Perhaps we should continue the discussion in the "car-sight"-thread here.

A friend from Luxemburg (he collects VW K 70 and Range Rover's) told me about discussions with Rover and the car-authority, because his Range Rover's from the 80ies have more than 500 kg less allowed towing-weight than the actual Defender-versions - which have the exact identical chassis and suspension.

There's a PDF of tow ratings by model here.

You still have not listed the most important towing capacities of all, the full size-Ford and Chevy SUVs...

That depends on how heavy a weight they need to tow ...

I was quite surprised to find out that the Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham (which is based off of the Buick Roadmaster, can tow up to 7,000 (US) lbs. That puts a few SUVs and trucks to shame)

Oh, sorry Neptune. I thought you were trying to prove me wrong about my comment saying the Roadmaster could tow as good as an SUV by posting those figures, I was just being a little defensive at all. I too am tired of the never-ending SUV dabate, and I promise I will not post anymore such comments. I will be try to keep my opinions to myself from now on, as it seems there is always someone who wan't to argue the other way and it can get nasty

But anyway back to the topic, in your opinion, do you think large RWD wagons like Caprice and Roadmaster are adequate for most peoples towing needs, as compared to most SUVs?

I didn’t start this topic to debate SUVs. I am curious to know the towing capacity for cars, trucks, vans and SUVs (just personal vehicles in general – not vehicles like commercial trucks *Ford F-650 for example*) I would have liked to have known the towing capacity of the S-Class and its other sedans, but Mercedes doesn’t list that particular information. Niether does BMW ...


I would like it if you (or anyone else would leave SUV debating comments off of this topic) This thread is for learning.

Ok you know what, forget this whole thing, I wish I had never started this stupid argument with ahight in the first place. You guys can go ahead and have your big SUVs, what do I care? It's a free country after all, so why can't you block the view of traffic in back of you and use up the rest of the world's petroleum if that's what you really want? Be my guest, I'm movin' to Canada...

Please note that the towing information has been taken from each vehicle's own manufacture website and that the towing figure given is the absolute allowable trailer (braked) weight that can be towed by the vehicle in question.



Cars:

2008 Cadillac DTS towing capacity: 1,000 lbs (US)

2008 Ford Crown Victoria towing capacity: 1,500 lbs (US)
Pretty cool info for Ford_Guy ...

2008 Lincoln Town Car towing capacity: 1,500 lbs (US)

2008 Volvo V70 3.2 towing capacity: 3,307 lbs (US)



SUVs:

2008 Acura MDX towing capacity: -,--- lbs (US)
(Acura does not provide tow ratings for this vehicle)

2008 Acura RDX towing capacity: -,--- lbs (US)
(Acura does not provide tow ratings for this vehicle)

2008 Cadillac Escalade towing capacity: 8,000 lbs (US)

2008 Cadillac SRX towing capacity: 4,250 lbs (US)

2008 Mercedes-Benz G55 AMG towing capacity: 7,392 lbs (US)

2008 Mercedes-Benz GL 550 towing capacity: 7,500 lbs (US)

2008 Mercedes-Benz ML 550 towing capacity: 7,200 lbs (US)

2008 BMW X3 towing capacity: 4,000 lbs (US)

2008 BMW X5 V8 towing capacity: 6,000 lbs (US)

2008 Jeep Liberty towing capacity: 5,000 lbs (US)

2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee towing capacity: 6,500 lbs (US)

2008 Jeep Commander towing capacity: 6,500 lbs (US)

2008 Dodge Durango towing capacity: 8,900 lbs (US)

2008 Chevrolet Tahoe towing capacity: 8,200 lbs (US)
(Two hundred more pounds than Escalade)

2008 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 towing capacity: 8,200 lbs (US)

2008 Volkswagen Tiguan towing capacity: 2,200 lbs (US)

2008 Volkswagen Touareg 2 towing capacity: 7,716 lbs (US)

2008 Lincoln Navigator towing capacity: 9,050 lbs (US)

2008 Lexus LX 570 towing capacity: 8,500 lbs (US)

2008 Land-Rover LR2 towing capacity: 3,500 lbs (US)

2008 Land-Rover LR3 towing capacity: 7,716 lbs (US)

2008 Land-Rover Range Rover towing capacity: 7,716 lbs (US)

2008 Ford Expedition towing capacity: 9,200 lbs (US)

2008 Ford Explorer towing capacity: 7,310 lbs (US)

2008 Ford Escape towing capacity: 3,500 lbs (US)

2008 Porsche Cayenne towing capacity: -,--- lbs (US)
(Porsche does not provide tow ratings for this vehicle)

2008 Toyota Land Cruiser towing capacity: 8,500 lbs (US)

2008 Toyota Sequoia towing capacity: 10,000 lbs (US)



Pickup Trucks:

2008 Ford Ranger towing capacity: 6,000 lbs (US)

2008 Chevrolet Colorado towing capacity: 5,500 lbs (US)

2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 towing capacity: 10,000 lbs (US)

2008 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 towing capacity: 13,000 lbs (US)

2008 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 towing capacity: 18,500 lbs (US)

2008 Dodge Ram 1500 towing capacity: 9,100 lbs (US)

2008 Dodge Ram 2500 towing capacity: 15,650 lbs (US)

2008 Dodge Ram 3500 towing capacity: 16,350 lbs (US)

2008 Ford F-250 Super Duty towing capacity: 16,400 lbs (US)

2008 Ford F-350 Super Duty towing capacity: 18,700 lbs (US)

2008 Ford F-450 Super Duty towing capacity: 24,500 lbs (US)
(With 5th Wheel)

2008 Nissan Titan towing capacity: 9,500 lbs (US)

2008 Toyota Tundra towing capacity: 10,800 lbs (US)

2009 Ford F-150 towing capacity: 11,300 lbs (US)



Minivan / MPVs:

2007 Ford Freestar towing capacity: 3,500 lbs (US)
(Discontinued)

2009 Ford Flex towing capacity: 4,500 lbs (US)
(Ford Freestar replacement)

2008 Dodge Grand Caravan towing capacity: 1,000 lbs (US)

2008 Honda Odyssey towing capacity: 3,500 lbs (US)

2008 Toyota Sienna towing capacity: 3,500 lbs (US)



I will add some more later ...

Topic inspired by this discussion

http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle.php?id=146697





The 1993-Onward Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham sedan had a available towing capacity of 7,000 lbs (US)