SUV Tow Vehicles

We have a 2011 Audi Q5 quattro with the 3.2 litre V6 as the TV for our 2016 R-Pod 180. We bought the Q5 used (it had been a 4 year lease car in Montreal) in 2015 with only 42,000 km driven. It is very comfortable, extremely quiet (hardly any engine, road, tire noise at all) & pulls the Pod well (the big mirrors on the Audi are great to see either side of the trailer). We like to have a solid SUV for Canadian winter driving when the Pod is in storage & we can dream of summer camping trips ...

Originally posted by Capt Kidd I have a 2016 Dodge Durango with the V6 engine and all wheel drive.  on the flat level highways towing at 55 mph I get 15 mpg.  I just drove from Chico, CA to Roseburg, OR and had the cruise set at 55 and averaged 14 mpg. It goes over the hills with no effort at all but does down shift going up hill.  Car has an 8 speed auto and usually runs in 6th gear which is 1to1.  Sometimes it will go along in 7th gear and only gets in 8th down hill.

Great to know. I'm looking at a Durango V6 also, but purchase will probably have to wait until next year. I'm hoping the 2019s will offer wireless CarPlay in their radios; I know the 2018s finally got support for wired CarPlay.

Hi TheBum,

Originally posted by TheBum We have a 2012 Toyota Highlander V6 we use as a tow vehicle and it has handled everything we've thrown at it pretty well. The only real downside has been the front wheel drive, which makes it more prone to get stuck when boondocking. We'll probably go to a Dodge Durango for our next one.

Originally posted by Ghosthawk After looking long and hard we went with a 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee with factory trailer package. Factory channels for roof racks (for the kayaks) Listed tow capability was 5500 lbs. It is a darker red color so I call it "big red" and people stay out of my way. Have not towed with it yet, but in town it is getting about 25 mpg. Inside it is the most comfortable vehicle I have owned, bar none. Seats feel awesome. Controls are nicely laid out. We paid 19,000 $ for ours with 90,000 miles on her. And then I bought the best possible extended warranty for the next 4 years. Your mileage may vary, but thus far big red works for us. But we are still waiting on our pod.