Front wheel Drive vehicle for towing?

I towed a 3500 lb popup with a Windstar, which is front wheel drive. the unibody construction had no problems with a WDH. They are engineered to work. It towed very well & power was not a problem, even with only 200 HP. A popup is low profile though

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 parents tow a 16ft starcraft with a chev uplander. Its stable but dosent like hills at 100+kph. 200hp and 4spd.
Check out can-am rv's website for an entirely different perspective.

i think the OP should compare the mpg ratings of some of the v-6 vehicles they've been looking at, to some of the vehicles with newer better mpg v-8's that are out.
like the GM v-8 or Dodge v-8 vehicles that have the v-4 feature, along with a 6 speed or more transmission.
Tahoe, Suburban, Durango, Grand Cherokee all can have this feature which will allow them to get 20mpg or more highway, when not towing.
sounds like a crewcab truck would be too small for their dogs. if not, any of the newer v-8 trucks or the F-150 Ecoboost, would get similar mpg numbers, except the gas guzzler Nissan Titan.

Think about a pickup with a crew cab and a fiberglass shell over the bed. Much better for the dogs as they have a traveling doghouse that is theirs and easily hosed out if need be. I put a thick rubber mat in the back of my trucks so the dogs don't slide around and they love being in the bed. I can open the windows on the cap and they get all the air they want.

Pickups are built to tow and weigh less than a comparable SUV so they can tow more weight.