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Originally Posted by iamgeo
I have a tow dolly that I have used several times, but I have always used a truck to do the towing. I have not used my Prius to tow a vehicle though. I'm not to sure if the CVT transmission would be able to handle it and really concerned about the brakes being able to work sufficiently.
Have you towed vehicles with yours a lot?
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Towing is affected a lot by speed. It's not if the CVT transmission and brakes can handle it, but at what speed can they handle it.
For a once in a while situation you can tow rather slowly an oversized load without putting that much more stress on your vehicle. Just don't expect to keep up with traffic.
The exception is on a long steep incline. Then you fry your transmission and burn up your brakes regardless of speed. Although the CVT in a Prius seems a whole lot more robust than a typical belt driven CVT.