Towing with a colorado - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

jsceash · 03-07-2012, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ProjectM96

I think you are mistaken.

The Colorado and Canyon are 4 cylinder compact trucks. They can barely tow 2 jet ski's and struggle to accelerate towing 1000 lbs.

The larger Silverado and Sierra share parts with the Hummer H2. They have the same engine and frame along with the Tahoe and Suburban and Escalade and Yukon.

OOPS,

You were right Wrong model should have been asking for H3

Topless · 03-07-2012, 04:01 PM

Yep, Google still works:
Top Pickup Trucks for Towing - 2005 Pickup Trucks - Cars.com

It looks like the Colorado is rated to 4K so you are pushing the envelope. An experienced tow driver on flat ground with the trailer properly loaded should be ok. A green driver with a tail heavy load might put it on the roof. I used to tow a 4000 lb boat behind a Toyota 4Runner and it worked well even over mountain passes but you had to stay vigilant. I never wanted to let the tail wag the dog so it was not a relaxed highway cruise.

fullthrottle52 · 03-07-2012, 04:22 PM

you can go to Uhaul.com and pretrend you are going to rent one of there aluminum trailers. If will go through a set of questions to see if you qualify to tow there trailer with your tow vehicle. If they say NO, then I would listen to what they say. I have a Dodge Dakota with a V-8 and it qualifies to pull the trailer with the weight of a Boxster, 2 people and luggage. I have a tow package with tranny cooler and Class V tow package. It is not a full size pickup and it just qualified for this weight. The Dakota with the V-8 and Tow package is rated at just over 5,000 lbs. I would think a Colorado would be borderline especially on hills.