First off I know in the owners manual it states not to tow anything with the Speed6. However, it says the same thing for a Subaru WRX and my brother in law tows a snowmobile with it all the time. I'm curious if anyone has towed anything with their Speed6 and what they towed, approx. weight, and at what distance. My husband is thinking of adding a trailer hitch to my Speed6 or if he buys a Speed3 so he can haul his snowmobile around. It would be a single place trailer about 200lbs. with a snowmobile. Total weight would be under 700lbs. Since the WRX pulls the same without any problems I would think these cars would be fine.
Any advice?
Michelle
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I had a WRX and it was rated for towing (2000lbs braked trailer, 1000lbs if no brakes)
There have been numerous threads about towing with the MS6, I suggest you search and read those.
Mazda is very hypocritical....
For the US Mazda6... they say no towing....
For the UK Mazda6... they sat 2000 LBS....
SAME CAR....
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Yes but the the MS6, they say no towing for all MS6s in all countries, including UK and Australia.
It might be that under load, the rear wheels engage, and if engaged for prolonged periods, the rear differential might overheat.
The hitch is easy enough to put on that if the car goes in for repairs or if something breaks due to towing I can just remove the hitch. There are a few companies that I've found that sell hitches for the 6 and the 3.
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-There is no hitch for the MS6
-The regular 6's hitch won't work. As others said, look under the car. AWD implies a read differential
-Even if you remove the hitch, how are you going to explain the splice and the connectors for the trailer lights. You'll have to remove those as well, but you won't be able to hide the splice in the wiring. If they suspect, they can easily check.
-On the other hand, you could leave the hitch and say it was for bikes