Pushing The Limits On Tow Vehicles

We tow our 179 with a 09 4runner trail edition, it is lifted on 33's so we have even more resistance. It does just fine, I drop it into 4 basically everywhere but flat ground.  You just have to be smart about it and not expect to be doing 55-60 up hills, just think of it like your driving a tractor trailer.  Like other people have said, definitely install a tranny cooler for that extra protection.  

Originally posted by Q7-retired Originally posted by NWRPodder Hi folks. I wanted to provide an update to this thread for all of you that weighed in with advice. It was greatly appreciated!  I appreciate your thought process and the January post by TexMan.  My Audi TDI can pull 6600#, gets 32 mpg alone and 13-17 mpg towing OurPod.  Even though it has more capacity than the numbers require, I'm considering a half-ton pickup truck.  I wish there was a 4.0 liter diesel available!

Yup, my K1500 is a multiuse vehicle. I use the truck around property to do a lot of things beside towing the Pod. Because it is a crew cab, it offers all the amenities of a SUV, seats 6 adults comfortably and has bed space to carry a payload. We have a SUV also, with the 3.5 liter, good vehicle, but not as well as a full size pick-up.