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Why you SHOULD be able to tow more than sticker outside of the mountains

MaybeAMojave?

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Has anyone ever determined the reason for the lower tow rating for the manual transmission?

This leads me to believe launching (in particular in reverse) is the deciding factor... Reverse is pretty tall for backing up my driveway.

Launch and acceleration performance on a level road and a 12 percent upgrade;
  • a truck must be able to launch and travel 16 feet (5 meters) uphill, five times in a row, in 5 minutes or less. Then, the truck and trailer has to be able to complete the same test while launching up a 12 percent grade in Reverse.
Hmmm.
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That sounds like a torture test!

8000-9000 lb towing with the Pentastar 3.6L V6 would be a fun exercise in a parking lot but in real life it just won't work. Wrong tow vehicle :)
 
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That sounds like a torture test!

8000-9000 lb towing with the Pentastar 3.6L V6 would be a fun exercise in a parking lot but in real life it just won't work. Wrong tow vehicle :)
Like I said, outside of the mountains and probably on a cool day
 
 



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