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You know what, for 3000 lbs you don't even really need a truck. Every car is pretty much capped to 1500 lbs in North America, but if you look at the same cars oversea, they are somehow able to tow 3000 lbs with brakes.
My 2008 Hyundai Elantra is rated 1500 lbs with brakes with a 2.0 gas engine. The Hyundai i30 Estate (very similar to the Elantra Touring here) from UK with the 1.6 gas engine is rated for 2640 lbs with brakes.
The 2009 Jetta TDI is rated for 1500 lbs with brakes here. But it magically is able to manage 3100 lbs over the pond (from VW UK website).
I always take tow ratings in NA with a grain of salt.
IMHO you can tow 3000 lbs with pretty much any semi recent v6 passenger car if you balance your load right, are driving on flat grounds and driving like you know you've got 3000 lbs behind. I'd add brakes to the trailer if you need to deal with hills.
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