Trailer Hitch Recommendation for 2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport

Question:

I am considering buying the above vehicle. One major concern I have is making sure I will be able to install a 2inch receiver on the vehicle. The vehicle is apparently not rated to tow up to a Class 3 weight so the dealer says they will only install a class 2 or 1-1/4 hitch. It looks like you sell a great hitch for the vehicle. The Sport only comes with one engine size so I assume your hitch is allowable for the vehicle? I have contacted a couple local hitch installers and they say they dont have a hitch for the vehicle yet. I will look further on your website to see if there is a search method to find a local Curt installer,

asked by: Tim H

Expert Reply:

For your 2016 Land Rover Discover Sport we offer the Curt hitch part # C13396 as a confirmed fit. This hitch would work great for you as long as you stay under the towing capacities of your vehicle and the hitch. This hitch has a 750 lb tongue weight rating and a 5000 lb total trailer weight rating.

You will need to stay under the vehicle's tow ratings as well. Basically whichever set of numbers is lower will be your overall towing capacity.

For trailer wiring you would want the part # C56297.

Since you wanted to do some towing you might be interested in etrailer ball mount kit # 989900. It comes with 2 ball mounts; one with a 3/4 inch rise or 2 inch drop and one with a 2-3/4 inch rise or 4 inch drop. It also includes a 1-7/8 inch ball, 2 inch ball, hitch pin with clip, and a storage bag.

If the ball mount kit does not include a ball mount with the right rise or drop to tow the trailer level, check out the link I have included that explains how to measure to choose a ball mount to tow the trailer level.