4500 GVWR TT; looking to tow with new Enclave

kaydeejay wrote:

norfla71 wrote:
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....

You will HATE towing anything over 3000# with the Enclave! That 3.6L V6 motor is a greyhound, not a shire horse.
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!t
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.

I agree with the need to rev the Acadia engine to get power, but I have not found it hunts for gears at all. When I tow with mine I limit it to four or five gears and it is better on fuel then allowing sixth gear. It is horrible on fuel when towing but wonderful on fuel for daily driving. I get mixed around 14 mpg with the Acadia and when in a freeway trip I get 22 - 24 mpg when driving at 65 mph average . Don't attempt to reverse a trailer with the Acadia since it has zero torque in reverse.

I've had three Acadias now and love them, but heavy towing (over 4000 lbs) is best left to a bigger truck as you stated