Secret - How Tow Ratings Are Calculated

Mercator

I have read many interesting threads about the towing capacity of the various cars, Jeeps and trucks that T@B owners use.

"In the United States the main car manufacturers have agreed on a common standard for calculating MPG and horsepower. This means car and truck buyers can rely on the manufacturer's numbers and compare apples to apples. But when it comes to trucks and payload and towing no such common standard exists. This means that truck manufacturers have as much magic towing dust as they can sprinkle on a pickup. (Explained by Roman Mica - http://www.TFLtruck.com) "

Here are links to some very interesting 2013 videos from TFLT (The Fast Lane Truck), that explain how manufacturers come up with tow ratings. (Although they are discussing trucks, it is relevant to cars as well.)

Part 1
https://youtu.be/IqzQu6pMFhQ

Part 2 
https://youtu.be/uOOHo-IkqXI

(You can skip to Part 2 if you want and still get the main points of the report.)

ChanW

Long winded, but very interesting.

So a Dodge Ram can pull 30,000#, eh? Ho boy.

Glad we got a Toyota!