Can a Mercedes-Benz GL-Class tow
a Freebirds Caravans Riverbank 21.6?
X164 (GL320 / GL450) (2006), checked against the manufacturer's published figures.
Close to the limits
The Freebirds Caravans Riverbank 21.6's published ATM of 3,200kg sits 300kg under the Mercedes-Benz GL-Class's 3,500kg braked towing rating.
- Braked towing ratingThe Mercedes-Benz GL-Class, manufacturer published
- 3,500kg
- Towball ratingThe Mercedes-Benz GL-Class, manufacturer published
- 350kg
- ATMThe Freebirds Caravans Riverbank 21.6, maximum loaded weight, manufacturer published
- 3,200kg
Figures are the manufacturer's published ratings.
Possible, but close to the limits
Loaded to its published ATM, the Freebirds Caravans Riverbank 21.6 uses all but 300kg of what the Mercedes-Benz GL-Class is rated to tow, so there is little room left for what you pack.
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 Mercedes-Benz GL-Class's and the Freebirds Caravans Riverbank 21.6'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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Mercedes-Benz GL-Class
X164 (GL320 / GL450) (2006)
Freebirds Caravans Riverbank 21.6
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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.
This pairing is inside the published ratings, with not much room left.
Improve your stability
The published weights sit close together here. A weight distribution hitch spreads some of the towball load onto the car's front axle, which is what the ball weight takes off it.
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Other caravans a Mercedes-Benz GL-Class can tow
Every van here sits inside this car's published ratings, or close to them.
- Freebirds Caravans Beach Wave 20.63,200 kg ATMClose
- Roadstar Caravans Sirius3,150 kg ATMComfortable
- Concept Caravans Innovation RS Off Road3,100 kg ATMComfortable
- Jayco Australia Discovery Outback3,066 kg ATMComfortable
- Blue Sky Caravans Sapphire3,014 kg ATMComfortable
- Kokoda Caravans XC Range3,000 kg ATMComfortable
Other cars that can tow the Freebirds Caravans Riverbank 21.6
Each one is rated for this caravan, or sits close to the limit.
- Toyota HiLuxRogue / SR5 / SR (2.8L Auto 4x4), tows 3,500 kg brakedClose
- Toyota LandCruiser100 Series (4.2L Turbo Diesel), tows 3,500 kg brakedClose
- Toyota Prado250 Series (New Gen), tows 3,500 kg brakedClose
- Toyota TundraLimited (Official Aus RHD), tows 4,500 kg brakedComfortable
- Ford EverestNext-Gen (V6 Platinum / Sport), tows 3,500 kg brakedClose
- Ford F-150Lariat / Raptor (Grey Import), tows 4,500 kg brakedComfortable
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.