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And what equipment did you use?
- Tow Hitch
- Additional Transmission Cooler?
- Trailer Brakes?
I'm trying to help one of my friend decide on getting a Sorento
The V-6 can tow 3500#, the I4 is rated @ 1650#. Trailer brakes would not be needed with this amount. Trans cooler, your call, would not hurt.
Hope this helps.
The reason I am wondering if the Sorento is capable of towing 3500LBs is that there is no packages that offers the Tranny Cooler and by reading the manual, the only way the Sorento could support 1500+ trailers is if they are equiped with brakes.
Quote:
With brake system = 3500
Without brake system = 1650
But then again, there is that vague mention of "additional equipment":
Quote:
The ideal trailer weight
can also depend on any special equipment
that you have on your vehicle.
So it is not very clear as to how much you can pull with only a Class II Hitch, without any modification to the Transmission/Cooler
IIRC teh V6 automatically comes with the trailer package, which includes most of the wiring and a tranny cooler.
All cars and trucks with a auto trans have a trans cooler....in the radiator. What he is asking, is there a aux trans cooler? The sorento does not have one and there is not a option for it.
I haven't towed anything yet (have to get my hitch mounted and wiring done 1st) but will be towing a motorcycle and trailer with a total weight of about 2,000 lbs. I don't envision any problems with the V-6 engine or brakes. Prior to owning this Sorento I had a 07 V-6 Sportage. The bike and trailer I had then weighed about 1200 lbs. While the Sportage pulled it OK you knew that the trailer was there and the engine was working hard at anything approaching 70 mph and climbing any hills. I generally ran at around 65 and at that speed it was a happy camper though it would be downshifting at times.
At most I only tow the bike 2 maybe 3 times a year. Other times I may use the trailer for lumber yard materials, nothing of any real weight there.
Anyhow I think the bigger V-6 of the Sorento will be more than sufficant even with the extra weight I'll be towing.
Larry
To directly answer question, we have pulled a 1,200 pound boat with no problem. This includes two trips up the Sierra Nevada passes (7,500 feet).
There is also the issue of state laws about trailers, in California any trailer over 1,500 pounds must have brakes. It does not matter what the towing vehicle is capable of handling.
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What is the heaviest thing you towed with your Sorento?
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