The TAB Talk Guide to Tow Vehicles 

2018 Ford Explorer V6 eco-boost Sport with factory tow install and my 2022 320CS-S. 5,000 lb tow capacity - don't even feel it back there. Never towed a thing in my life. Quite happy with the experience.

I towed with a 2020 Honda Passport Elite. I installed the transmission oil cooler to increase the tow capacity to 5,000 lb. I like the Passport because I can easily fold down the two back seats with the push of a button when I'm at the back of the vehicle and it basically becomes a small pickup truck. The elite version gives me some luxury so I don't miss having a car. I also like having an SUV so my non-camping cargo is safely out of view versus an open pickup bed.

Our 2012 Pilot with tow package was a great companion for our 2018 320 CS-S. We've since moved to a more elderly friendly E-Pro that weighs twice what the T@B weighed, and the Pilot actually does tow it fine with the weight distributing / sway control hitch. BUT! Honda started making unibody Pilots after our model year (not sure which year) so if it's not a body on frame you can't use a weight distribution hitch. One more thing - most of the time these days the choice of a tow vehicle is already made, you have a vehicle and you're picking a trailer that can be pulled by it - unless you suddenly come into some money. Don't overbuy a trailer and be sorry that your vehicle can't safely tow it. I've found that a 20% margin of safety with the right hitch is safe enough as long as your tow vehicle has good brakes and your trailer brake controller is set correctly.

2023 Tab 320s Boondock towed by 2024 Nissan Frontier Pro 4x. No issue with towing weight...my Frontier build is rated at a little over 6000 pounds. The issue comes when you look at vehicle payload. My truck is rated at 906 pounds. With me at 280 pounds, my wife much less, bed cover, bed contents, and tongue weight, I am pushing that payload limit. Using my old Army load planning skills to distribute weight between truck and trailer.

Jenn, thank you for making this excellent and much needed video. We started towing our 320 s with a new Outback Onyx rated for 3,500 lbs. It was a very nice car. It seemed fine at first, but the transmission started showing signs of strain after a cross country trip to Yellowstone. We traded the Outback in for a Honda Passport Trailsport with the transmission cooler which gave it a 5,000 lb rating. We're not attached to any particular vehicle brand, but the Passport has been good so far. It's nice not to have to think about the weight of every item we want to take with us anymore. We just finished a trip to the Utah National Parks and the extra towing capacity was noticeably better in very hot weather and challenging elevations. We agree that having a tow vehicle that looks sharp with the T@B is a necessity!

:-) Thank you! This is excellent! I especially appreciated the emphasis on color coordination between the trailer and the tow vehicle. So important! 😉

We have a 2022 tab 320s boondock, and we changed the tires to 205-75-15. We had a 2022 subaru outback ex, with 3500 pound towing capacity. We were not able to keep our tongue weight low enough with ebikes and gear. If we traveled light, the outback would have been adequate. However, we do not. We now have a 2022 Chev Colorado, 4 d, 4wd, with a full towing package rated at 7000 pounds. And Mr. Pix will never go back. The worries with towing are eliminated. Happy camping and safe travels, Mr. Pix, Ms.B, and Jimi the Westie, (PB&J in the beehive).

I got a tab 400 a year ago that I have been towing with a 2022 v6 Taco Pro. Not a great tow vehicle. Can't take my eyes off the road for more than a few seconds. It revs to 4500 RPMs going up almost any hill. It got a little better when I raised the tongue weight to 500 lbs. I'm upgrading to a Ford f-150 with twice the horsepower, towing capacity, and carrying capacity. I agree with Mr. Yukon Denali below - bigger is better and don't trust any information at the shows. BTW I really enjoyed Jenn Grover's videos and gained a lot from her information. thank you.

I started towing my T@B 400 with a 2018 Chevy Colorado ZR2 which had a rating of 5000 pounds, but the rest of the line is rated at 7000 pounds. The ZR2 is an offroad trim, and it's less primarily because of the lift and gearing on the truck. It was sluggish going through the mountains. It didn't overheat, but it definitely struggled with steep inclines. When the lease ended I upgraded to a Ram 1500 Rebel with a V8, again offroad rated, but it had a tow rating of 11,000 pounds. The towing experience was an order of magnitude better with the Ram. Oddly, the two get about the same gas mileage when towing.

Just to start out I am 69 yrs never pulled a trailer in my life. I have a vehicle that I inherited, It is a 2014 crossover suv with a factory installed tow package, with a 4500 lb tow capacity, and a 450 lb tongue weight that my vehicle can pull. It has a V6, EcoBoost, Twin Turbo, 3.5 Liter engine. So as I started to look for a travel trailer with the appropriate weight to pull & did much research to try to understand all these numbers & what I can pull with out maxing the weight and what I should pull to be safe etc. So I ended up purchasing a 2023 TAB SS 320 which has a total gross weight dry of 2045 lbs and GAWR of 2900. A tongue weight dry of 215 lbs. my vehicle can handle 450 lb tongue. So I have plenty of flexibility to add extra equipment to the tongue weight which I have added and carried along etc. I also installed a sway bar and a rear Furrion vehicle observation system. I have pulled it thru the Appalachian Mountains, and other hilly terrain. With no problems. But I must admit I don’t necessarily get good gas mileage, but I am very comfortable with my setup for towing. Thanks to Jenn Grover and others on you tube for sharing there knowledge and tips about RV’s etc. ( M ) 😊

I get tempted to get a truck sometime but that would likely encourage me to carry more than I need! 😊 My 2019 Jeep GC with a V8 tows up to 7200 lbs and does a great job with my 400 so will stick with it for now!

I do most of my camping in Florida. A 3500 lb tow capacity is fine.

I grew up in a Honda dealership and most of my cars (except 2) have been Honda. So… I am indeed polarized 😉

Ridgeline = Pilot ; Both have the same towing capacity, but the Pilot has 3 rows of seats, and my gear goes in dry/clean.

When I purchased my 2021 TAB 400, I owned a 2019 Buick Enclave, which had a towing capacity of 5,000 lbs. My TAB dealer said the Buick would pull the TAB with no problems. He was right, as long as I was on flat land. Going up hills, it was sluggish! I even tried manually shifting, with the hand shifters on the steering wheel. When I was going up hills, even in Illinois, I knew my Buick wasn't the right tow vehicle for me, so luckily I hadn't sold my 2003 Yukon Denali, yet. While having the Yukon's transmission serviced, I told the gentleman about towing with my Buick.. His exact words were: "Trust me. Every car and RV dealer will tell you anything, just to get a sale. They know exactly what you want to hear. You can keep pulling with your Buick, but I guarantee in 3 to 5 years, I'll be putting a new transmission in your car!" Now, my tow vehicle is a 21 year old Yukon Denali with over 190,000 miles on it and I don't even know my 400 is behind me. Yes, I use a sway bar! I almost lost my TAB when pulling with my Buick, going up a hill, when a semi passed me coming down the hill. It was my maiden voyage! The first thing I did, after thanking God for miraculously saving my rig, was to change my underwear!!!

Thanks Jenn. Towing our 2021 320S Boondock with a 2023 Ford Maverick XLT with the factory 4k tow package which includes a built in brake controller, larger fan and coolers, anti sway, and gearing specifically for towing. It supplies around 5.5 amps/78 watts for the batteries. That's enough to keep our 12 volt fridge running and have some left over for charging. Tows great with lots of power. A big consideration for me was MPG. I'm averaging around 17-19 MPG at 65-70 mph towing with the Maverick. I actually get a little better mileage when we have our two canoes on top of the Maverick.

My first tow vehicle could tow 3500 lbs. I traded in that one for a more powerful one, and now my newest tow vehicle is a V8 Durango that tows my Tab 400 wonderfully.

You need to do a video on your mast for the StarLink

Surprised that people like the Honda Ridgeline for towing…I had a 2018 Ridgeline that struggled towing 3,500 lbs around the east coast…traded in the Ridgeline for 2021 Ford Ranger and it was so much better for towing power.

Thanks Jen, I have a '14 wrangler unlimited rubicon with 410 gears, what were gears in your jeep ? That probably is one factor why you had a hard time. The towing capacity for the identical jeep outside of the usa is 5k but inside the usa it's 3500. But I agree with you a jeep would be a minimum tow vehicle.

I pull our 320 CS-S with a Tacoma. The Taco has a tow rating of 6400 pounds and the V6 motor. I am well within the tow rating/capability. I definitely wouldn't want to pull around a trailer that was close to that max rating. It's not the best gas mileage but I LOVE Tacos. The Taco does have sway controls (evidently) but so far I haven't added or needed any extra sway control equipment. That remains to be seen. I am going to be getting a Scan Gauge 2 so that I can monitor transmission temps and other things just to be safe. I do have a design scheme brewing in my head for a color coordinated wrap for the camper.

I can't rev up my engine, it's a Tesla model 3, totally makes a great tow vehicle, can't feel the camper most of the time. Make sure what ever you have it has a trailer brake controller, I use a Curtis wireless one. I have a range of 160 miles towing. I stop frequently but fortunately I have not had to unhook my trailer. I did buy the powered hitch just in case though.

One comment, I noticed the audio was out of sync with the video. Not horrible, but noticeable.

If I get a 2025 Tab 320 S Boondock, I am considering a 2025 Nissan Frontier as my tow vehicle.

Sorry but towing with a EV is not going to work, maybe in 20 years the technology will be good enough, EV’s are fine for a 2nd car but not your primary vehicle, also the horrific pollution from strip mines in third world countries plus the pollution from batteries that we have no recycling for just give Americans the illusion they are not hurting the environment, like I said maybe in 20-30 years things will get different but right now we are just running head long into a financial and ecological disaster