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"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
10/24/2015 at 14:05 • Filed to: None

Yes, you can flat tow a Micra with a 60hp Twingo. No, you never should.

DISCUSSION (14)

TheHondaBro > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
10/24/2015 at 14:12

hueiwpaghurifghuoig dont tell me what to do

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > TheHondaBro
10/24/2015 at 14:13

I’m just making sure you don’t make the same mistakes as me, your friendly neighbourhood Twingo tamer.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
10/24/2015 at 14:20

I can’t imagine how that could ever end badly.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
10/24/2015 at 14:23

This actually went shockingly well, apart from the whole going up hills part... We did only have to go about half a mile though.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
10/24/2015 at 14:30

Yeah low power and hills aren’t a great match.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
10/24/2015 at 14:35

Yeah, 60hp pulling a combined 1800 kg. It managed... Just.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
10/24/2015 at 14:35

I imagine it was rather slow.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
10/24/2015 at 14:37

Very very slow. The limits were 20 and 30mph where we were though so we managed.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
10/24/2015 at 14:41

Oh that's not so bad.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
10/24/2015 at 14:43

Na, if it was bigger or faster roads I'd have just left the Micra, too dangerous.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
10/24/2015 at 15:12

don’t let this happen to you

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
10/24/2015 at 15:16

Don't worry, I wasn't that ambitious/ stupid.

Cé hé sin > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
10/24/2015 at 16:01

That’s not too bad. According to my possibly dodgy maths that’s 33 bhp per tonne.

A truck hauling a container can gross up to 44 tonnes and is generally moved by about 400 bhp. According to the same dodgy maths that’s 9 bhp per tonne. Lots of torque, low gearing and lots of gears gets the job done.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Cé hé sin
10/24/2015 at 16:16

I have no torque which is probably the biggest problem. 1st gear is really low though, which explains how it managed to pull away pretty smoothly.