Upcoming mid-size SUV's for towing

RinconVTR wrote:


1. We are talking Mid-Size SUV's in this thread, from the very first post and on. Get a clue. If you don't want to call the 2016 Pilot a mid-size SUV, fine. But it didn't shrink in size, it got larger/longer then before. And if the Pilot is not a mid-size, then Highlander is not either by size and definition if you play that game. Its really pointless either way, and I really don't want to get into what marketing opts to call it. I don't care.

Sounds like you're a newby. This thread is talking about Crossover cars. SUV are body on frame, not unibody. When the auto industry went to car based unibodies on an AWD wagon, they were called Crossovers. If you have a true ladder frame, then you have a SUV, if you have a unibody, you have a crossover. Size, engine, looks has nothing to with it, it's what's underneath.

I never said Highlander, I said 4Runner. The Toyota 4Runner is a SUV with a body on frame build, the Highlander is a car with a wagon body style (Crossover). You need to know the difference before stating inaccuracies. Even Ford knows the difference and doesn't try to disguise the fact. They have SUVs and Crossovers.

RinconVTR wrote:


2. I was not over ANY TV rating towing the trailer shown and I have no idea why you're going off about it. You are all about assumptions aren't you? Again, don't talk about what you do not know.

Being that the Pilot has a weak 450 lbs hitch receiver rating, and your camper isn't that light, I'm sorry, I don't believe you. With a trailer of that weight, loaded you will be well over 450 lbs.

If you weighed it, you most likely made the common mistake of thinking the extra weight on the rear axle, with a weight distribution hitch ENGAGED, is the tongue weight. NOPE, you have to compare the trucks rear axle weight with the trailer disconnected against the rear axle of the truck with the trailer connected, and weigh with the weight distribution spring bar disengaged.

RinconVTR wrote:


3. Honda's statement about WDH says nothing about safety, nor strength of their vehicles. You know nothing. Seriously. Stop making assumptions and posting you're own made up BS.

Obviously your lack of knowledge has made you frustrated. When a car maker says they recommend against it or don't recommend it for handling, that is definitely a safety concern. Most other makers state how unsafe and how poor the handling and stability will be if you DON'T USE a WDH. They recommend a WDH be used over a specified weight. I can't see why any maker would recommend an unsafe tow recommendation unless the weakness of their vehicle would be the greater safety concern.

BTW, if you don't use a makers recommended oil, grease, or other fluid and there is damage to an affected component that uses that fluid, and that maker finds that a none recommended fluid type has been used, believe it, they will definitely deny warranty coverage.