Towing smaller trailers - your vehicle choice?

[ThePenIsMightier]

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[sabad66]

anyone have real-world experience towing a 20-22' or so camping trailer with a 2017+ Q7? I've seen the 7700lb / 1367lb towing and payload ratings but wondering how it actually is in reality.

[benyl]

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I think he should stretch his budget a bit to the Bentayga Hybrid. Only $168K.

But true beyond.ca style would be to say he should get a Cullinan.

[ThePenIsMightier]

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I think he should stretch his budget a bit to the Bentayga Hybrid. Only $168K.

But true beyond.ca style would be to say he should get a Cullinan.

Singer Porsche.
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[90_Shelby]

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How much can a Trackhawk tow?

As someone mentioned, 7200 lbs. This load was much less but I think I need more power.


My buddy tows this with his SRT although he recently got a pickup to save the Jeep from getting beat up.

[nzwasp]

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This doesn't compute. Do you actually only have 400lb of water, food, clothes, toys, tools, dishes, bbq, bikes etc etc etc? How is that even possible?

No water no bbq. I’m sure I’m towing about 3500-3600 total with all my stuff. Who tows water? Not me.

Anyway bringing my wife around on getting a Tundra to replace the highlander but probably not until 2022.

[ExtraSlow]

I know you like Japanese bud, but check out ford/Chev because pickups is the one thing they do really well. I HATE the driving dynamics of the tundra.

[dirtsniffer]

Right up there with a 2000 silverado, because that's how long the Tundra has existed for.

[brucebanner]

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Anyway bringing my wife around on getting a Tundra to replace the highlander but probably not until 2022.

I have a '19 trd sport, hate it for towing. Towed a car from lethbridge to edmonton and it hunted for gears all the time on QE2. Also towed a holiday trailer, probably around 6-7k #'s roughly 100k west of Edmonton and same thing, I don't like towing with it.

I had a' 13 & '15 F150's with the 3.5 WAAAAY better towing in my limited times I've towed anything. I definitely won't be keeping the Tundra long term but I don't keep anything terribly long anyways.

[killramos]

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I think he should stretch his budget a bit to the Bentayga Hybrid. Only $168K.

But true beyond.ca style would be to say he should get a Cullinan.

Please. No one has even suggested towing with a G wagen yet.

[Tik-Tok]

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Please. No one has even suggested towing with a G wagen yet.

No one in Aspen goes camping. How plebeian.

[AndyL]

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Please. No one has even suggested towing with a G wagen yet.

7000lbs baby! Surely the aspenites can appreciate the 6x6

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

The Tundra is really feeling ancient, lots of power but that’s about it. Not a fan of the trans programming or extremely light steering with zero feedback.

[benyl]

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No one in Aspen goes camping. How plebeian.

https://www.sportchassis.com/

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[nzwasp]

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I know you like Japanese bud, but check out ford/Chev because pickups is the one thing they do really well. I HATE the driving dynamics of the tundra.

Actually my wife really likes Japanese I quite like the ram and the gmc trucks because I had to drive them for 2 years while I was working at Fort Hills.

[nzwasp]

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I have a '19 trd sport, hate it for towing. Towed a car from lethbridge to edmonton and it hunted for gears all the time on QE2. Also towed a holiday trailer, probably around 6-7k #'s roughly 100k west of Edmonton and same thing, I don't like towing with it.

I had a' 13 & '15 F150's with the 3.5 WAAAAY better towing in my limited times I've towed anything. I definitely won't be keeping the Tundra long term but I don't keep anything terribly long anyways.

I use the manual shifter when I’m towing. I took my old trailer to Edmonton first trip last year and my mileage was 28. Ever since i shifted to controlling it I haven’t seen mileage over 22.

[ExtraSlow]

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Actually my wife really likes Japanese I quite like the ram and the gmc trucks because I had to drive them for 2 years while I was working at Fort Hills.

I think the solution is to consult your wife on her opinion and then disregard it.

[JustinL]

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anyone have real-world experience towing a 20-22' or so camping trailer with a 2017+ Q7? I've seen the 7700lb / 1367lb towing and payload ratings but wondering how it actually is in reality.

I tow my race car with an aluminum open trailer with an '08 VW touareg. Similar chassis to the Q7 and Cayenne. It's not perfect, but it's got big Cayenne brakes and the same 7700lb capacity with a pretty decent payload. It tows fine, but it's quite slow accelerating with the little VR6 engine. Stopping and handling are adequate. For every non-track day of the year it's my wife's car for commuting and weekend family driving. It's excellent for that job even though it's German and... gasp! Out of Warranty!

[killramos]

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I think the solution is to consult your wife on her opinion and then disregard it.

The man has spoken

[brucebanner]

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I use the manual shifter when I’m towing. I took my old trailer to Edmonton first trip last year and my mileage was 28. Ever since i shifted to controlling it I haven’t seen mileage over 22.

I do too, then when I think it's fine to be in "drive" I'm sadly mistaken with the tundra and it drops to 4th ALL the time when it shouldn't.

The truck is fine for what I use it for on the regular, but if I was towing more often, I wouldn't even consider having it.