Thread: Nissan X-Trail for towing boat

Originally Posted by uk_exile

2wd ute with lightly weighted rear may not end well on steep or slippery ramps

2wd anything on a steep slippery ramp is more likely to need a bit of help to get out. The front wheel drive loses a lot of the engine weight to the rear axle as the car sits back and the boat weight settles in. In the boat trade, we run 4wd tow vehicles just for this reason it's not to be cool or cute - it's trying to get the boat and trailer back out of the drink. Apart from that 60 seconds where they are vital the rest of the time the 4wd bits are along for the ride...

Re the xtrail and outlander being from the same platform - that seems to not be the case now with the latest generation. The earlier model outlander did run Jatco boxes, and also used the GKN one as well which I don't think the xtrail had as an option? I think those were the hybrid cars - deliberately never dived into one and still trying not too... The interesting one is Mitsi warranty theirs for 10 years powertrain, Nissan not even close and the Nissan's seem to not have the same reputation. The Outlanders share the same basic platform with several other misti offerings, the ASX is one other and all of those have a better rep than the xtrails with all having similar powertrains in the petrols. I have an outlander and an ASX here at the moment.