Towing with a Jeep Grand Cherokee
Would it be possible to tow a 23ft hybrid trailer with a Grand Cherokee? 6 cylinder version? The jeep people tell me it will tow 5K but then again they are in the bidness of selling Jeeps too.
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Hi, I have an 18ft hybrid (3500 lbs)and for the first two years I pulled it with a 1997 Grand Cherokee with the 5.2L V8 and tow package (7200 lb tow capacity). That vehicle had 220HP and did OK pulling the trailer. Acceleration was slow and headwinds/sidewinds really impacted performance (MPG suffered, difficult to maintain 55 MPH sometimes) but with the Equal-i-zer WDH I never felt out of control; it always felt solid and stable. I thought it was a good pairing, but the Jeep lacked overall power. So as you can guess, I would not recommend a Grand Cherokee with the smaller I6/V6 for towing a 23ft hybrid.
