Mid-size suv 7000 lb towing capacity?

[DocBrown]

Originally Posted by BonnieL

We have asked the neighbor to fix his fence; he has said yes--three years in a row! (These are the same neighbors who put up their icicle Christmas lights 4 years ago and never took them down!) So we came up with an alternative. We took the suggestion of another jayco member and ordered a powered trailer dolly. So instead of trying to jockey with our cumbersome truck, we can have more maneuverability with the dolly. Or at least that it what we hope!

Since that's the case, I'd be inclined to offer to fix his fence myself, provided he signed some sort of liability waver.

[tigger1197]

Originally Posted by gdiep

I can imagine the looks you get pulling into a campsite with the Cayenne and trailer.

I've always liked the Cayenne, but not sure I would use it as a tow vehicle if I had one. Not a comment on it's ability, more a comment on how I would baby it.

My brother has a Macan GTS. It is incredible. Oddly, it came with a factory hitch, which looks weird on the Macan and he has absolutely no use for it.

I have had a few interesting looks. Some people still don't know Porsche makes an SUV. Lots of people ask about it. Mine is the "S" model. I ordered this one and checked way to many boxes.

As I've been told by lots of Porsche people and the HQ, you don't need to baby these cars they are meant to be driven. You have the least amount of problems by just driving it. They are surprisingly well built.

The Macan is a great "little" car but its towing is only ~4400lbs.

[BonnieL]

Originally Posted by DocBrown

Since that's the case, I'd be inclined to offer to fix his fence myself, provided he signed some sort of liability waver.

Yes, I think it may come to that this summer. It just drives me nuts when neighbors have no concept of being "neighborly!" We have camped for years and I don't think we have ever had a problem where several people showed up from nearby sites to lend a hand.

Thanks for your note!

[10canyon53]

Originally Posted by rwk5159

I'll toss a vehicle in the hat: Chevy Colorado. Not sure what the tow ratings with that 5.3L they stuck in those (old body style)...but I know they advertise 7k towing on select models with the 4 cylinder Duramax Diesel...

I can answer that one, I have a 2010 GMC Canyon with the 5.3L V8. Max tow capacity with a weight distributing hitch is 6,000 lbs.



On the new body style Canyon/Colorado the 2.8L Turbo Diesel will get you 7,600 lbs of towing and 12,700 GCWR. It will also get you 369 ft-lb of torque at 2,000 rpm.

[DocBrown]

Originally Posted by 10canyon53

On the new body style Canyon/Colorado the 2.8L Turbo Diesel will get you 7,600 lbs of towing and 12,700 GCWR. It will also get you 369 ft-lb of torque at 2,000 rpm.

The caveat being that it's only got a 900# or 1000# payload.

[tigger1197]

Originally Posted by gdiep

I can imagine the looks you get pulling into a campsite with the Cayenne and trailer.

I've always liked the Cayenne, but not sure I would use it as a tow vehicle if I had one. Not a comment on it's ability, more a comment on how I would baby it.

My brother has a Macan GTS. It is incredible. Oddly, it came with a factory hitch, which looks weird on the Macan and he has absolutely no use for it.

Originally Posted by sennister

I think this combo would turn more heads...

This is good. Just popped up this morning.

https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/w...-world-record/

[bansai]

Originally Posted by tigger1197

This is good. Just popped up this morning.

https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/w...-world-record/

That's awesome.

Just goes to show how under valued the payload sticker is in some circles

You can get a used aircraft tug tractor for 10,000 dollars that will pull a C-5 Galaxy, I'd rather drive the Porsche of course.

[jal0710]

Our 2011 V-6 VW Touareg is rated to tow over 7,000 pounds and we tried it out on our boat this last summer. Boat weighed a tad over 3,500 pounds and the VW pulled it effortlessly and, according to the console, got us 14 mpg there and back on about a 70 trip one-way. Only problem I had was that the boat kind of angled down due to the receiver being pretty close to the ground. Fixed that by flipping the ball so it's higher than the receiver and the boat tows pretty level.

[sennister]

Originally Posted by tigger1197

This is good. Just popped up this morning.

https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/w...-world-record/

That is like that commercial a couple years back. I think it was the Tundra that was towing the space shuttle. Of course it wasn't trying to stop it. It was towing it very slow. Also because of the type "trailer" it isn't like they had a proper 10-15% hitch weight...

I have mentioned that the only way my truck could pull 8100# that it is rated for is if it was a hay wagon.

[bono]

Regardless, impressive that the tow bar did not snap.

[RedHorse1]

We towed our HTT with an '03 Expedition 5.4 and a 7k TT would have exceeded our Rear GAWR. A tow package equipped Excursion might be up to the task.

[BCx213]

Originally Posted by BonnieL

Well, we solved one problem! We cannot thank you enough for suggesting the parkit360! I placed an order 10 minutes ago. Getting in and out of our narrow driveway should be MUCH easier!

Now we just have to decide if we want to look for another TV so we can have an easier time towing in the mountains.

Thanks again for your help. Much appreciated!!

Anytime! Mine saved me from having to store my TT at a storage facility, the fees alone from the storage facility that I saved will pay for my mover. I moved my neighbour's high wall Starcraft into his garage within 2' of his wall to try to maximize his garage space. Now you should be able to buy whatever TV you want. I tow mine with a 1/2 ton Hemi Dodge Ram and it has plenty of get up and go for pulling my TT thru the mountains.