So, you’ve decided to make your way to a used RV dealer and buy an RV to make your home away from home. But how do you get it around? If you need to tow but need more space than a pickup truck can offer, the next best thing is an SUV. But you need one with enough towing power. Take a look at some of the top SUVs if you need to bring your RV along.
Grand Wagoneer – Towing Power and Luxury
The Grand Wagoneer is a relative newcomer to the modern SUV market. It made its return in 2022, offering passengers sophistication, luxury, and the latest technology. Oh, and it has impressive towing capabilities, too.
Power for the Grand Wagoneer comes from a six-cylinder turbo engine that delivers 510 horsepower and 500 pound-feet of torque. It works with an eight-speed automatic transmission, and when equipped with the tow package, it can pull up to 10,000 pounds.
The Heavy-Duty Trailer Tow package is what makes it all possible. It gets you tow hooks, an upgraded engine cooling system, and trailer brake control. It also has a trailer hitch connection assist system to help make sure you line up with your trailer correctly on the first try.
The Chevy Tahoe: Diesel Power or Gas Power – It’s Your Choice
The Chevy Tahoe is an impressive SUV with a choice of engines. One of your options is a 3.0-liter inline six-cylinder diesel that puts out 305 horsepower and 495 pound-feet of torque. It uses a 10-speed automatic transmission. This setup allows you to tow up to 8,200 pounds, but surprisingly enough, it doesn’t max out the Tahoe’s towing power. You can do this with the 5.3-liter V-8 engine. Get it with rear-wheel drive, and you can tow up to 8,400 pounds.
The Tahoe also has some innovative technology to help make towing easier. A new trailer tire health system helps to make sure you don’t blow one of your trailer tires. It also has a new boat ramp assist feature that shows guidance lines for the trailer and the Tahoe itself.
The Toyota Sequoia – A Modern and Capable SUV
Until recently, the best SUV for towing in the Toyota lineup was the Land Cruiser. But in 2022, the next-generation Sequoia arrived with a body-on-frame chassis and a fully boxed frame borrowed from the Tundra pickup truck. This, along with its 3.4-liter i-Force Max twin-turbo engine, gave it the ability to tow up to 9,520 pounds.
Along with all this power, if you bring a new Toyota Sequoia to a used RV dealer to pick up your camper, you’ll appreciate the load-leveling rear suspension and power-folding tow mirrors. Your towing will also be made safe with safety systems such as blind-spot monitoring with trailer merge warning, rear cross-traffic alert, and front and rear parking sensors that come with automatic braking to help you avoid hitting other vehicles.
