Fords that can be flat towed

DouglasC wrote:
All Ford hybrids are towable:
2006-2012 Escape
2009-2017 Fusion
2013-2017 C-Max

Indeed so, and their hybrids make excellent towed vehicles, much more simple to tow than many others:

1. No limitation on how long or how far you can tow, no need to have to stop and run engine every so often

2. Very simple hitch up process, no crazy procedure to go through. Just hook it up, throw it in neutral and go

3. Very solid, well established record of flat towing - People have been towing them for many years, and never any reports of any issues (that weren't self inflicted)

4. Very nice to have at campgrounds - Can move around campground in them very quietly, with no emissions (runs in electric vehicle mode at slow speeds like that).

5. Many have power (vacuum) braking on all the time, even when towing, so supplemental brake system doesn't have to push on pedal so hard to engage brakes, nor is vacuum power assist necessary to install in many cases.

We've been towing a Ford Fusion Hybrid (2013) for 3 years now, and its been great. Just over 60k miles on it, probably another 10k in towing miles, and still runs as good and is just as much fun to drive today as the day we bought it (just recently, bout 5k miles ago, replaced tires for first time, got 55k out of original set)