There is nothing less common than sense!

Believe it or not, most people dont just have an extra 3-4 grand laying around, nor do they have a spot to park an extra vehicle. For me, I bought the wrx knowing it would need to perform light tow duty. That was one selling point for me otherwise I would have been forced to buy some stupid SUV.
Also, your assumptions are entirely unfounded. You give not one mechanical reason the Evo may be harmed towing light loads other than clutch, which yes its possible but I don't think any more so than guys who mod their evos to put out an extra 100 hp, or do hard launches.

Think of it like this - the evo / sti and even the wrx driveline is sturdier than their counterparts from the same brand. For example, my WRX has a stronger driveline than a friggin impreza wagon, yet the wagon is rated for 2000 lbs towing or some crap! So common sense () would imply my WRX can tow just as much if not more than that wagon.. I should think the same logic should work for a mitsubishi lineup?

 

Most of you guys seem to forget that suspension has a big part in how much you can tow, not power.

Obviously the evo has plenty of that and when you are hooked up the frame your good there but the suspension isn't setup to support a large trailer weight.

Wrx wagon is only rated for 2000lbs towing weight IIRC. I'd say you could safely tow about a 1000 lbs or so without too much worry. I have thought about towing a snowmobile with the evo a few times lol.

 

Most trailers have their wheels placed in a location where the weight will be properly distributed, so the car doesn't have to hold a huge load in the back. So when it comes to towing anything with your evo, the only common sense for, is to determine whether or not what you're about to TOW is way to big.

For instance, i wouldn't mind towing a 300-500lb boat at all, but wouldn't tow a 600lb+ boat, unless it was for a very short distance and once in a blue moon.

Subaru wrx/sti, mitsu evo, cavalier, sunfire, whatever the car might be, if you stick within its towing boundaries im sure nothing will happen. And as far as burning the clutch, if you aren't pulling to much weight the clutch wont take much abuse, unless of course if what you're towing isn't on wheels ;D

dj

EDIT: my specs for boat weight pulling might be off, so don't quote me. But i have pulled few boats with no problems and clutch burn(obv NOT massive boats).

 

I was planning on towing with my evo (2 standup jetskis) but I think I might pay the 2k for a ford ranger or something. I think the evos will do fine towing, as long as whoever is doing the towing isn't retarded. If 3 cylinder geo's can tow a little trailer, then so can the evos.

Fwiw uhaul makes a tow hitch for the evos.

 

you really believe that an sti or evo can be compared to a cavalier or a sunfire in any aspect? the reason we can tow with our cars without worry is simple.. AWD, sufficiant power and a great drivetrain.. all of which contribute. I'd love to see someone try and tow a boat with a cavalier or sunfire lol

 

YES!! lol

 

I'll give you a few, suspension loading, axles/bearing loading, body/frame loading and brake capacity

More times than not towing is limited by your brakes to pass government regulations. The ability to pull something is not quite the same as the ability to stop something in a safe distance.

Now that being said, most passenger cars (this includes wrx's and lancers) have the ability to tow light loads 1000-2000lbs. But towing a boat or a car on a trailer is a little different, something like that probably has a trailer alone that weights those weights..... motorcycyles, jetskis, Atv's should be no problem with aluminum trailers.

 

Speaking from experience, i've tow'd my g/f's boat with a cavalier with no problems, pulled out of water which was on a maybe 15-20 degree slope, and the boat was about 700lbs with motor if not 800lbs. I dont know why some people think you need a 4x4 truck to pull anything, its not like its being dragged on the floor, the trailer does have wheels, sigh. And you don't need a monster drivetrain to pull a boat, unless you're planning on drag racing while towing... [bah]

I remember when my g/fs dad sold one of his boats, which wasn't very big at all, pretty much a finishing shell with a motor, and the guy buying it was wondering if he could pull it with his Jeep with a 210 hp 3.7 L V6. I just wanted to laugh.

obviously a cavalier nore a sunfire are nearly as good as an evo or a subaru. I was just stating a point, if you stay within the car's towing capabilities you have nothing to worry about.

dj

 

I think there may be a lot of disagreements if we're discussing towing with our evo's. Primarily for the fact that it all depends on the weight of what you're towing. Stick to your limits and you shouldn't have a problem.

If you wanna tow a 4000lb boat, get yourself a truck.

dj

 

My Evo can tow around my sister-in-law.

She's a Biggun'....

 

Could you imagine a EVO MR wagon I know evo wagons are out there, but i don't think they challenging subaru into the market. Its a big risk and the company is strugling so that might explain it.

 

Has anyone tried towing motorcycles with an evo, successfully?

 

Haha, ok then, lets compare those factors to a vehicle that is rated for 2000lbs towing, a subaru wagon:

Evo / sti will have: much stronger suspension, much more durable axles & bearings, a much stiffer stronger frame, and MUCH MUCH larger more powerful brakes.
So yeah, just because the evos tech pages say 'towing: not recommended' doesn't mean the mechanical parts related to towing are weaker. It just means this was not the vehicles intended design. But if someone knows what they are doing, and sets the car up properly, its really not a concern at all.

Ps a small jetski will weight upwards of 500 lbs, my jetski + trailer probably weights about 1000 lbs total. And my wrx doesnt have any trouble pulling it up ramps, long hills, or coming to a stop on long steep hills. Never smelled brakes burn even once and my wrx brakes suck compared to an evos..

 

There is no difference in my mind between carrying 4 or 5 large people plus their bagage and towing a small trailer.

I'm planing on towing a "teardrop" style with my Evo.A secure safe way to carry my tires/rims/jack ect to a track.....plus can provide a spot to crash in a sleeping bag if need be.