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horsepower is rarely the limiting factor for a sedan's towing capacity. a sedan's chassis is only designed to withstand accelerating and stopping its own weight
by leetcrew 6y ago
horsepower is rarely the limiting factor for a sedan's towing capacity. a sedan's chassis is only designed to withstand accelerating and stopping its own weight (plus a margin for safety and internal cargo of a reasonable mass). you could probably get away with towing a jetski with a typical sedan, but anything much heavier than that risks bending the chassis. even if a car can tow something without deforming itself, the change in weight distribution can make for a very unsafe situation.
- jashmatthews 6y agoHere in Australia and New Zealand we regularly tow boats with Aussie sedans like a Ford Falcon or Holden Commodore e.g. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ford_Falcon_XR8_Ute_-_Malibu_Speed_Boat_(10606213524).jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ford_Falcon_XR8_Ute_...
- justatdotin 6y agohttps://www.nine.com.au/entertainment/viral/towing-boat-with-bike-darwin/272192fb-a945-4f9d-a64e-f8eb6c73cdc5 https://www.nine.com.au/entertainment/viral/towing-boat-with...
- oblio 6y agoI've seen SOOOO many sedans and station wagons pulling trailers here in Europe. The Dutch are especially fond of camping with their trailers and I rarely see any of them using SUVs or anything bigger. What you're saying is likely not true.
- jashmatthews 6y agoAbsolutely. My ex used to drive on the autobahn using an A3 to tow almost 750kg of horse float and horse. The trailer has its own brakes. As long as you don’t drive car and trailer straight off a curb it’s not bending anything.