Labswine
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- First Name
- Steven
- Joined
- Jun 18, 2020
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- Location
- West Chester, Pennsylvania
- Vehicle(s)
- 2020 Gladiator Overland, 2019 GC Ltd
- Occupation
- Retired
So, if optioned as such...heated seats/steering wheel, power windows, factory bed liner and tonneau cover, the 8.4" with Nav, and a few other goodies which weigh, what? 60 lbs tops? Would result in a 15 sq.ft. less frontal area towing ability? There's something a bit awry hereIt's a Jeep thing. Probably because the base Overland has more added stuff than a base Sport.
I can see if you have a totally flat front trailer with the aerodynamics of a brick but, most travel trailers these days have a curved front which does allow the air to flow better over the front of the trailer. I know that the calculation is simply width x height which in my case puts my trailer at ~50 sq.ft. frontal area BUT, it's also curved. If I wanted to actually do the calculus, that'd probably add a few more square feet to the equation but, like I said, it's curved ergo, more aerodynamic.
Besides, my Overland has no issues towing my trailer...27' and around 5,100 lbs with all our stuff we want or need. Yeah, it does remind me it's only a V-6 on occasion so I sometimes have to drop from 7th to 6th to maintain or regain speed (n.g.t. 65 MPH) on an upgrade but still...she handles the whole schmegeggie with aplomb
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