Front wheel Drive vehicle for towing?
My wife and I are looking to purchase a vehicle to tow a trailer camper + or - 19 feet. There are a number of front wheel 6 cylinder..300+hp cars..which have a tow rating of over 5,000lbs... Example: ...
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I towed a 5x10 and a 6x12 enclosed cargo trailer quite a bit (for work, daily) with a Windstar. The engine was a bit wimpy but it got the job done. I did have a shortened tire life due to the lightened load on the front drive wheels... the tires would scrub. I never used a weight distribution hitch, which would have helped. Instead I decided to go AWD with future vehicles.
My current tug is a 2008 Toyota Highlander. 270 HP. Very similar to the Acadia in size and tow rating. I have 160k miles on the odometer, and over 120k of those were with trailer in tow. It has done well, but in the last year or so I've become dissatisfied with towing my TT 40 mph up the long grades. So this summer I'm planning to upgrade, probably to a Jeep Grand Cherokee with V8 or diesel. Waaaay more power! Oh, and more capacity for tongue weight, too. 500 lb hitch weight limit does not go very far with a TT; my 16' long KZ weighs nearly 400 lb on the tongue when loaded, even though the dry weight is about 280. Water, LP, etc are heavy!!! Better to have plenty of extra capacity than to push the limit and worry.
My current tug is a 2008 Toyota Highlander. 270 HP. Very similar to the Acadia in size and tow rating. I have 160k miles on the odometer, and over 120k of those were with trailer in tow. It has done well, but in the last year or so I've become dissatisfied with towing my TT 40 mph up the long grades. So this summer I'm planning to upgrade, probably to a Jeep Grand Cherokee with V8 or diesel. Waaaay more power! Oh, and more capacity for tongue weight, too. 500 lb hitch weight limit does not go very far with a TT; my 16' long KZ weighs nearly 400 lb on the tongue when loaded, even though the dry weight is about 280. Water, LP, etc are heavy!!! Better to have plenty of extra capacity than to push the limit and worry.
