jaybeenoone@alien.topB to Mechanic Advice@gearhead.townEnglish · 1 year ago

Advice needed, Mazda 5 towing

jaybeenoone@alien.topB to Mechanic Advice@gearhead.townEnglish · 1 year ago

Hey all!

Relatively new car owner here. Trying to wrap my head around towing capabilities and possible upgrades etc.

I have a 2012 Mazda 5 Sport and I m looking to purchase a small towable camper trailer ( between 16-20’ long 2,000-2500lbs ). I get the feeing this car is definitely not the gold standard for towing. The car is front wheel drive and has very low clearance. I ve read both online it can tow up to 2.5k lbs and I ve also read it cannot tow anything at all.

I know very little about cars, it just feels like its not the most powerful little van. However, I do love it and I ve put a decent amount of energy into customizing the interior so I dont want to trade it in.

Ultimately, my questions are:

Is this a stupid car to attempt any towing with / should I even begin to try?

Are there upgrades to the vehicle I can get that’d make towing feasible?

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Mazda 5 is not a tow rated vehicle. Don’t try or Bad_Things™ will happen.

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