tow vehiicle Choice - Event Date: 06 Mar 2017

So, we have now purchased a 2016 179. Our subaru Forester won't do. We are in search of input for SUV types (not truck types) that folks have used successfully in towing this rig. We are former class A motorhome folks, so towing is a new adventure. Been looking at Highlanders V-6's and Pilots as well. Other suggestions or 'go ahead with these' comments are welcomed.
Many thanks, Billy

Very happy with a Jeep Grand Cherokee 4x4 with the base V6 engine and towing package. A new Laredo model is in the low $30s.

We towed with 2 different Ford Expeditions, loved the ride and ability.

We just bought a 2016 4 runner, 6cyl, 4wd, automatic and a 2016-  M179.
Towed about 200 miles to and from the Oregon coast for the first trip.
I felt the 4-runner seemed a bit weak, it handled the job....it made her work up the coastal range hills of Oregon. I feel the gearing is not exactly matched/ sufficient for towing. Fuel mileage was about 13 mpg. Will be adding a trans cooler for sure, soon!.
Now saying all that, Our previous rig was a Dodge 3500 Cummins diesel, automatic, dually pulling a 37' fifth wheel. That Cummins has spoiled me for ever more and it's fuel mileage was incredible, it may have done even better than the runner with the r-pod.
I'll  need a few more trips with the 4-runner to evaluate more. I'm pretty sure right now that we will not be venturing into 10k plus hills/mtns and passes with this combination, staying away from the Rockies with it.   
Eventually the runner will be passed on to my wife for the daily driver/ commuter and I will get another cummins diesel for our ultimate TV, and then later in life another 5th wheeler so we can travel the country full time.

Just get something with a high enough towing capacity that you have a decent margin of error.  Remember that the Pod and the stuff you put in the back of your car will end up weighing a lot more than you anticipate, so give your self at least about 4,400 pounds.  For gas engines V-8's probably will be more satisfactory than a 6, but it depends on the torque output of the engine and how slow you will tolerate going up hills and in a headwind.