| BedfordFred |
In Europe, the CR-V is rated to tow 2,000 kg, which equals 4,400 lbs.
In US, the CR-V is rated to tow 1,500 lbs, which equals 680 kg
Why is the US CR-V tow rating about 1/3 of the Euro CR-V?
I suggest it is the lawyer factor. American Honda sets the limits at a very low limit in order to limit liability. If a CR-V can tow over 2 tons, a Pilot can surely pull more than that safely. |
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| jl_ss |
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Originally posted by BedfordFred
In Europe, the CR-V is rated to tow 2,000 kg, which equals 4,400 lbs.
In US, the CR-V is rated to tow 1,500 lbs, which equals 680 kg
Why is the US CR-V tow rating about 1/3 of the Euro CR-V?
I suggest it is the lawyer factor. American Honda sets the limits at a very low limit in order to limit liability. If a CR-V can tow over 2 tons, a Pilot can surely pull more than that safely.
The CRV is rated to tow 600 kg in europe. If you add trailer brakes you can go as high as 2000 kg with the diesel version and 1600 kg with the gas version. There are several limitations with towing: engine/transmission/unibody construction/attachment/braking. There is always a safety margin and you can probably tow over that for a time or two, but if you continously tow over the limit you will likely wear or fatigue components much early than their normal design lives. |
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| NSXBill |
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Originally posted by BedfordFred
In Europe, the CR-V is rated to tow 2,000 kg, which equals 4,400 lbs.
In US, the CR-V is rated to tow 1,500 lbs, which equals 680 kg
Why is the US CR-V tow rating about 1/3 of the Euro CR-V?
I never did understand that confounded metric system.:) |
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| Sportymonk |
As that famous engineer Scotty once said when they were trapped and the solution was to overtax the engines and power systems, Aye lad you are probably using the old (whatever) reference, I wrote it, listen me lad, a good engineer always puts a 10% fudge factor in.
As stated above, you can probably tow a little in excess of the limits occasionally but I wouldn't try to pull 4500 pound trailers over the Rockies every couple of months, Down to Florida where it is flat maybe.
The question is, when something breaks, can you live with the pain of being stuck where you are until its fixed? I guarantee it won't be anywhere near a repair shop. |
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| hondacuraworld |
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Originally posted by BedfordFred
In Europe, the CR-V is rated to tow 2,000 kg, which equals 4,400 lbs.
In US, the CR-V is rated to tow 1,500 lbs, which equals 680 kg
Why is the US CR-V tow rating about 1/3 of the Euro CR-V?
I suggest it is the lawyer factor. American Honda sets the limits at a very low limit in order to limit liability. If a CR-V can tow over 2 tons, a Pilot can surely pull more than that safely.
There's no way in heck a CR-V could ever pull 4,000 lb. Having owned a CR-V and did the install on the factory trailer hitch, I'd say even 1500 is pushing it. The CR-V trailer hitch bolts through the floor with drilled holes in the rear under the stowage compartment and then into the rear body apron, as there is absolutely no crossmember back there to affix it to. |
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| N_Jay |
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Originally posted by hondacuraworld
There's no way in heck a CR-V could ever pull 4,000 lb. Having owned a CR-V and did the install on the factory trailer hitch, I'd say even 1500 is pushing it. The CR-V trailer hitch bolts through the floor with drilled holes in the rear under the stowage compartment and then into the rear body apron, as there is absolutely no crossmember back there to affix it to.
The factory Gen 2 hitch bolts to the boxed sections of body on each side of the rear floor. These are as close as you get to "frame" on a uni-body.
The kits even boxes in the sections where they are attached to further strengthen the attachments.
It also attaches at the center to the same point as the factory tie-down/tow pick-up. |
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| hondacuraworld |
| I re-reviewed the install instructions per your comments, and I still don't feel that it boxes the floorpan in well enough to pull more than it's rated capacity. In fact, the reason I sold my CR-V is because it had to tug a camper weighing about 3000, and I didn't want to risk it. |
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| N_Jay |
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Originally posted by hondacuraworld
I re-reviewed the install instructions per your comments, and I still don't feel that it boxes the floorpan in well enough to pull more than it's rated capacity. In fact, the reason I sold my CR-V is because it had to tug a camper weighing about 3000, and I didn't want to risk it.
I agree that the attachment is not as strong as a true frame mount, or even the mount on the Pilot, but I would bet the even considering this the weak point point is probably the brakes and the rear suspension rather then the mount. |
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| BedfordFred |
More on the towing limit differences:
Honda Fit (Jazz in Europe), rated 1,000 kg towing (2,200lbs) CAN TOW MORE WEIGHT THAN THE US CR-V
Toyota Yaris, 750 to 1,050 kg towing, depending on engine (1.0l, 1.3 or diesel) |
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| switch |
The Euro CRV is rated to tow 1500kg for the gas model, and 2000kg for the diesel model, if what is being towed has brakes. If it doesn't, the rating is 600kg. The maximum tongue weight is 200kg.
The Euro CRV diesel is rated at 35mpg in the city, 50mpg on the highway, and puts out less CO2 than the gas engine. |
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