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russndana
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Jul 08, 2019

Subaru Ascent, VW Atlas, or Rav4 Adventure for light towing?

We will just be towing my dad's little fiberglass scamp typically but, also want to not max out our tow vehicle of course. We are in Utah and have a lot of hilly roads as well as snow. We only have on...
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APT
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Jul 09, 2019
Forced induction will not lose as much power at higher altitudes than the naturally aspirated engines. The Ascent powertrain should do better in theory...

Be careful about payload. Loading up 7 people in a mid-sized SUV can take up a lot of the available payload before adding trailer TW.

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