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kaydeejay
Nov 13, 2013Explorer
norfla71 wrote:You will HATE towing anything over 3000# with the Enclave! That 3.6L V6 motor is a greyhound, not a shire horse.
We currently have a 3500 Ram and Salem 32 Sport TH; while great for the family, the wife and I are talking about the future, and current rig will be way too much. What we are considering is an Enclave (4500 tow capacity) and TT that we can full time in (for no more than a couple of months at a time). Only asking to narrow down a sizeable field....
IOW it has minimal torque until you rev the **** out of it. It will not pull your socks off at low rpm and needs at LEAST 3000 rpm to come alive.
Now when it hits 5000 rpm it goes like a rocket, but that is NOT what you want for towing.
FWIW I drive the Enclave's sister vehicle - a GMC Acadia, so I know quite a bit of which I speak. It never knows what gear to be in and shifts up and down constantly.
It is worse than it's predecessor - the Chevy Trailblazer, which had a 4.2L in-line 6.
And let's not even talk fuel economy!
I suggest you should be looking at a Tahoe or similar if you want to tow a unit such as you describe. You are probably going to be in the 6000-8000# range loaded.
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