Can a Volkswagen Amarok tow
a Crusader Caravans CRV?
W580 (Walkinshaw) (2023), checked against the manufacturer's published figures.
Yes
The Crusader Caravans CRV's published ATM of 2,200kg sits 1,300kg under the Volkswagen Amarok's 3,500kg braked towing rating.
- Braked towing ratingThe Volkswagen Amarok, manufacturer published
- 3,500kg
- Towball ratingThe Volkswagen Amarok, manufacturer published
- 350kg
- ATMThe Crusader Caravans CRV, maximum loaded weight, manufacturer published
- 2,200kg
Figures are the manufacturer's published ratings.
Yes, this pairing is inside the published ratings
The Amarok has a towing capacity of 3,500kg, which comfortably handles the CRV (2,200kg).
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 Volkswagen Amarok's and the Crusader Caravans CRV'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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Volkswagen Amarok
W580 (Walkinshaw) (2023)
Crusader Caravans CRV
Starting from $59,372
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 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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Other caravans a Volkswagen Amarok can tow
Every van here sits inside this car's published ratings, or close to them.
- Olympic Caravans Sprinter2,140 kg ATMComfortable
- Cub Campers Wollemi All-Road2,100 kg ATMComfortable
- Australian Off Road Odyssey Signature2,000 kg ATMComfortable
- Avan Campers Caravans & Motorhomes Ray Pop Top1,930 kg ATMComfortable
- Snowy River Caravans SRS Mini Caravan Range1,600 kg ATMComfortable
- Avan Campers Caravans & Motorhomes Aliner1,080 kg ATMComfortable
Other cars that can tow the Crusader Caravans CRV
Each one is rated for this caravan, or sits close to the limit.
- Volkswagen AmarokNF (Next-Gen V6 / 4-Cyl), tows 3,500 kg brakedComfortable
- Volkswagen AmarokV6 (580 / 550), tows 3,500 kg brakedComfortable
- Volkswagen Arteon206TSI / Shooting Brake, tows 2,200 kg brakedClose
- Volkswagen CaliforniaBeach / Coast (T6), tows 2,500 kg brakedClose
- Volkswagen CrafterSY (RWD / 4MOTION), tows 3,000 kg brakedClose
- Volkswagen MultivanT6 / T6.1 (TDI340 / 450), tows 2,500 kg brakedClose
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.