Dad had a Manual '03' "T" for work, towed a 1300+Kg Trailor everyday, with about 200Kg in the back of the ute, No Problems, as said above the torque out of the "T" makes it pretty easy Now he has an '04' FPV Pursuit, and this does it pretty easy aswell, to be honest I think that they are pretty evan, so test both see what you like and go for it. You won't regret it either way