Porsche Cayenne vs F-150.

[napanutt]

My money is on the 1/2 ton truck.

 

[CLdrinker]

Hope the people are ok.

 

[Universal Elements]

Use to drive there every day

 

[hallett21]

Is that the pass between Oakland and Concord/Alamo etc?


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[Universal Elements]

No 80 between Vallejo & Fairfield

 

[grumpy88]

I just saw one towing a trailer some what like that out of vegas towards California ! He passed me around 75mph until the grade .

 

[napanutt]

Hope the people are ok.

They were fine. Picture is from CHP FB page. The comments though are awesome as usual.

 

[napanutt]

Use to drive there every day

Good eye what with minimal references.

 

[poncho]

Biden sticker?

 

[Sleek-Jet]

Credit to Porsche... That thing is on its lid and the doors evidently still open.

 

[bonesfab]

Just because the tow rating is there, Doesn't mean you should use all of it..

 

[TimeBandit]

Volkswagen and "tow vehicle" just don't go together... what do you think that trailer weighs??

 

[poncho]

Just because the tow rating is there, Doesn't mean you should use all of it..

My truck say's 9K on the hitch, my 7500lb. Baja said otherwise....As much as I would ever want back there and still feel like in a bad spot I would be the controlling vehicle.

 

[grumpy88]

The one that passed me was 20 foot plus tag axle . It had to be near 5k loaded if not more . Like i said it looked real similar

 

[rivermobster]

Just because the tow rating is there, Doesn't mean you should use all of it..

How dare you!!!

LOF will be along shortly to tell you those numbers are written on the back of the stone tablets god gave to Moses and cannot be refuted!

Blasphemy I tell ya. Pure blasphemy.


























Although I'm pretty sure that Porsche driver now agrees with you.

 

[mash on it]

The Cayenne has even bigger brakes than the F-150. So there's that.

Dant

 

[rivermobster]

The Cayenne has even bigger brakes than the F-150. So there's that.

Dant

That's gonna leave a mark for sure...

 

[rivermobster]

Volkswagen and "tow vehicle" just don't go together... what do you think that trailer weighs??

You spelled F150 wrong...

 

[BajaMike]

All those unibody cars are bullshit for towing. Get a truck with a full frame or don’t tow.

 

[OCMerrill]

Its trailer sway that flips cars over. My dad learned that as well...the hard way. His 98 Durango did not fair like that Porsche.

 

[Bigbore500r]

My money is on the 1/2 ton truck.
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What's crazy is that even a bumper pull hitch keeps the trailer attached in a rollover, but yet an Anderson "ultimate" 5'er hitch can't handle a panic stop without sheering the ball and letting the trailer fly. Anderson hitch owners will defend it to the grave, but those damn hitches are scary as shit.

 

[Cdog]

I'd bet it was operator error. Happens...... Those Porsche/Audi SUV platforms are crazy powerful and built well. I bet if you chained them up the Porsche would pull an f150 down the street. You see them all over Europe with this little pig dick looking hitch receiver pulling campers all over Germany & Austria.

 

[Crazyhippy]

Rated to 7,700lbs and mine handled 5k with ease.

I'd bet it was operator error. Happens...... Those Porsche/Audi SUV platforms are crazy powerful and built well. I bet if you chained them up the Porsche would pull an f150 down the street. You see them all over Europe with this little pig dick looking hitch receiver pulling campers all over Germany & Austria.

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It's no F-150... but

 

[pronstar]

I'd bet it was operator error. Happens...... Those Porsche/Audi SUV platforms are crazy powerful and built well. I bet if you chained them up the Porsche would pull an f150 down the street. You see them all over Europe with this little pig dick looking hitch receiver pulling campers all over Germany & Austria.

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I agree.

Too-little tongue weight, or too much evasive maneuvering, are my guesses.


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[NicPaus]

Volkswagen and "tow vehicle" just don't go together... what do you think that trailer weighs??

6-6500 lbs. Tow rating 7700. Driver error or someone else caused it.

 

[rivermobster]

Rated to 7,700lbs and mine handled 5k with ease.



It's no F-150... but

And that has what to do with this thread?

For those without a lot of towing experience, the problem here is a short wheel base vehicle trying to pull a substantial amount of weight.

Was that car rated to tow that weight?

Probably.

Was it safe to pull that trailer/weight?

Clearly the picture answers that question.

Short wheel base vehicles are totally unsafe pulling a big load. Regardless of what the manufacturer says it can tow.

 

[OLDRAAT]

The 1 ton diesel truck even had a chrome stack thru the bed.

 

[mash on it]

And that has what to do with this thread?

For those without a lot of towing experience, the problem here is a short wheel base vehicle trying to pull a substantial amount of weight.

Was that car rated to tow that weight?

Probably.

Was it safe to pull that trailer/weight?

Clearly the picture answers that question.

Short wheel base vehicles are totally unsafe pulling a big load. Regardless of what the manufacturer says it can tow.

Wheelbase. Its a good thing.

Dan'l

 

[highvoltagehands]

No 80 between Vallejo & Fairfield

that stretch of highway 80 from top of hill down to 680 interchange gets a lot of nasty wind.

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

They should have overloaded a 3/4 ton suburban instead.

 

[kurtis500]

I have a Cayenne but will tow a pair of jet skis at the most... and only 6 miles to the lake. Great vehicle but that is too much trailer

thats an early model cayenne too