1.6 ok for towing a caravan?

Would my 1.6 440 be ok towing a large caravan? Anybody have experience of this? Planning a trip for the spring, mostly motorway miles but I will be travelling a long distance!

I towed a caravan using a 1.6 and found it quite difficult as car wasnt powerful enough...really struggled on hilly roads..but the car was not a Volvo..but i shouldnt imagine it being to different..

I don't have experience of towing with a 1.6 but have driven an S40 1.6 and even unladen it felt underpowered. I would expect a 1.6 to really struggle with a caravan, especially a big one. Your handbook should give the max towable weight for your car and this may give some idea as to its suitability or otherwise. Sarge '99 V70 AWD:Dancing_chief:

1.6 towing 

having previously owned a 1.6, i totally agree with the previous three answers,i now have a diesel, plenty of torque for towing, and economy too. paul

My aunt used to two a small two berth caravan with a 53 plate Vauxhall Agila. It had a measly three cylinder engine. She travelled all of the country in it. The only problem she found with it was going up the hill on the A9 south out of Inverness!! She then went and got a diesel scenic and blew the gearbox up. Apparently the scenic wasn't up to towing? DavieC

Didn't mean to thank you there! clicked wrong button but a damn fine post all the same! I trust said Caravan has it's own independant brakes?

Hi, That YouTube vid is such a good example. And so damn funny too..! + ERROR: If you can see this, then is down or you don't have Flash installed. Enjoy in a box.. Des. . . ;)