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Can a Jeep Gladiator tow
a New Age Caravans Manta Ray Expedition?

Rubicon (JT) (2021), checked against the manufacturer's published figures.

Close to the limits

The New Age Caravans Manta Ray Expedition's published ATM of 2,640kg sits 81kg under the Jeep Gladiator's 2,721kg braked towing rating.

Braked towing ratingThe Jeep Gladiator, manufacturer published
2,721kg
Towball ratingThe Jeep Gladiator, manufacturer published
272kg
ATMThe New Age Caravans Manta Ray Expedition, maximum loaded weight, manufacturer published
2,640kg
Ball weightThe New Age Caravans Manta Ray Expedition, manufacturer published
174kg

Figures are the manufacturer's published ratings, checked 24 January 2026.

Inside the published limits, and close to them

The Jeep Gladiator is rated to tow 81kg more than the New Age Caravans Manta Ray Expedition weighs at its published ATM.

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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. Weigh the loaded rig at a public weighbridge to know for sure, then read the ticket.

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Jeep Gladiator

Rubicon (JT) (2021)

Specs apply to 2021+ models
Tow capacity2,721kg
Ball weight limit272kg
GCM (car and van together)5,656kg

New Age Caravans Manta Ray Expedition

Starting from $90,990

New Age Caravans Manta Ray Expedition
ATM (max weight)2,640kg
Ball weight174kg

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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What towing this pair needs

  • A brake controller in the car. Coupled up, the New Age Caravans Manta Ray Expedition puts about 2,466kg on its wheels, and Australian law needs a controller above 2,000kg GTM (Gross Trailer Mass).

    How to choose one

Figures come from the makers' published specs for this exact pairing.

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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.

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.