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Can a Land Rover Defender tow
a RP Caravans Mini Cruzer?

110 / 130 (Tdi / Td5 / Puma) (1990), checked against the manufacturer's published figures.

Yes

The RP Caravans Mini Cruzer's published ATM of 3,000kg sits 500kg under the Land Rover Defender's 3,500kg braked towing rating.

Braked towing ratingThe Land Rover Defender, manufacturer published
3,500kg
Towball ratingThe Land Rover Defender, manufacturer published
350kg
ATMThe RP Caravans Mini Cruzer, maximum loaded weight, manufacturer published
3,000kg
Ball weightThe RP Caravans Mini Cruzer, manufacturer published
192kg

Figures are the manufacturer's published ratings.

Yes, this pairing is inside the published ratings

The Defender has a towing capacity of 3,500kg, which comfortably handles the Mini Cruzer (3,000kg).

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.

The figures above are the Land Rover Defender's and the RP Caravans Mini Cruzer's as their makers publish them, set against each other the same way an inspector would: loaded weight against braked towing rating, ball weight against towball rating.

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Land Rover Defender

110 / 130 (Tdi / Td5 / Puma) (1990)

Specs apply to 1990-2016 models
Tow capacity3,500kg
Ball weight limit350kg
GCM6,500kg

RP Caravans Mini Cruzer

Price on application

Mini Cruzer
ATM (max weight)3,000kg
Ball weight192kg
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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

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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.

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