Towed this trailer over 500 km each way for summer vacation:
In hindsight it may have been slightly overweight with luggage and passengers, but i made sure the tanks were empty and i knew the road there was flat and straight.
The Cx-9 handled it fairly well. I could feel the trailer but the engine wasn’t struggling. The suspension felt a bit soft for it with a lot more up down motion than usual, but the trailer distribution hitch was rented and not perfectly adjusted.
I used 91/93 octane for the trip in case i needed the additional power, kept the speed at 100km/h with the occasional stint to 110 for passing. I also used 5th gear in manual mode for cruising to give the engine a slightly easier time, 4th gear for passing on the highway and automatic in sport mode in town. Cruise control seemed to struggle a bit so i drove it manually.
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