Glossary / General

towing capacity

79 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

Towing capacity tells you how heavy a trailer or load the car can pull without overloading.

Technical Definition

Towing capacity is the maximum weight a vehicle can safely haul, measured in pounds or kilograms.

Hear It Discussed

"It does have a 10-speed automatic transmission, and properly equipped, it will tow 9,600 pounds."
The King Ranch, Reliable Cars, Concours Destinations, and the Corolla Cross.... In Wheel Time Podcast: Your Go-To Automotive Talk Show 03:31

"...towing something that's 8,000 pounds with an F-150. Yeah. Okay. And how steep is the grade? It's steep. It's a steep hill."
"What a Sled!" A Holiday Car Talk Bonus The Best of Car Talk 03:31

"...the odds are you're going to be doing a lot of highway towing. And you might actually run up on, you know, really the upper limit of what the SUV could do, which is 7,700 pounds."
GT-R Lawsuit; GT3 RS tire "fix"?; Tow rigs; Q&A The Smoking Tire 10:42