Who writes this site
My name is Jérémy Vaucher. I live in the French Alps and I regularly tow a trailer for personal use (sports gear, occasional moves, bike transport). I launched WhatCanITow in May 2026 because every time I wanted to compare two cars on actual towing capacity, I had to dig through PDF spec sheets, forums and V5C logbooks. The information exists, it is just scattered. My goal is to aggregate it once, model by model, engine by engine, and keep it in a readable shape.
I publish under my real name. The site is a personal project, no team, no investor. Editing, sourcing, writing the articles, the code and the design are all mine. You can reach me directly at vaucher.jeremy@gmail.com or through the contact page.
Why a site dedicated to towing capacity
A car's towing capacity is never a single number. Three values are involved: the manufacturer maximum braked towing weight, the gross train weight (GTW, the maximum authorised weight of the car plus loaded trailer) and the gross vehicle weight (GVW). The real towing capacity is the lower of the braked towing weight and the GTW minus GVW. The maths is simple, but it has to be redone for every engine, because figures vary by gearbox and trim.
I needed one place where, for a given car, I could see at a glance what I could really hitch. Most online tools ask you to type your V5C fields manually: useful once, useless when you are hesitating between several cars at purchase time. Here, the database is pre-filled from public sources and official manufacturer spec sheets. You land on the model page, the calculation is already done for every engine.
What you find here, and what you will not
For each referenced model you find: engines, fuel type (petrol, diesel, hybrid, electric), power and torque, kerbweight, GVW, GTW, payload, braked and unbraked towing weight, and the computed towing capacity. On top of that, a quick widget to check your loaded caravan against every engine, a ranking by towing threshold, a two-way comparator and a blog with deeper articles on towing in practice.
You will not find a made-up figure or a number copied without a source. When a value is not published by the manufacturer for a given version, it stays blank (the page shows « n/a ») rather than guessed or interpolated. You will not find paid comparatives, product placement or affiliate links either: if a brand or model interests you, you leave with the numbers, not with a disguised recommendation.
Editorial line
Three rules shape the content of this site, in this order.
- Nothing made up. Every published figure comes from an identifiable source: manufacturer spec sheet, ADEME, EEA, Wikidata. Each ingestion source is logged in the database. Details on the Methodology and sources page.
- V5C wins. Figures published here help compare and get a feel. Before a trip or a firm purchase, only the V5C logbook (or your local equivalent) is authoritative for your exact car.
- No noise. A model page has no jargon, no subjective opinion, no superlatives. Just the figures, their short definition and the legal context. Long-form content lives on the blog (guides, real-world feedback, gear choices).
Going further
- Methodology and sources: how figures are collected, allowed sources and sources I do not use.
- Contact: report a wrong figure, suggest a model, ask a question.
- Legal notice: publisher, host, GDPR, intellectual property.
Page last updated 18 Jun 2026 · Written by Jérémy Vaucher