Hook a trailer. Climb a hill. Feel the Cherokee start to strain. Some KL models can tow 4,500 lb. Some stop at 2,000 lb. The hitch on the back does not tell the whole story. Cooling, a transmission oil cooler, trailer wiring, and shorter 3.517 gearing changed what certain V6 4×4 models could do. Base … Read more
Hook a trailer. Watch the rear squat. Feel the steering go light at speed. That’s where towing reality starts. Since the 2023 redesign, the GMC Canyon runs a single TurboMax engine with 430 lb-ft and an 8-speed. That torque hits early, around 3,000 RPM, which helps it pull hard off the line and up ramps. … Read more
Chase a darker stance in traffic. Watch chrome disappear into black. See the Durango look lower and meaner. That’s where the Blacktop Package lands. The Durango already has muscle SUV shape. Long hood. Wide stance. Rear-drive roots. Blacktop sharpens that with black wheels, dark badges, and blackout trim. Trim choice changes everything. SXT gets a … Read more
Snap the throttle. Hear a sharper bark. Feel a real shifter in your palm. That’s the Ram 1500 G/T package in motion. Since 2022, this option has lived on the Ram 1500 Laramie and Ram 1500 Rebel. It pulls paddle shifters, a console-mounted floor shifter, Performance Pages, and a Mopar exhaust into trucks that normally … Read more
Chase a clean look. Load tools before sunrise. Park somewhere that judges your truck in 3 seconds flat. That’s where the Ford STX package earns its keep. STX arrived in the 1990s as Ford’s sport-focused upgrade for base work trims. For 2024–2025, Ford reshaped it across the Ford F-150, Ford Ranger, and Ford F-250 Super … Read more
Spot the 37s in the lot. Notice the stance. Hear the sidewall hum before it even moves. That’s where the Ford Raptor 37 package story starts. Since 2021, this truck has rolled out of Dearborn as Equipment Group 802A, the first factory 37-inch setup on a light-duty pickup. The 3.5L high-output EcoBoost stays at 450 … Read more
Load the trailer, merge into traffic, watch the temp gauge inch upward. The CVT hums, revs climb, and that 1,500 lb rating feels thin on a long grade. Crosstrek towing lives at the edge of cooling capacity and payload math. Since 2013, most trims have stayed capped at 1,500 lb with a 150 lb tongue … Read more
Hook up a 2-axle camper, merge onto the interstate, watch the temp needle creep. Rear drops a couple inches. Steering feels light. That is how RX towing questions start. Since 2023, the Lexus RX 350 ditched the old 3.5L V6 for a 2.4L turbo and added multiple hybrid paths. Same 3,500 lb headline rating. Different … Read more
Hook up a 7,000-pound camper. Drop it in Drive. Feel the weight settle. That’s where the Audi Q7 tow package gets tested. Audi rates the V6 models at 7,700 lb with a 770-lb tongue cap. The 2.0T 45 TFSI stops at 4,400 lb because heat and torque limits show up fast under load. Under the … Read more
Load the family, drop 5,000 lb on the hitch, and the MDX changes character fast. The rear squats. The 10-speed hunts a gear on the on-ramp. Heat builds in the transmission before the lake even shows up. Since 2014 and again on the 2022–2026 platform, Acura split the MDX into two towing worlds. FWD caps … Read more