James, It is common to find different towing limits/allowances between Europe and NA. My TDi Jetta has 50% more towing allowance in its original German users manual, than in the NA version provided when the vehicle was brought to Canada. On 18-Aug-2014, at 15:57, James wrote:
> I see lots of Priuses towing light trailers here.
>
> The Mazda5 micro-van is not supposed to tow anything in North America, but the UK version of that vehicle has a 3000 pound towing capacity! I wonder if the UK Prius also has a tow rating. Of course, the Europeans are both more enthusiastic about towing with small vehicles, and a whole lot more careful in doing so, than many North Americans.
>
> James
> Ottawa, ON
>
>> Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2014 10:14:53 -0500
>> From: mcneely4@COX.NET
>> Subject: Re: Interesting lite trailer
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>
>> Interesting that the ad mentions Prius as a vehicle to tow the thing. The Prius owner's book specifies that it is not to be used for towing. There are no caveats given. mcneely
>>
>> ---- raceingcajun <raceingcajun@COMMUNICOMM.COM> wrote:
>>> http://hiconsumption.com/2014/08/go-easy-lightweight-trailer-sylvan-sport/
>>>
>>> I didn't dig deep enough to find the price..........but I'll bet it not as
>>> lite as the trailer! :>)
>>>
>>> Howard
>>
>> --
>> David McNeely
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