I have couple questions but here it goes. I wana know if i can tow another car with my 95 maxima 5 speed. I was thinking about getting a towing hitch kit for may car, rent one of those 2 wheel trailers from uhaul and tow a maxima with it. Anyone know the towing capacity of a Maxima? Thank you.

 

Max tow capacity is 2000 pounds, so unless you have a Lotus Esprit to tow around, it won't work.

 

I'm still puzzled over this. Does the USA have strict towing requirements for vehicles, or does the manufactor get to decide how much the vehicle is allowed to tow? As I've said in other threads like this, in NZ and Aus, the Maxima can tow 1500kg, which is 3306lb, 1000lb more then what you say the max tow weight is. Apart from visual appearences (looks like an I30 on the outside), mechanically they're the same car...

 

Been asked a million times.. Maximas are cars, not trucks.. Not meant to tow stuff. You could put an aftermarket hitch on anything does that mean its meant to tow?

Proph

 

It's the tow hitch company that decides what class of hitch (class I, class II, class III) that they make for the individual car. Most cars are class I, which most sport utilities are class II, and bigger pickups can be a class III.

 

All i need to know now is can my car tow another maxima from Tennesse to Pennsylvania a 10 hour drive. Thanks.