Towing a caravan

Its true what Lambert said, for its size the Jimny can tow quite a lot. So I will sing its praise for this, my main issue is simply lack of power.
So what's it like:
Put four people plus luggage in your Jimny and fit an arrestor parachute and go for a drive, it's going to be like that 
I get passed by everything on the motorway, even the slow lorries. It just can't go any faster, it's giving 90% to pull at 50, nothing left in reserve. 

Hopefully the extra cc the G4 has will help, but you are planning to tow 250Kg more than me so it could be a similar experience. 

Nothing wrong with this so long as you are happy to be the slow chap. 

My Citroën 2ltr Xantia SR, now that could tow!!! 

If it's giving 90%, then you still have 10% in reserve
The nice thing about petrol engines is you can shift down a gear and gain power without losing speed. When I still had a 1.3 I'd often be in 3rd to hold 60mph up a long hill.

Well, in the end l've got my Defender 110 if the Jimny struggles, that will tow anything.

But it would be great to have the Jimny to use while on holiday, plus it's a lot quieter on the motorway and better for long journeys.

lt will be interesting to see how the Jimny Gen 4 gets on towing a 1,000kg trailer. From the comments already made l fear that hills may make us unpopular with other motorists but time will tell.

Even the Defender was slow on hills when loaded up until l had the engine remapped, now it is much better, sadly you can't remap a Jimny as it only really works on vehicles with a turbo.

Hi Lambert, crossed wires here, simply trying to put across in words how it feels rather than actual figures. 90% is a reference to how much power it feels it is using power rather than the accelerator position, which is about 50-60% on the flat. Just did not want to give the impression you have plenty in reserve as you dont. 
Sadly if something was wrong I could fix it, but the engine is in tip top condition and as good as it gets. 

I also have a Land Rover Series 2 and to put it into context the Jimny is my preference to tow my caravan. Happy towing in your new caravan venture, sure you will enjoy if you just take your time and ignore the buzzing euro box behind! 

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l know what you mean about the vehicle being at "90%"
So you might only have the gas pedal half way down, but if you floored the pedal there's almost nothing in reserve.

Now the missus wants to look at the slightly larger Swift Basecamp 4 caravan rather than the Basecamp 2.

Thats another 100kg of caravan weight, taking it nearer 1100kg empty.
l wouldn't want to tow that with the Jimny, as it's approaching the weight of the vehicle.

The Basecamp 2 is under 1,000kg

Cool, that's what I was trying to put across rather than actual positioning of things.
You need to allow 200-250kg for all the junk that gets added, that's before the pedal cycles and tennis sets get thrown in. My van is 550 empty, but I have 230kg of added extras taking it very close to the 750kg axle limit, all measured on a local weighbridge. 
If you read the G3 manual Suzuki recommend a limit of 450kg braked. However, a tow what you want statement upto the gross vehicle train limit (within local laws) and you arrive at the 1300kg printed in on the V5 for a braked limit. 
Great for a small car,  but I also would be uncomfortable pushing the little fella this hard. 
But worth a go,  you may be happy and you always have the Defender as a back up. 
 

As a matter of interest, the limits, auto or manual, on a Gen.4 are:-

Braked 1,300 kg.
Un-braked 350 kg.

Roger