I want a car that can pull double duty as something that's fun to drive on the street, but can still pull my car trailer. My trailer weighs 1900 lbs and my car ~2700, so my tow vehicle needs to be able to handle 4600 lbs. As I understand it a class III hitch can handle upto 5000 lbs. My 1996 Explorer finally died, and I don't want to drive another SUV. I towed my car accross the country with that thing. I had a class III hitch on the Explorer, but officially it's only rated at 1900 lbs. I've looked into turbo volvo station wagons, bmw 540it, and 90s impalas. All the quotes below were stolen from all over the internet. So what car/stationwagon do you guys think would make the best tow vehicle on the weekends, yet still be fun to drive during the week?
From an article written in 2008, "In the UK BMW dealers sell exotic accessories for the 5-Series Touring like the “Exterior mirror for trailer towing” and a “Trailer tow hitch” rated up to 2275kg. That’s 5015 lbs if you’re converting at home. Unless US-bound 5-Series wagons are made of angel hair pasta or recycled 1970s Fiats, my guess is that they’ll tow just fine. The UK XC70 is rated at 2100kg (~4630 lbs), about 130 lbs more than a Saturn Outlook with the 3.6L V6."
"The nameplate on my '95 Volvo 850 turbo says maximum towing capacity 3300"
"I have an E39 530D SE with sports suspension and tow a 1700KG caravan regularly with it."
"I am considering an '03 Marauder. One criteria that is essential for me though is towing my autoX Fairmont.
According to the Merc website the Marauder is rated at a paltry 1400ish lbs. "
"If you cure the above, the SS easily can tow (with proper hitch
of course!) the 5000lb that the regular Caprice with LT1 and
towing package can handle. ALL of the Caprice wagons (94 and
newer) automatically come with the LT1 and other goodies, thus
all of them can handle towing 5000+ lb."