Tow vehicle

I tow my R-Pod 180 with a 2005 Dodge Durango with a V-8, 5.7 liter Hemi. Ii feels like I am not pulling anything behind me unless I hit a bump.

I began towing our 2017 RP-179 with a 2005 Dodge Dakota, 4.7L V8.  The combination handled just fine and worked great under "normal" conditions.  I felt that the 235 HP and 285 ft/lbs of torque was not quite enough for towing the pod in our mountainous western terrain.  We really noticed it going over the coastal range from Portland, OR, to the coast.  I mean, it was OK, but just did not have enough oomph to be comfortable.  It required high RPM and low speed to pull the hills and we felt we were a wart on the keister of progress.  This spring we switched to a 2017 Ram 1500 with the 5.7L Hemi.  Its 395 HP and 410 ft/lbs of torque combined with the eight speed transmission really worked well when we travelled from Spokane to Yellowstone over those steep mountain passes.  The engine/trans combination gets over 19 MPG when not towing and we averaged about 13 MPG over 1400 miles while crossing the high mountains twice.  We travel the freeways at 65 MPH which seems reasonble on the high speed insterstate highways out here.  Handling was excellent, even during a few hundred miles of towing without using our WDH.  I hope this information is helpful to you.

We've had 3 different Tacomas over the years, and we've found that the rear springs get "soft" after a bit. On two of them we added super-springs, which helped out a bunch, especially when hauling any weight. If yours already has the super springs, then I might suggest updated shocks to dampen out any of the bounce. 

Ok

 Can wait to get it out on the beach at Cape Hatteras. Looking forward to surf fishing those hard to get to spots.