Towing with a 2018 BMW X5...help please!
Hey ya'll! My name is Cinnamon and while I am not new to RVing (thank you Grampa, Uncle Irwin, and Uncle Jerry <3 ) I am new to living in one. I'll be calling a RV home for majority of the year since ...
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valhalla360 wrote:ShinerBock wrote:
Much of the running out of payload before hitting tow capacity has to do with the vehicle class the X5 is in. Class one has a max GVWR of 6,000 lbs and since the the X5 is about 5,200 lbs, this leaves little left for the manufacturers rating. Overseas, the X5 has a higher payload because the Euro and UK vehicles classes have higher GVWR limits than the US.
I've seen a lot of mid-size SUVs practically dragging the rear bumper down the road pulling trailers. Nothing to do with the legal limits. They simply aren't sprung to handle heavy hitch loads well.
At least with the 1/2ton pickups, the rear suspensions are pretty simple to beef up if you want to push the limits but most of the SUVs don't have the simple leaf springs in the back anymore.
I am not referring to a lot of midsize SUV's. Not all SUV's are the same or have the same equipment.
I am only talking about the SUV in question, the BMW X5 which my wife used to own and used to tow our boat without sagging due to the air suspension which is standard on all X5's.
