Towing Capability Question
It appears that a Chevy 1500 5.3 has a higher towing capability than a Chevy 2500 6.0. Chevy site says a 1500 CC std box 5.3 3.73 4X4 will tow 11700 lbs. 2500HD CC std box 6.0 3.73 4X4 will tow 940...
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bmanning wrote:
Only Toyota adopted the standardized tow ratings system; their ratings went down slightly but not drastically.
To give you an idea of the ratings change:
Our 2010 Sequoia Ltd is rated at max 10K lbs (Lets leave payload out of this)
Year 2011 Sequoia Ltd is the first year where the ratings were change for Toyota...and the Sequoia dropped to a max 7400 lbs...which is the current max rating for the 2014 Sequoia.
Do I believe our '10 Sequoia can tow 10k lbs (again, lets leave payload out of this), NO WAY. Definitely one of the reasons I bought a 1 ton truck in 2011 which is our primary tow vehicle now.
I will admit that it is my understanding the Tundra rating did not change as drastically, but loosing 2600 lbs rating on the Sequoia is fairly significant.
