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Hyundai Elantra Towing Questions

34 messages,  Last post on Jul 26, 2007 at 11:51 AM

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Re: Hyundai Elantra: Towing Questions [backy] by moparbad
Dec 07, 2006 (2:46 pm)
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Replying to: backy (Dec 07, 2006 1:56 pm)

Any other snide remarks you want to make, or do you want to talk about the Elantra? Got any questions about towing? Did you know it can tow quite a load?
 
750 lbs is the maximum towing capacity for the 2007 Elantra unless the trailer has trailer brakes and then the capacity is doubled to 1,500 lbs.
 
How much can the Elantra tow? Not much. For example, I have a 5" x 9" utility trailer and it weighs 400 lbs empty and it does not have trailer brakes. The Elantra could haul an amazing 350 lbs in the trailer!
 
Certainly not "quite a load". At least not by my idea of "quite a load".
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Re: Hyundai Elantra: Towing Questions [moparbad] by pat HOST
Dec 07, 2006 (2:50 pm)
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Replying to: moparbad (Dec 07, 2006 12:51 pm)

Going to the main Elantra board and using the Search there means you don't have to search through all of the individual discussions one at a time.
 
Let's not get bogged down in format issues and understand that the content is available in all kinds of different ways. Tracking all of the discussions at the board level (see link) and then using Read New Posts to catch up is probably the easiest way to stay on top of any new thoughts/posts/topics anyone chooses to contribute.
 
Towing questions, anyone??
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#9 on Edmunds.com's Top Ten Vehicles for Towing is... by backy
Dec 07, 2006 (5:16 pm)
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The Elantra! Yes, believe it or not my '04 Elantra can tow 3086 pounds with trailer brakes and 1000 pounds without.
 
That's not much by truck standards, but for a budget-priced compact sedan, it's exceptional. Note that this is 1,000 pounds more than full-size sedans like the Cadillac DeVille and Mercury Grand Marquis are rated to carry.
 
http://www.edmunds.com/reviews/list/top10/102426/article.html
 
The 2007 Elantra's rating is down to 750 w/o trailer brakes and 1500 with, but that's still more than competitors like the Civic that aren't rated for towing anything.
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Vehicle Towing [backy] by lightfootfl
Dec 08, 2006 (6:03 am)
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Replying to: backy (Dec 07, 2006 5:16 pm)

Question? What is it that determines the "towing capacity" of any vehicle? If a proper hitch is installed wouldn't just about any vehicle be ale to "tow" at least 1000 to 2000 lbs? I am not trying to be funny about this, but it seems to me that if the vehicle can't do that, then it can't carry 4-5 people either.
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Re: Vehicle Towing [lightfootfl] by backy
Dec 08, 2006 (7:36 am)
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Replying to: lightfootfl (Dec 08, 2006 6:03 am)

I am not an expert on this but I would imagine some factors would be the power and (especially) torque of the engine, the strength of the frame/unibody, the ability of the transmission and cooling system to handle the extra load, and the design of the suspension (especially in the rear).
 
Keep in mind that it's not carrying 4-5 people or towing 1000-2000 pounds--it's carrying 4-5 people AND towing 1000-2000 pounds. Although I'm not sure I'd put 5 adults in an Elantra and tow the max weight at the same time. It is after all a compact sedan, not a pickup truck or SUV.
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Re: Vehicle Towing [backy] by eldaino
Dec 08, 2006 (1:50 pm)
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Replying to: backy (Dec 08, 2006 7:36 am)

Ha! Look what i started! Anyway, based on what you just said on what determines how much a car like this can tow, what makes the civic any less capable?
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Re: Vehicle Towing [eldaino] by backy
Dec 08, 2006 (3:04 pm)
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Replying to: eldaino (Dec 08, 2006 1:50 pm)

That is a great question... for the Civic discussion. You might want to ask Honda why they don't rate the Civic for towing anything. Maybe it has to do with lack of torque, or maybe their 5-speed trannies just aren't up to it.
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Re: Hyundai Elantra: Towing Questions [moparbad] by doohickie
Dec 08, 2006 (6:38 pm)
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Replying to: moparbad (Dec 07, 2006 2:46 pm)

How much can the Elantra tow? Not much.
 

 

 

 

 
Yeah... not much....
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Re: Hyundai Elantra: Towing Questions [doohickie] by moparbad
Dec 08, 2006 (8:07 pm)
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Replying to: doohickie (Dec 08, 2006 6:38 pm)

The Elantra in the first picture appears dangerously overloaded.
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Re: Hyundai Elantra: Towing Questions [moparbad] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Dec 09, 2006 (9:16 am)
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Replying to: moparbad (Dec 08, 2006 8:07 pm)

too much tongue weight, agreed.

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