Best Diesel SUV Tow Vehicles?
We're getting a 25 ft. Airstream travel trailer and would like to tow it with a diesel SUV. The trailer has a Gross Vehicle Weight of 7300 lbs. and the Mercedes-Benz GL350 we're considering has a maxi...
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horton333 wrote:Kayteg1 wrote:
Was't 240 HP pulling 80,000lb semis just a generation ago?
maybe 2 ?
Yup and 420 foot pounds is enough for the F53 chassis that is rated up to 26,000 pounds gvwr. But somehow it's not enough when it's not in a truck. ;-)
Yep, if you like crawling up a mountain side at sub 20 MPH 240HP is great. If not, it doesn't work so well.
I passed an old class 8 the other day and I could count the lug nuts because the wheel was turning so slow. :E If I have enough gears and enough time 50 HP will work out just fine too. Not something "I" want to do though.
