limitOur estimate at 10% of tow capacity160kg

Adria Altea

Price on application

Adria Altea
ATM (max weight)1,600kg
Ball weightEstimated at 10% of ATM160kg
What ATM and ball weight mean
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Always check your compliance plate

Online databases use factory-standard specs. They do not know about the bullbar on your car, a suspension upgrade, or how much you are carrying. Each one changes your real limits.

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.

Where the plate is and how to read it

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, including the driver, comes out of its payload.
  • • Ball weight: the weight the van puts on the towball comes out of your car's payload as well as its towing limit.

Work out what this van is allowed to carry, then check the figures before you pack it.

Always weigh your rig fully loaded.

This pairing is inside the published ratings, with not much room left.

Gear for a van close to your limits

The published weights sit close together here. A weight distribution hitch moves some of the towball load onto the car's front axle, which is where the ball weight takes it from.

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This is a guide off the makers' published figures.The legal numbers are the compliance plates on your car and the van. 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.

Published specifications are the starting point. The numbers that decide anything are the ones your own loaded rig puts on the scales.