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What's the over/under on being able to get A Solterra delivered with a trailer hitch or installed at the dealer? Neighbors picked up a Forester Wilderness a month or so ago, and trailer hitch is delayed...
One of the YouTube reviews stated the Solterra is not recommended for towing. You planning on light towing or just for bikes and accessories?What's the over/under on being able to get A Solterra delivered with a trailer hitch or installed at the dealer? Neighbors picked up a Forester Wilderness a month or so ago, and trailer hitch is delayed...
That's not necessarily true for Subarus...at least for the "better" part. More recent Subaru platforms provide for much stronger integration with the vehicle with the OEM hitch receiver. The third party products are ok for very light duty things like hauling bikes, but are "less good", sometimes by a wire margin, for actual towing.Aftermarket hitches always seem to be better and cheaper.
Edited to read as me being less of a dick.That's not necessarily true for Subarus...at least for the "better" part. More recent Subaru platforms provide for much stronger integration with the vehicle with the OEM hitch receiver. The third party products are ok for very light duty things like hauling bikes, but are "less good", sometimes by a wire margin, for actual towing.
Hopefully, in a month or two we'll have real, actual specifications for the Solterra's capabilities and available accessories.
Im confused is your argument that aftermarket hitches are worse than oem because they are rated higher than oem rating and manufacturer specs? Having a larger safety factor built in to a product is not inconsiderate and dangerous. They obviously built it to allow a tongue weight of 10-15% of the tow capacity. If subaru wasn’t smart enough to do this that discredits subaru more than the aftermarket brands.Bam, I agree with the 2" receiver being the most useful. The reason that those smaller vehicles get the Class 1 OEM hitch receiver is because they only have very low towing capacities. Subaru did find a way to up things to 2" with the Outback Gen 6 which has made folks happy...I bet the towing capacity of the XT helped with that as it puts it actually into the lower end of the Class III range.
BTW, the aftermarket hitches for the Ascent that state they have a 750 lb capacity for tongue weight are still absolutely 500 lbs on the Ascent. A hitch receiver manufacturer cannot change the vehicle's capacity. That they market things that way is pretty inconsiderate...and dangerous. And then there are the tiny mounting bolts. Scary.
And no way did I think you were being one of "those things"...![]()
That explains why the ride is so good. It's a proficiency for me.Wow, not recommended for towing? The list of deficiencies in the Solterra just keeps growing.
Why on earth would anyone want to strain the power coming from the batteries to tow something!!! EVs is all about going green!!!!Wow, not recommended for towing? The list of deficiencies in the Solterra just keeps growing.
Dude - your first two posts are criticizing legitimate concerns about a $40k+ vehicle? And both end with "going green"? I'm calling spammer here, or just ignorant.Why on earth would anyone want to strain the power coming from the batteries to tow something!!! EVs is all about going green!!!!
Lately OEM hitches integrate with the rear bumper and do not fasten down below. Now if Subaru's spec says don't tow, I'll not worry about it as I have my Ascent for that anyway.showed places to mount a standard Subaru hitch.
If there is a will there is a way. Soon enough some nutty upstart will bring to market battery-powered trailers strong enough to pull their own weight. (And whoever you are... when you do, I want royalties!)Why on earth would anyone want to strain the power coming from the batteries to tow something!!! EVs is all about going green!!!!