5000 pound tow capacity

[Al Bear]

Originally Posted by rgrugg

I have an Escape19, dry weight 3000 and a gvwr of 4000 pounds. I’m towing with a crew cab Ram 1500 with a hemi. I moved to a condo and the only way I can get it in the garage is to angle it it. I want something smaller so the question is how do those vehicles with a 5000 pound tow capacity do as tow vehicles?

Hi rgrugg,

We pull our Escape 17, dw 2600, with a 2019 Chevy Colorado 2WD V-6 gasser. A perfect match. Most recent trip covered 850 miles, crossed the Sierra twice, got 18 mpg. It's a crew cab, 5 1/2 foot bed, and would be shorter than your Ram by a bunch, maybe short enough for you garage. You might not need a WDH (we don't), and you would have the advantage of a truck bed for the gear that gets dirty.

Re mid-size SUV's, our friends have an Escape 17 which they pull with a recent model Suburu Ascent. They love it.