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Am I going to be the first to tow in the 3?
According to the owners manual I'm not supposed to tow but that's pretty silly.
I read that in Europe the 3 can tow 550kg (~1200lbs), without trailer brakes with the 2.0 gas engine and 600kg (~1300lbs) with the 1.6 diesel.
http://www.mazda3.co.uk/sycomax/uploadpool/documents_UK/brochures/308959_18547_UK.pdf
Presumably with the 2.3 I can tow at least as much as the 2.0 (the 2.3 doesn't have as much torque as the 1.6 diesel) I'm only planmning on towing <500lbs anyways)
As for traler hitches, they don't seem to exist yet, I'm going to have a custom one put on this week so I can tow my sons go-kart to autocross next weekend.
According to the owners manual I'm not supposed to tow but that's pretty silly.
I read that in Europe the 3 can tow 550kg (~1200lbs), without trailer brakes with the 2.0 gas engine and 600kg (~1300lbs) with the 1.6 diesel.
http://www.mazda3.co.uk/sycomax/uploadpool/documents_UK/brochures/308959_18547_UK.pdf
Presumably with the 2.3 I can tow at least as much as the 2.0 (the 2.3 doesn't have as much torque as the 1.6 diesel) I'm only planmning on towing <500lbs anyways)
As for traler hitches, they don't seem to exist yet, I'm going to have a custom one put on this week so I can tow my sons go-kart to autocross next weekend.