tenbear wrote:
My 2005 Subaru tows like a dream. The 2016 Motorhome Magazine Towing guide does NOT say the 2016 Subarus are towable. As others have said, I suspect it is some CYA thing. It would probably have some effect in your warranty. Would it have a harmfull effect on the car? Who knows. I don't think I would want to test it on a car I owned.
I made a typo. My Subaru is a 2010, not a 2005.
I also should have mentioned that only manual transmission Subarus, 2015 and earlier were approved by Subaru for towing 4 down. Automatics cannot be towed.