I bought my Sorento so I can buy a pop-up camper. I traded a 2011 Ford Fusion which I really did like quite a bit because it was finally time to get a camper (I've wanted one for years). I haven't yet bought my pop-up (it is hard to find a good one for a reasonable price in June and July).
Anyway, I towed for the first time Friday. I rented a motorcycle trailer from Uhaul which is 550LBS empty. With the motorcycle it was probably around 1150LBS. My Sorento (FWD V6) didn't even notice it was there. Acceleration and braking seemed completely the same as normal even with the extra 1100-1200LBS behind it.
Tomorrow, I'm heading out to look at a couple pop-ups in the 1800-2000LB dry weight/2800-2900LB GVWR range (a 2007 Starcraft 2406 and a 2014 Rockwood 1950). After the "practice tow" Friday, I'm pretty confident that this will be a terrific combo with my FWD V6 Sorento, especially since I'll be going with a camper with trailer brakes (I would consider one without brakes if I went about 500-600 LBS lighter). As a single guy, who may occasionally go with one other person in my car, I think this will work well (it is unlikely that I'll go over the GVWR of the pop-up even if I packed everything in the camper and left nothing in the cargo area of my Sorento).
So, anyone here use their Sorento for towing (especially pop-ups)? How do you like its performance under load? Any thoughts on the type of combo I'm thinking about with my Sorento? I do know how tow capacities work - only the camper and 150LB driver are considered and it is based upon level ground at Sea Level, everything else must be subtracted from the weight limits - I'm more interested in people who have driven their Sorento with a trailer (esp. a camper) as opposed to looking at the theoretical numbers.
Anyway, I towed for the first time Friday. I rented a motorcycle trailer from Uhaul which is 550LBS empty. With the motorcycle it was probably around 1150LBS. My Sorento (FWD V6) didn't even notice it was there. Acceleration and braking seemed completely the same as normal even with the extra 1100-1200LBS behind it.
Tomorrow, I'm heading out to look at a couple pop-ups in the 1800-2000LB dry weight/2800-2900LB GVWR range (a 2007 Starcraft 2406 and a 2014 Rockwood 1950). After the "practice tow" Friday, I'm pretty confident that this will be a terrific combo with my FWD V6 Sorento, especially since I'll be going with a camper with trailer brakes (I would consider one without brakes if I went about 500-600 LBS lighter). As a single guy, who may occasionally go with one other person in my car, I think this will work well (it is unlikely that I'll go over the GVWR of the pop-up even if I packed everything in the camper and left nothing in the cargo area of my Sorento).
So, anyone here use their Sorento for towing (especially pop-ups)? How do you like its performance under load? Any thoughts on the type of combo I'm thinking about with my Sorento? I do know how tow capacities work - only the camper and 150LB driver are considered and it is based upon level ground at Sea Level, everything else must be subtracted from the weight limits - I'm more interested in people who have driven their Sorento with a trailer (esp. a camper) as opposed to looking at the theoretical numbers.