Chris_H

I don't tow very often or very far. I would tow with a camry wagon if I felt the brakes were up to the task. I was looking at getting a wagon and installing simple air bladders in the springs that are filled with an acompressor..nothing hard wired or anything. I have seen this on a passat wagon. When all was said an done, the RX 330 was perfect, a camry wagon out of the box that can tow 3500 Lbs with no issues.

I will definitely keep an eye on tranny fluid just to be sure.

Kostyan

I am towing 18" ski boat with our '05 RX330 AWD. The boat/trailer combo is roughly 2600 lbs. The trailer is a single axle, has no brakes. The trips are 50-300 mi roundtrip, city/hwy combo.

RX330 AWD has no problem whatsoever pulling from the start or up to about 60 mph, but struggles on speeds higher than that. Tranny does fine, no gear hunting, properly downshifts. On the steep hills I decrease the speed to 45-50 mph to avoid engine spinning at higher rpms in lower gears. Coming up the steep ramp - no problem. Gas mileage suffers a lot - I average 12-13 mpg while towing, but that could be attributed to a wakeboard tower on the boat that sticks out 7ft in the air. Brakes work reasonably fine- assuming the brakes are OEM rotors and pads and not aftermarket replacement.


The manufacturer puts a 3500lb towing capacity and is backing it up with a full wtty so no add'l reassurances here are needed. The RX will do its job to get you and your trailer from point A to point B, but dont expect it to be as fast, have the same mpg, or braking distance as without the trailer.


RX is a chicks car, I would have gotten a more masculine towing vehilce, if this wasn't my wife's car. I am driving a midsize sedan. If the plan is to have more than one such cross country trip per year, perhaps you may want to get a 4runner or another sturdier vehicle.

rockyk

I've towed a 3000 lb pop-up type camper trailer for two summers now and have logged about 4000 miles towing in the Colorado Rockies, Utah, and NM with no problems. Don't recommend it without trailer brakes though. In fact, most states require trailer brakes when towing more than 1000 lbs.

Don't worry about your RX, it will do fine.

krismorr8

Thankful my husband has a truck so I don't have to use my Lexus for towing - too precious!