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brulaz
May 15, 2014Explorer
fatboy66 wrote:
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The tow rating means nothing since there is no standard for determining rating and all manufacturers calculate it differently. GVWR data is absolute. Same to be said for your TT. Vehicle mfgs. don't publish this data for the heck of it. They do it to keep you and your vehicles safe.
Actually there is an SAE standard for tow rating that Toyota uses, and I believe Ford will start using with their 2015s. Not sure about RAM or GM.
On the other hand, I don't know of any SAE standard for GVWR. Is there one? Looking at Ford's range of GVWRs for their F150s, I do wonder how they come up with them.
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