Ford stops taking orders on the lightening

valhalla360 wrote:

Reisender wrote:
Our grand Cherokee was a good vehicle for us. It had a higher tow rating than our EV SUV. But it was no where near as capable. In comparison it was a dog. Having said that I’m sure the new ones are better.

All jmho.

We used to have a 1996 Cherokee (small version not the bigger "Grand") with the straight 6...Pulled a small boat with it that I'm guessing was similar in weight to your teardrop. Absolutely not a dog. Never felt it struggled at all.

The newer SUVs have a lot more power and smoother engines and transmissions, so I would expect them to be even better.

Again, if you want to take it out on the race track towing, I wouldn't be surprised if the EV wins but modern ICE drivetrains are pretty incredible and a teardrop isn't much of a load.

I can't see high performance being a real separator in real life use.

It's also like when they talk about crazy 0-60 times. Who actually actually puts their foot to the floor and holds it there till they hit 60 in real life driving? Maybe if you get a sports car and take it to track days but in real life driving not so much. The days of 40hp VW bugs that took 60 seconds to hit 60mph with it floored, are long gone. Even bottom of the barrel econoboxes get brisk acceleration.

As you say...JMHO.

Yah all true. We are typically in the slow lane behind a truck taking our time. But living in the BC Mountains it’s nice having about 450 horsepower and similar torque on the pedal.

But from a comparative point of view in my opinion our present SUV is just a much more pleasant tow experience. The low centre of gravity, power to weight ratio, better braking and relatively heavy vehicle just makes for a better towing experience for us. But that’s just our experience. Others may find it different.

I think a lot of these attributes will transfer to the new electric half tons coming out over the next year. Should be interesting to see how people like them for towing smaller trailers.

Like I say, in my opinion heavy long range RV towing will remain in the realm of the diesel and gas world for a few more years. But change is coming, and I have experienced it first hand. It’s pretty cool.