It's odd that they would assume the maximum tongue weight (which is 771 lbs). It would account for the missing 871 lbs minus 100 lbs for options they may have added. I have a call into the dealer to see if they can explain it.
When I bought my 2017 Discovery Td6, I knew the GVWR was 6989 lbs and the curb weight was 4916 lbs. This gives me a payload capacity of 2073 lbs. The numbers were confirmed by the manual in the car.
However, after receiving the car and looking at the label by the driver's door (tire and loading...
I just bought a 2017 Discovery HSE Td6 to tow a Lance 1995 (which I have not received yet). My only concern is if the tongue weight happens to be 15% of the trailer weight, as opposed to 10% - 14%. At that tongue weight the Discovery will see more than the rated hitch rating.
The diesel engine...
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