Fun to drive, fuel efficient, towing vehicle?

[juliog]

[n2oinferno]

Originally Posted by bakerr6

I would go with the ecoboost f150 hands down

If you do this make sure you get a spare engine for when the first one goes.

[ubersoph]

Originally Posted by husker741

What does an RX450h have for towing capacity? Lexus reliability, comfort, luxury, with good gas mileage and adequate power. I just don't know how much they tow with the towing package.

3500 lbs - not quite enough for a race car + 1000ish lb trailer (especially with spare tires etc...)

This is not the easiest car search I've done, but it's at least a little interesting

[bakerr6]

Originally Posted by Marchy

i believe they are having more transmission issues than engine issues now a days, IIRC when it first came out they were getting a lot of water stuck in the intercooler and had a few engine hydrolock but they've since fixed the issue. But it was a while ago when i was doing research on the truck so i might be wrong on the actual issue with the intercooler.

Most trucks have had more trans issues than the engine issue. I would be buying brand new and would eventually probably do a tr6060 swap

[track_warrior]

glk is rated at 4700 pounds over seas and the q5 is rated at 4400 us.

[dsrttigr]

Love my 2011 F150 4x4 Offroad with 5.0 V8. The ecoboost looses a lot of power on hot days. 5.0 > ecoboost in warmer states. 17/22mpg average.

[Wes B.]

Something like this should suit you well. It's a Baldwin Motorsports Dodge Crew Cab 3500 equipped with a 6.7l Cummins diesel mated to a 6-speed auto. It also features Carli Dominator suspension, 39" Toyo Open Country MT/R tires, and King shocks. It weighs roughly 8,140 lbs, does the quarter mile in 13.1 seconds @ 103 mph, tops out at 131 mph, chucks out 700+ hp and 1,200+ ft-lbs of torque thanks to a little under the hood magic, and it gets 23 mpg on the highway.

It may be overkill, but it does meet every single one of your requirements. Enjoyable? I would say beating brand-new Mustang GT's in the quarter mile is enjoyable. Somewhat fuel efficient? 23 mpg for a TOW VEHICLE is more than just somewhat fuel efficient. Can it tow? I'd be willing to bet this sucker could easily tow the 4k lbs you need it to.

[rice_classic]

Originally Posted by ubersoph

Tow capacity is only 2000 lbs

The Subies are only 2500-3500 lbs also.

Holy crap! I could have sworn I read it was 5000lbs somewhere. Damn, now I have to check. I wonder about the CX-9.


EDIT: CX-5 is only 2000lbs because they have account for retarded Americans. In UK and AUS it's rated for roughly 4000lbs (1800 Kilograms) with a "braked trailer" (aka trailer brakes).

[Wes B.]

Or...you could always build something like this: 1931 Ford Model-A with a Cummins 4BT mated to a 3-speed automatic (no OD). The owner, Jeff Madden, claims it gets 41 mpg while pulling a "hotrod" trailer on the highway.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCfsDGa2wDA"]Jeff Madden's 1931 Model-A at Bonneville Speedweek 2011 - YouTube[/ame]

[Sonolin]

Id go for the dodge srt10 myself those things are BEASTLY

It should be able to tow 5000 im pretty sure but definitely no good on the mpg lol

(sorry damn tablet wont let me turn off underline)

[EJ20]

How about a uzj100 LC or a y61 patrol? Had these before (now i have uzj200) and these so f÷#$€ ing stout 4wd cars and tow anything you throw at. Comfort, so reliable, and so much fun when driven offroad don't remember exactly but towing rate is about 7000 lbs


Only downside is fuel economy. I average only 14~16 mpg mixed driving and ~10 mpg when towing 25ft boat.