Best Tow Vehicle of 2021 | Ranger Vs HiLux Vs D-Max Vs 200 Vs Y62 Vs Ram Vs 79 Series! Who Wins?!

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The ULTIMATE tow vehicle comparison is here! We compare some of the best towing vehicles on the market - the Dodge Ram, Y62 Patrol, 200 series Land Cruiser, 2021 Isuzu D-MAX, Toyota HiLux, Ford Ranger WildTrak and the mighty 79 series!

Did we go it alone? Heck no! We've got the industry's best experts in these rigs to talk through what kind of suspension you need for towing, how tunes effect power, plus what you need to consider when it comes to Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM) and Gross Combination Mass (GCM)
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I tow 3.3tn van with my 2015 dmax with ease. I have upgraded the suspension to and gvm and it hasn't missed a beat. I have done well over 160, 000km in 2 years in owning them and love it

mattdaniels
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Time for Graham to build a chopped Y62 to battle Shaun’s chopped 200

davidhardwick
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Typical Toyota bias.
I tow a 3.2t van and have towed it with a Colorado, 200 series and a Y62 which I have all owned. The Y62 by far is the best and it is more economical than the 200 series despite being petrol. The 200 series was using 24lt/100 whilst the Y62 is using 21lt/100. The Y62 is also cheap to service and maintain. They are also a lot cheaper to buy. Also with the Patrol you don't need to buy a lock up torque converter or a larger transmission cooler. I think this video is a bit bias as most of them are Toyota fans. The Patrol is a very underrated 4wd, but those who have bought them have never looked back. PS I used to be a Toyota person through and through until I drove the Y62. Any way just my 2 cents worth.

philipsimunitsch
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You failed to mention the y62 was stock tune engine and auto with factory lock up on 35s while the 200 you showed us was on smaller tires, engine tune, trans tune and lock up kit to get it to do the job a stock y62 could do.... massively misleading, I’ve owned both and there isn’t much in it fuel consumption wise, but hey your the expert

aaronjudd
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Cheapest Y62 on Carsales is $47k...

And a tuned 200 wins... sounds like a fair comparison!

mattdickins
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Tbe best advice I can offer is “just because you CAN, doesn’t mean you SHOULD”

Choose the best vehicle for your application.

alex
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The y62 and 200 arnt much different on fuel been proven many times now. Awsome video. I own a Y62 and love it awsome tow rig.

stuartstokes
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I tow with a Ford Falcon station wagon with upgraded suspension and an extra cooler for the trans.

kippen
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We towed our 3T van with our four cylinder diesel banger around Oz recently no worries at all, tuned and set up correctly for towing etc of course. No float, wandering, trouble pulling out on the motorway or getting pushed about as mentioned here. Yes down on power up them hills compared to the big girls but had all the time in the world getting to destination nowhere. Weighed our options on upgrading to a bigger donk before we embarked and I’m glad we didn’t, saved our selves forking at least 60k to upgrade not to mention the depreciation that comes with it. Tow with a vehicle your comfortable with not what the brands tell you to..

renegadejourney
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Doesnt matter what dual cab/wagon, or big u.s ute, upgrade the brakes atleast! More weight, longer distance to stop

Tom-lfhx
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Watching this from South Africa.
Can’t agree more with the results.
Spot on advice.

muhammedpatel
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When giving this advice and I say it is a very good comparison you have presented, we need to remember that when towing or changing headlights people need to be reminded to re-adjust the headlight level so as not to blind on-coming traffic.

trevorscott
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From memory the 79 is the only vehicle there that has a 3.5tonne towing plus 1.2 tonne carrying. The other vehicles “increase” the towing capacity by reducing the carrying capacity. I owned a 200 and nearly chopped it. Went back to a 79 dual cab instead. Its “fit for purpose” suits me better. 😊

simonhjc
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Well done guys, sometimes the truth hurts.👍
Oh and Shaun and “ experts “, Dodge hasn’t made RAM’s for over a decade. FCA - Split RAM from Dodge way back in Oct 2009 to become a seperate company and manufacturer . The old Dodge RAM’s are pretty much known as Dodge Cummins these days ( because of the 6BT Cummins engine).
The Y62 uses a similar amount of fuel when towing as the 200 series.
Common knowledge these days. 😉

AussieDazza
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I've read a few tow test reviews on Y62 vs 200 and i thought by all accounts the fuel economy wasn't that different? Most testers i read were surprised how economical the y62 was and how much thirstier the 200 was than they expected.

whyzed
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200s are really average on fuel consumption towing, wrong saying the y62 is worse.. it actually uses less fuel with way more power standard

ianviertel
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100% agree that a tow vehicle must be heavier than the load. Try going down a wet mountain pass with a 3 ton van behind a dual cab and you will soon realise what I mean :) I'd be interested in the EGT and trans temps of the utes towing the boat - high temps on sustained towing can kill a diesel engine in no time. For me, highway towing a biggish van the perfect tow vehicle is a Touareg with air suspension.

einfelder
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I take onboard what has been recommended here but as a caravan owner myself when I look around the many caravan parks I’ve visited over the past 3 years the choice of tow vehicles is interesting. Yes you will see your LC200 but by and large I see Pajeros, Prados and a selection of crew cab utes towing a whole range of campers and caravans. Why is that? Not everyone has a cool $90k to splurge on a LC200 and who wants to drive a LC200 to work perhaps in the city everyday? Not me. I’ve owned a Pajero for 5 years and it’s been an excellent tow vehicle. Absolutely bulletproof. I tow a 2200kg caravan.

eisbar
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Y62 all the way, diesel economy without the dpf crap or turbos .

alexfrankl
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Nice video, but no mention that the Ram has the tow/haul button standard, which locks the transmission in certain gears, which helps with transmission temp. Need to mod the 200 series transmission to be the same, fuel consumption not that far off to the 200 series.

My choice would be the Ram. Nothing beats the HEMI....

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