James,

It is common to find different towing limits/allowances between Europe and NA.  My TDi Jetta has 50% more towing allowance in its original German users manual, than in the NA version provided when the vehicle was brought to Canada.

On 18-Aug-2014, at 15:57, James wrote:

> I see lots of Priuses towing light trailers here.
> 
> The Mazda5 micro-van is not supposed to tow anything in North America, but the UK version of that vehicle has a 3000 pound towing capacity!  I wonder if the UK Prius also has a tow rating.  Of course, the Europeans are both more enthusiastic about towing with small vehicles, and a whole lot more careful in doing so, than many North Americans.
> 
> James
> Ottawa, ON
> 
>> Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2014 10:14:53 -0500
>> From: mcneely4@COX.NET
>> Subject: Re: Interesting lite trailer
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> 
>> Interesting that the ad mentions Prius as a vehicle to tow the thing.  The Prius owner's book specifies that it is not to be used for towing.  There are no caveats given.  mcneely
>> 
>> ---- raceingcajun <raceingcajun@COMMUNICOMM.COM> wrote:
>>> http://hiconsumption.com/2014/08/go-easy-lightweight-trailer-sylvan-sport/
>>> 
>>> I didn't dig deep enough to find the price..........but I'll bet it not as
>>> lite as the trailer! :>)
>>> 
>>> Howard
>> 
>> --
>> David McNeely