What do you pull your Axis with?

x_40oz · **Joined:** Mon Aug 05, 2013 4:48 am **Posts:** 270

DatTexasBoy wrote:

Ecoboost or new GM 6.2.

Anyone on here have that new 6.2? What kinda milage you get not towing?

WayneTuttle · **Posted:** Mon Jun 23, 2014 11:14 pm

OK so it is a 5,500 pound boat and trailer, and the KIA is rated for 3,500 pounds, but those crazy Koreans think in metric, so it must be OK, right?

I tow from my storage garage to the gas station to the ramp a total of maybe 5 miles level ground. Works fine, but I would not want to do any real towing with the KIA. The KIA is too light to pull the boat out of the water, the front tires will spin on a dry non-steep ramp. I need to use the boat to push the car to get things moving.

I drive 280 miles each way to 'the river', and like the 28 MPG with 4 adults and a dog, so I refuse to use a real tow vehicle...

x_40oz · **Joined:** Mon Aug 05, 2013 4:48 am **Posts:** 270

^^LOL. Good to know. Is that KIA FWD?

WayneTuttle · **Posted:** Tue Jun 24, 2014 8:54 am

Front wheel drive. 2 spinning wheels with little tractive force. But the little V6 has plenty of torque that it struggles to connect to the ground.

x_40oz · **Joined:** Mon Aug 05, 2013 4:48 am **Posts:** 270

Going out on a limb here, but I am willing to bet you are the only one on the forum towing with a KIA. lol

But hey, if it aint broke dont fix it

WayneTuttle · **Posted:** Tue Jun 24, 2014 11:47 am

I enjoy the humor of it all. And yes I doubt anyone else with an Axis tows with such a small car. I had the boat delivered in Arizona where I keep and use it (saved thousands in sales taxes). The delivery guys kept asking where was my truck. I said that KIA is my tow vehicle. They laughed and said things like SERIOUSLY DUDE WHERE IS YOUR TRUCK. When i backed up to it, they took pictures and drove off laughing.

boardjnky4 · **Joined:** Thu Dec 05, 2013 2:22 pm **Posts:** 437

I tow my a20 with a 4wd v6 honda pilot. Probably a little beefier than your Kia, but yea, I feel your pain with the wimpy tow vehicle.

awh100 · **Joined:** Wed Jun 25, 2014 9:27 am **Posts:** 25

My old boat was a 2001 mAlibu 23lsv. I towed it with an 07 Tacoma and it did surprisingly well. Tacoma was rated at 6500 lbs. 70-80 mph highway was not a problem. It would rev high but keep on getting it. Only problem was I got about 8mpg towing.

With my new t22 I'm towing with a ram 2500 cummins. Can still knock down 16mpg with boat in tow.

x_40oz · **Joined:** Mon Aug 05, 2013 4:48 am **Posts:** 270

Anyone pulling with a Nissan Titan?

idahosurf · **Posted:** Fri Jun 27, 2014 1:04 pm

x_40oz wrote:

Anyone pulling with a Nissan Titan?

Yes. 2010 Titan SE with the tow package and larger rear gearing. Does pretty well towing our A22. Mountains bog it down but downshifting does wonders.

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