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Can a Nissan Patrol tow
an Australian Off Road Quantum Plus?

GU (Coil Cab Ute) (1999), checked figure by figure.

Yes

The Australian Off Road Quantum Plus's published ATM of 2,600kg sits 600kg under the Nissan Patrol's 3,200kg braked towing rating.

Braked towing ratingThe Nissan Patrol, manufacturer published
3,200kg
Towball ratingThe Nissan Patrol, our estimate at 10% of the braked towing rating
320kg
ATMThe Australian Off Road Quantum Plus, maximum loaded weight, manufacturer published
2,600kg
Ball weightThe Australian Off Road Quantum Plus, manufacturer published
180kg

Figures are the manufacturer's published ratings, apart from the towball rating, which is our estimate, checked 10 July 2026.

Yes, this pairing is inside the published ratings

The Patrol has a towing capacity of 3,200kg, which comfortably handles the Quantum Plus (2,600kg).

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.

Towing weights are enforced against the plates on the vehicles, never against a brochure. What the comparison above gives you is the Australian Off Road Quantum Plus's published weights next to the Nissan Patrol's published ratings, so you know which numbers to look for on the plates themselves.

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Nissan Patrol

GU (Coil Cab Ute) (1999)

Specs apply to 1999-2016 models
Tow capacity3,200kg
Ball weight limitOur estimate at 10% of tow capacity320kg
GCM6,400kg

Australian Off Road Quantum Plus

Starting from $133,900

Quantum Plus
ATM (max weight)2,600kg
Ball weight180kg
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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.

Where the published weights sit close together, how you pack changes what the scales say. Heavy items ride best low down and over the caravan's axles, and whatever sits on the towball is carried by the car rather than by the van.