On 3/16/06, David Brodbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Alex Chamberlain wrote: > > I wonder how much of that is due to real engineering limitations and how > > much to liability? > > Probably some of each. I think part of the problem is modern unibody > construction. If you look under the back of a modern car, all you see > is sheet metal. There really isn't much there that's substantial enough > to bolt a hitch to. >
Yeah, but that wouldn't be the case with the Crown Vic, which somebody singled out as having a lower tow rating now than it used to. It's still body-on-frame---as far as I know, the last American car (as opposed to truck or SUV) to be made that way. (Does Cadillac still have a full-size RWD model?) Alex Chamberlain '87 300D Turbo '93 Isuzu Trooper
