Q. What is the gross weight of the XYLO. The specification give only the kerb weight.

The gross weight should be known, so that the user knows how much load he can carry in the car. For instance the Nissan Terrano 1.6 XL (Petrol) that I had purchased in April 2016 mentions unladen weight of 1261 Kg and gross vehicle weight of 1755 Kg. Hence, the weight of load carried by the car including passengers, luggage, tools, accessories etc should not exceed 494 Kg. According to the Page 6.9 of Owner’s Manual, the engine output and climbing ability are reduced with altitude. It recommends that the maximum load should be reduced by 10% at an altitude of 1000 metres and an additional 10% for each 1000 metres thereafter. Since most popular hill stations are at altitude of approx 2000 metres, this will result in a weight reduction of 20% and the gross weight will be around 1404 Kg only. Since the unladen weight of the car is 1261 Kg, the load that can be carried including passengers, luggage and tools will be only 143 Kg. Obviously, it will be difficult to use the car in the hills if is fully loaded, with five passengers and luggage. This is a serious design defect in the car, which is being sold as an SUV. I hope the Xylo does not have a similar problem.

Hi Thiagu, I have a Xylo 2011, and I am very careful not to load it beyond 500 kg. The rationale is , 6 passengers each 60 kg plus 150 kg of load. However, I am very interested to understand how you say that the payload is 2 Tons. Is it the manufacturer specs? Grateful if you can elaborate. I can then increase the payload without worries!

Hi Thiagu, I have a Xylo 2011, and I am very careful not to load it beyond 500 kg. The rationale is , 6 passengers each 60 kg plus 150 kg of load. However, I am very interested to understand how you say that the payload is 2 Tons. Is it the manufacturer specs? Grateful if you can elaborate. I can then increase the payload without worries!