Towing with a Mazda 323 gxi 1.5

**Posted:** Fri Apr 16, 2010 12:56 pm

Hi, I'm new to this site. I joined as I need some advice on whether the Mazda 323 gxi .1.5 is a suitable towing vehicle. Has anyone got any experience with this?

**Posted:** Fri Apr 16, 2010 1:03 pm

What will you be towing? I would of thought it would be pretty hard on the clutch towing stuff wih the 1.5 but i dont have a towbar so can hardly comment.
Only person i can think of wit ha tow bar and a i.5 is steven, might be worth a PM to him

**Posted:** Fri Apr 16, 2010 1:49 pm

Not advisable to tow with the 1.5, i have towed a caravan and top speed with that was pretty much 45 mph depending on the hill gradient. The engine has to work extra hard being a smaller engine and i reckon it would drastically shorten the life of the engine if you have to tow for a long distance. A bigger engine would ideally be needed and preferably a diesel

In short you can tow a caravan but i really wouldnt advise anything above a small trailer.

EXERT FROM GOOGLE

Diesel or petrol?

The main advantage of diesel is the greater "punch" you get when pulling away at low speeds. This punch is called torque, and you want as much as possible when towing, so you can pull out quickly. With a petrol car, the engine has to speed up much faster, meaning you hold on to each gear for longer in order to pull away in good time. Towing with a petrol car on the motorway will feel just as good as with a diesel, but generally, you get more distance for your money with a diesel engine.

Hope this helps

**Posted:** Fri Apr 16, 2010 2:02 pm

We were told even our v6 (when we had her) wasn't any good for towing.
Not because the engie wasn't man enough, the whole car just wasn't heavy enough :lol: