Prius towing a travel trailer? Yes.
Saw this at Costco in Washington state... It was an older single axle trailer. What do you think? Sorry I didn't get more photos. Was in a hurry.
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The Pruis CVT is a planetary drive. I actually wouldn't be concerned about that, especially since the computer won't really damage anything.
The rear suspension however is really lightweight. Also power of the combustion motor is pretty low, so the power-train really can't provide the sustained HP that I would want for a full profile trailer.
FWIW - one of m former customers tows a 24' tandem axle TT with her Ford Escape Hybrid. She has over 100k on the thing, towing regularly. She says performance is great. The Escape has a very similar power-train to the Prius, and some of the controls are essentially shared.
The rear suspension however is really lightweight. Also power of the combustion motor is pretty low, so the power-train really can't provide the sustained HP that I would want for a full profile trailer.
FWIW - one of m former customers tows a 24' tandem axle TT with her Ford Escape Hybrid. She has over 100k on the thing, towing regularly. She says performance is great. The Escape has a very similar power-train to the Prius, and some of the controls are essentially shared.
