Does anybody Tow using their SantaFe V-6 ??
I have the 2.7 litre engine in my SantaFe, and will be towing an
8x12' enclosed trailer that weighs 700 lbs empty , plus about 2,000 lbs cargo weight , with Driver and one adult passenger. My trip will be in some mountainous terrain in hot temperatures . Im wondering how your SantaFe handles the load , what the driving characteristics are at 65 mph with this much weight, and if any overheating of the engine/ transmission has occured in hot weather ? Thanks. |
Re: Does anybody Tow using their SantaFe V-6 ??
"IlBeBauck@gmail.com" <IlBeBauck@gmail.com> wrote in news:4e292b43-19fa-
45fe-9419-2b5ede11bf25@c9g2000yqm.googlegroups.com: > I have the 2.7 litre engine in my SantaFe, and will be towing an > 8x12' enclosed trailer that weighs 700 lbs empty , plus about 2,000 > lbs cargo weight , with Driver and one adult passenger. My trip will > be in some mountainous terrain in hot temperatures . Im wondering how > your SantaFe handles the load , what the driving characteristics are > at 65 mph with this much weight, and if any overheating of the engine/ > transmission has occured in hot weather ? Thanks. > I have the 2.7L V6 Tucson and tow either a trailer (loaded) [did a self- move] for 1600kms] or a single axle 600kg (1350lb) caravan which when loaded probably weighs 850kg (1900lb). No problem maintaining 100km/hr (60mph) but the fuel consumption goes up rapidly. I ease the foot off the gas pedal, sit on about 85km/hr (about 50mph) and the fuel consumption is about 12l/100km (which is somewhere near 19miles/US Gallon); compared with Normal consumption with wife and me in vehicle at 60mph is 23 mpg. Never had overheating or transmission problems and all my driving is in hill country - we don't have roads like your interstates here in Australia - our main highways are more like County Roads!!!! Neville Casino NSW Australia |
Re: Does anybody Tow using their SantaFe V-6 ??
On Mar 22, 3:21 pm, Neville MADDEN <nrmad...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> "IlBeBa...@gmail.com" <IlBeBa...@gmail.com> wrote in news:4e292b43-19fa- > 45fe-9419-2b5ede11b...@c9g2000yqm.googlegroups.com: > > > I have the 2.7 litre engine in my SantaFe, and will be towing an > > 8x12' enclosed trailer that weighs 700 lbs empty , plus about 2,000 > > lbs cargo weight , with Driver and one adult passenger. My trip will > > be in some mountainous terrain in hot temperatures . Im wondering how > > your SantaFe handles the load , what the driving characteristics are > > at 65 mph with this much weight, and if any overheating of the engine/ > > transmission has occured in hot weather ? Thanks. > > I have the 2.7L V6 Tucson and tow either a trailer (loaded) [did a self- > move] for 1600kms] or a single axle 600kg (1350lb) caravan which when > loaded probably weighs 850kg (1900lb). No problem maintaining 100km/hr > (60mph) but the fuel consumption goes up rapidly. I ease the foot off > the gas pedal, sit on about 85km/hr (about 50mph) and the fuel > consumption is about 12l/100km (which is somewhere near 19miles/US > Gallon); compared with > > Normal consumption with wife and me in vehicle at 60mph is 23 mpg. Never > had overheating or transmission problems and all my driving is in hill > country - we don't have roads like your interstates here in Australia - > our main highways are more like County Roads!!!! > > Neville > Casino NSW > Australia Thank you for that information Im taking my new boyfriend on an RV trip this Summer Regards, Dave |
Re: Does anybody Tow using their SantaFe V-6 ??
<IlBeBauck@gmail.com> wrote in message news:4e292b43-19fa-45fe-9419-2b5ede11bf25@c9g2000yqm.googlegroups.com... >I have the 2.7 litre engine in my SantaFe, and will be towing an > 8x12' enclosed trailer that weighs 700 lbs empty , plus about 2,000 > lbs cargo weight , with Driver and one adult passenger. My trip will > be in some mountainous terrain in hot temperatures . Im wondering how > your SantaFe handles the load , what the driving characteristics are > at 65 mph with this much weight, and if any overheating of the engine/ > transmission has occured in hot weather ? Thanks. I have the 3.5 liter 4WD so it's not the best comparison, but I tow my popup trailer several times a year with my 2005 Santa Fe L. It probably weighs in about the same as your setup's gross weight as the trailer loaded is lighter but we usually have 2 other adults with us. One thing I would be concerned with is brakes. If the trailer has its own brakes then it's not a problem. If not, you need to be very cautious in descending hills at speed. Regards, Jon |
Re: Does anybody Tow using their SantaFe V-6 ??
On Mar 23, 11:39 am, "Zeppo" <zepp...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> <IlBeBa...@gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:4e292b43-19fa-45fe-9419-2b5ede11bf25@c9g2000yqm.googlegroups.com... > > >I have the 2.7 litre engine in my SantaFe, and will be towing an > > 8x12' enclosed trailer that weighs 700 lbs empty , plus about 2,000 > > lbs cargo weight , with Driver and one adult passenger. My trip will > > be in some mountainous terrain in hot temperatures . Im wondering how > > your SantaFe handles the load , what the driving characteristics are > > at 65 mph with this much weight, and if any overheating of the engine/ > > transmission has occured in hot weather ? Thanks. > > I have the 3.5 liter 4WD so it's not the best comparison, but I tow my popup > trailer several times a year with my 2005 Santa Fe L. It probably weighs in > about the same as your setup's gross weight as the trailer loaded is lighter > but we usually have 2 other adults with us. > > One thing I would be concerned with is brakes. If the trailer has its own > brakes then it's not a problem. If not, you need to be very cautious in > descending hills at speed. > > Regards, > Jon Thank you for your replies. Good to know the Santa Fe will tow alright . |
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