Which Crossover or suv is best for towing??
HI, we are going to purchase a 18ft travel trailer. it weighs 2500 unloaded. Please advise on which crossover or suv (with good gas mlg) is best for towing?? do we need v-6? 4whl drive? Help:h
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If 2500 lbs is the dry weight, you're easily going to be 3,000-3,500 lbs loaded (if not more), plus people and stuff in the vehicle. You're probably going to want something capable of towing 4,500-5,500 lbs. If it were me, I'd seriously consider the GMC Acadia or Chevrolet Traverse. Both are rated for 5,200 lbs with the towing package. The tow package includes things you can't really add after the fact without a great deal of cost and effort, so make sure you get it. It isn't that much money for the tow package either. They can handle 650 lbs tongue weight with weight distribution hitch I believe. I think Drawtite makes a hitch with 750 lbs of tongue weight capacity as well. Plenty for any smaller trailer.
There are other good vehicles as well. I think you definitely want a V6 unless you are just driving locally on flat ground. I'm not sure you can get a 4 cyl with 3500 lbs of towing anyway which would be your absolute minimum. I'm not sure I'd want the minimum if I were you. If you go that route, make sure you find others that are already doing the same thing with success and have it all figured out. Vehicle vary. If I recall from the recent past, Honda minivan's start with a 3,500 lb tow rating and they reduce for every person in the vehicle and you can end up with less than 1000 lbs of towing ability for a loaded van. It seems the Toyota minivan is not so restricted. You may find similar differences with the suv's. Research carefully and once you get it narrowed down to your final choices, bring them back and let people here pick them apart. You can't believe every opinion but at least they give you things to investigate for yourself if nothing else.
There are other good vehicles as well. I think you definitely want a V6 unless you are just driving locally on flat ground. I'm not sure you can get a 4 cyl with 3500 lbs of towing anyway which would be your absolute minimum. I'm not sure I'd want the minimum if I were you. If you go that route, make sure you find others that are already doing the same thing with success and have it all figured out. Vehicle vary. If I recall from the recent past, Honda minivan's start with a 3,500 lb tow rating and they reduce for every person in the vehicle and you can end up with less than 1000 lbs of towing ability for a loaded van. It seems the Toyota minivan is not so restricted. You may find similar differences with the suv's. Research carefully and once you get it narrowed down to your final choices, bring them back and let people here pick them apart. You can't believe every opinion but at least they give you things to investigate for yourself if nothing else.
