Does anyone tow a "sporty" car?

[Gannet]

When I look at the dinghy towing guide they list several cars I would consider "sporty" cars of one sort or another, including the Dodge Challenger, Infiniti G37/Q60, and Nissan 370z.

But when I search the net looking for posts from people who who are actually dinghy towing one of these I come up completely empty-handed.

So what's up? Is anyone actually towing one of these cars?

[John___Angela]

Here you go. 🙂 (Tounge planted firmly in cheek). Also does well off road for those who like to explore a bit...within reason. :). 1800 pounds or so.

[kjburns]

I tow a Fiesta ST. It isn't towable four down, but it's worth the extra hassle of using a dolly. It's barely larger than a Miata, has four seats and a slick manual transmission.

The irony is that it's less expensive than a Miata yet has more tech. My Fiesta ST has nav, Recaro seats, smart key with push button start and 197 hp, yet it's easy to buy one for $24k. Having owned three Miatas, I can safely say that this car is equally fun to drive with more utility.

[SpencerRB]

The problem is base plate availability for sporty cars that are 4-down capable. Most MH owners tend to go for SUV/Truck/Econo style cars, so the demand for sports car base plates is low.

If you aren't tied to a specific car, it's probably easiest to go with something that has mass-produced base plates from Blue-Ox, Roadmaster, etc. Generally speaking, this makes life easier since the engineering has been done for you, and the base plates are relatively cheap.

On the other hand, if you have a specific car you want to tow, but there are no mass-produced base plates, you can go the custom base plate route. This will probably run $1-2k from a fabrication shop unless you can get Blue-ox/Roadmaster to do development on your car for a new product line.

[AprilWhine]

[robatthelake]

For a paltry $255,000. US I will Deliver You a Sporty Vehicle capable of being Towed Four Down that develops 650 Plus Hp. it will be Big Enough for Two large Adults plus Two Not so large Passengers.

It will come ready to Tow and Go ! It will not get fantastic Fuel Mileage but will more than make up for that in its ability to blow the Doors off Most Super Cars and will drive just as well across the Sand Dunes around Glamis!

[Gannet]

Miata is a great suggestion...but I don't think we would fit. 😉

[Healeyman]

Gannet wrote:
So what's up? Is anyone actually towing one of these cars?

We are towing our third Mazda Miata. 35,000 miles on the first, 16,000 miles on the second.
10,000 miles on this one, a supercharged 2012 Retractable Hardtop.

Added a baseplate, tow bar, under tow lighting, no aux. brake.

When we Start - Put it in neutral and go.

When we Stop - Put the top down and go explore.

In the past 8 years, I have helped nearly 100 Miata owners, MANY still on this forum, to get their Miatas RV towable.
PM me for more information If you decide to go this way.

Tim

[Johno02]

Problem is that most are not four-wheel towable. Have to use dolly or trailer. We used to tow a Tarus wagon with an axle lock installed.