Towing Capacities
06-29-09, 03:41 PM
#16
I wouldn't use my IS to tow anything...
Man, when I sold my daily diver (98 Civic sedan JDM baby!) The guy who bought it told me he was going to bring a Honda Ridgeline to tow it.. Dude ended up bringing a 08 Lancer with 4 people in it and towed the Civic with a rope.
Man, when I sold my daily diver (98 Civic sedan JDM baby!) The guy who bought it told me he was going to bring a Honda Ridgeline to tow it.. Dude ended up bringing a 08 Lancer with 4 people in it and towed the Civic with a rope.
06-29-09, 03:49 PM
#17
You -can- slap a trailer hitch on any car.
I'm just saying lexus in the US explicitly tells you NOT to do so several times in the owners manual.
Friend of mine with a 94 GS300 has a hitch on his and a big trailer he hooks to it.
He's been through about 6 alignments, 3 sets of tires, and a number of rear suspension components... and insists none of it is because he's towing with the car.
I'm just saying lexus in the US explicitly tells you NOT to do so several times in the owners manual.
Friend of mine with a 94 GS300 has a hitch on his and a big trailer he hooks to it.
He's been through about 6 alignments, 3 sets of tires, and a number of rear suspension components... and insists none of it is because he's towing with the car.
06-29-09, 06:30 PM
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I got news for you all.
http://www.etrailer.com/hitch-2006_Lexus_IS350.htm
I've been looking for a while but now I'm not sure I'm going to order cause my waverunner needs a new engine and other parts, not to sure I want to spend all that money to fix.
I've been looking for a while but now I'm not sure I'm going to order cause my waverunner needs a new engine and other parts, not to sure I want to spend all that money to fix.
06-30-09, 04:55 PM
#21
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07-01-09, 06:41 AM
#22
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Oddly, outside North America, the Toyota Motor Company thinks that the Lexus IS is completely suitable for towing.
Here is a screen image from the Lexus U.K. website ( http://www.lexus.co.uk/range/is/acce.../exterior.aspx ) that describes the towing capabilities of IS220d (Diesel) and IS250 (gasoline) cars sold in the U.K.:
There is nothing different about the IS sold in other countries that makes it more acceptable for towing.
The U.S. specification IS250 is a fairly heavy car (3,400+ pounds) and has about the same power-to-weight ratio as the first Lexus LS I bought 19+ years ago and used to pull a utility trailer hundreds of times with no ill effects. That old 1990 LS400 is still doing fine with its current owner at over 275,000 miles. I've had a trailer hitch on almost every car I've owned since the 1960s and have never had a mechanical issue caused by towing a trailer.
Here is a screen image from the Lexus U.K. website ( http://www.lexus.co.uk/range/is/acce.../exterior.aspx ) that describes the towing capabilities of IS220d (Diesel) and IS250 (gasoline) cars sold in the U.K.:
There is nothing different about the IS sold in other countries that makes it more acceptable for towing.
The U.S. specification IS250 is a fairly heavy car (3,400+ pounds) and has about the same power-to-weight ratio as the first Lexus LS I bought 19+ years ago and used to pull a utility trailer hundreds of times with no ill effects. That old 1990 LS400 is still doing fine with its current owner at over 275,000 miles. I've had a trailer hitch on almost every car I've owned since the 1960s and have never had a mechanical issue caused by towing a trailer.
Last edited by Kansas; 07-03-09 at 07:09 AM.
07-02-09, 09:34 AM
#26
Here is a link to that hitch in the UK: http://www.lexuspartsdirect.co.uk/pr...ries-13-0.html
A bit pricey at ~$515
Edit: Oh.. Looks like this has been covered in another thread: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...-the-is-3.html
A bit pricey at ~$515
Edit: Oh.. Looks like this has been covered in another thread: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...-the-is-3.html
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