Tow vehicle - 2013 ford escape ecoboost
Hello, This is my first post and joined as i can't find to seem many posts for this new vehicle. I purchased a 2013 ford escape SE and have some questoins about towing. I'm in the market to purcha...
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Francesca Knowles wrote:rexlion wrote:
From the 2013 Ford Escape Owner's Manual, 4th Printing:
RECOMMENDED TOWING
WEIGHTS
Be sure to take into consideration
trailer frontal area. Do not exceed 20 {square) feet...
if your vehicle is not equipped
with a towing package or 30 (square) feet...
if your vehicle is equipped with a
towing package.
:B
Looks like my '97 4-cyl Kia Sportage can outtow this puny Ford, hands down. My under-2,000 pound Trillium is 6 1/2 wide x 6 1/2 tall - that's 36 and change, square-footage wise. Fifty thousand tow-miles later, the Kia's still goin' strong.
See y'all out there...if you can catch me!
And we are squabbling about six square feet, get into the real world comparing that 4-cyl Kia, there is no comparison to that Kia ,and the 2013 Ford Escape with ecoboost. I would never be behind that Kia, so catching up is not factor :)
