Towing capacity of Fiat Scudo

The Fiat Scudo has a towing capacity of up 2,500kg or 2.5-tonnes, which is the total towing capacity for a braked trailer on the latest van.

The Fiat Scudo can also tow an unbraked trailer of up to 750kg.

Is the Fiat Scudo any good for towing?

The Scudo name has been around for a while, but the latest version shares its design with other Stellantis vans. As such it has been designed for the needs of the medium van sector where the Scudo towing capacity is above average for a mid-sized van.

Previous versions, which has also seen the van take the name Fiat Talento when built by Renault, were only capable of towing up to 2000kg.

The newest model Scudo, however, can tow an improved 2,500kg. That makes the towing capacity of the Fiat Scudo better than much of the competition. It does, of course have the same as the Vauxhall Vivaro towing capacity and the other Peugeot Expert and Citroen Dispatch models.

If you need to tow even larger items look at our best vans for towing guide, and consider something bigger that has the towing capacity of a Sprinter van, or even a pick-up truck.

Towing also requires power, so if you want a Scudo van that is any good for towing it will also depend on the model and engine you buy.

All Scudo vans have the same towing capacity of 2.5-tonnes, and this doesn't change based on the engine, but because there are 125hp and 145hp variants if you want to tow a full trailer using the Scudo our recommendation would be for the more powerful model.

What is the Fiat Scudo towing limit?

Unfortunatley we can't just tell you the Scudo can tow 2.5-tonnes and finish the article there. That's because there's the overall weight of the vehicle to also consider. This is known as the gross combination weight (GCW) or gross train weight (GTW).

It's the weight of the vehicle, plus any load in the cargo area, as well as the weight of the thing that you are towing.

Combined these make up the whole Fiat Scudo towing limit.

What is the Scudo gross combination weight?

Thankfully Fiat has made everyone's lives a lot easier by rating all of their double cab variants to have a gross combination weight (GCW) of 5.6-tonnes or 5600kg.

Becuase the gross vehicle weight (GVW) - weight of the van plus the maximum payload - can only be no greater than 3.1-tonnes, adding on the 2.5-tonnes possible for the weight of the trailer as well as the Fiat Scudo payload means that you won’t fall foul of exceeding the combined weights of the van and trailer, even if you had a completely full loadspace.

But with every rule comes an exception. That's because if your Scudo van has the 1.5-litre engine, it has a lower gross vehicle weight than the others of 2830kg.

It's not a big deal, but that does mean you will have to be more cautious with the amount of payload you put in the back of the van so as not to exceed the overall totals.

If in doubt, check the vehicle plates. These are either a small metal plate or a sticker. You'll usually find them inside one of the door shuts or under the bonnet.

Is there a Scudo towbar as standard?

Fiat Scudos do not come with a towbar as standard. But before you go running to the aftermarket accessories catalogue, they can be had as a factory spec item, and as a main dealer retrofit item.

The ball and hook tow bar adds a 13-pin connector plug for the wiring up of a towing bar on the Scudo and will cost around £700 for the Scudo towbar.

How to tow a Scudo

Are you stuck somewhere? We hope not. But if you are and you need to tow a Scudo you’ll need to find the towing eye under the front bumper. It sits off to the side of the main chassis arm.

Get under the front of the van to get a clear look at its, as it's quite tricky to find just by touch. Once hooked up to whatever is going to tow you out you'll need to take it gentle in order to not cause any damage to the van's bumper when towing the Scudo.

Fiat Professional has revealed a brand new limited-edition version of its Scudo van. The Scudo Onyx will get just 100 examples with sporty looking bumpers and spoilers as well as metallic paint colours.

The new Fiat Scudo Onyx is the same shape and size of the original van, so has the same Fiat Scudo dimensions and payload capacity but has been enhanced in a numnber of ways.

It's available in a choice of Metallic Colosseum Grey or Metallic Cinema Black colours, and gets a sports-style rear bumper, rear roof spoiler and front lower spoiler. There's also extended side sill mouldings and stand-out 18-inch Y-spoke black alloys. There's also Onyx decals to show off the new name.

On the inside, the Scudo Onyx gets the van's Magic Cargo passenger bench that inlcudes a load-through bulkhead. There's a leather steering wheel with audio controls, automatic air conditioning and an electric parking brake.

Safety equipment also includes emergency braking, a forward collision warning system and lane departure warning. There's adaptive cruise control, blind spot alert, front parking sensors, and high beam assist for the headlights.

Other functions that are standard on the Scudo Onyx are driver attention alert. It also gets electrically folding heated door mirrors, keyless entry & start, front fog lights, and an athermic windscreen - for fast de-icing.   

The infotainment system is displayed on a 7-inch colour touchscreen. Onyx vans also get navigation, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto as standard. To help see out of the back there's a panoramic rearview camera.

Prices for the limited-edition Scudo Onyx are £39,100 excluding VAT and it comes with a BlueHDi 2.0 145hp powertrain with manual gearbox.