Mitsubichi outlander V6

patperry2766 wrote:
According to Mitsibushi's website, the 2015 model the GT-S AWC is the only model that comes with a V-6 and does have a 3500 lb tow capacity with a 350lb tongue weight.

However, published specs don't always equate with reality. We have a 2009 Ford Escape V-6 with the 3500 lb factory tow package . Just bringing our trailer home from the dealership demonstrated the inadequacies of published specs vs real world towing performance.

While it probably would have been fine if we weren't going more that 50 miles from home on flat terrain, it might have temporarily worked, but I was due for a vehicle upgrade anyway so we I got a truck to resolve the issue and save the undue wear and tear on the Ford.

A lot of the towing specs just throw out a #, but don't factor in the frontal area of the trailer in the towing considerations. Our trailer is a highwall pop-up, so with the height of the A/C, it actually was taller that the tow vehicle.

If you're dead set with getting a trailer to pull with this vehicle, I would suggest a pop-up in the 2000lb range. Trailmanor is reviving the Hi-Lo concept with a new trailer called Rise, but I don't think they're in production yet.

Since westend owns one, I would listen to what he has to say.

You're right, the 2015 GTS-AWC is rated for 3500, my bad. If Mitsubishi has changed the sub frame and the multilink suspension, it may just be doable. I don't know the construction of the 2015 GTS-AWC but I'm assuming there is just so much they can do with the chassis.

Previous models were all identical underneath and even with anecdotal success stories, I wouldn't try it. This is coming from someone that once put nearly 2 pallets of block in the back of a Mazda B2200. I have stretched the limits but the Outlander is not a towing/hauling rig, IMO.