Towing with 2008 Honda Civic
My son has a 2008 Honda Civic sedan, and wants to tow an 825 lb Pop Up camper. The Civic manual says it will tow 1000 lbs, and the trailer is under on the hitch weight too. Anyone have any real world ...
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D.E.Bishop wrote:
An interesting topic, what can you tow safely with a low horsepower, low tow capacity vehicle.
Model A had 40 horsepower, and a clutch so weak my grandfather had to back his up one steep hill near his house. A interesting story about seeing that restoration and trailers, thanks.
You got me thinking about another old days story. I'vet Andy Thompson many times and driven several of his small car combinations, all of which are excellent handling. He puts a sign on his diesel Jetta that compares the power of that modern car to a Suburban v8 diesel in the "old days" of the 1980s. The Jetta beats the Suburban on pulling power. I further note that Suburban without a trailer weighs about the same as the Jetta does with the full height trailer that Canam likes to match the Jetta with. The Honda civic has slightly more horsepower than that V8 Suburban too, and while torque is only about half with the huge weight difference the Civic with a 1000# of trailer is about the same as the Suburban with no trailer. Power is only part of the story of course, but I wonder if any of those who think the Civic will be so underpowered would have said the same about a V8 diesel in a Suburban .....
