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Can a Kia Sorento tow
a Windsor RV Australia Genesis?

BL (Ladder Frame) (2002), checked against the manufacturer's published figures.

Yes

The Windsor RV Australia Genesis's published ATM of 2,500kg sits 300kg under the Kia Sorento's 2,800kg braked towing rating.

Braked towing ratingThe Kia Sorento, manufacturer published
2,800kg
Towball ratingThe Kia Sorento, manufacturer published
280kg
ATMThe Windsor RV Australia Genesis, maximum loaded weight, manufacturer published
2,500kg
Ball weightThe Windsor RV Australia Genesis, manufacturer published
190kg

Figures are the manufacturer's published ratings.

Yes, this pairing is inside the published ratings

The Sorento has a towing capacity of 2,800kg, which comfortably handles the Genesis (2,500kg).

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.

That comparison uses the Kia Sorento's and the Windsor RV Australia Genesis's own manufacturer figures, with nothing estimated that we could look up instead. Where a figure is an estimate rather than a published number, the page says so beside it.

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Kia Sorento

BL (Ladder Frame) (2002)

Specs apply to 2002-2009 models
Tow capacity2,800kg
Ball weight limit280kg
GCM5,300kg

Windsor RV Australia Genesis

Starting from $68,990

Genesis
ATM (max weight)2,500kg
Ball weight190kg
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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.

Every figure here describes the two vehicles as they left the factory. Yours has a history since then, and the plates on it are what that history gets measured against.