Towing capacity is the amount of weight a particular vehicle can tow. This is specified by the manufacturer of the car, and can usually be found in the car's manual. The towing capacity for a truck depends on several factors. First, it depends on the amount of horse power the truck has. A truck with more horse power car tow a heavier load than a truck with less horsepower. In addition, it depends
. on the type of hitch used to connect the towed load. Different types of hitches can tow different amounts of weight without breaking. Typically, this information is found on the manuals for different trucks. As a general rule, diesel trucks have a higher towing capacity than gas trucks because they provide higher torque at slower speeds. This increases the towing capacity because the engine can pull the same amount of weight it lower speeds that it can an higher speeds. Gas trucks have lower torque at low speeds, and thus cannot always pull the same load at low speeds that they could at higher speeds. Ford trucks have some of the highest towing capacities of personal trucks. The Ford F450 has a fairly high towing capacity, at almost 20000 pounds, or 10 tons. This towing capacity should be sufficient to tow a large boat. It would also allow for towing of a motor home or for towing a car. If the motor home trailer has a hitch as well, it would be possible to attach a car to the motor home and use the F450 to tow both. The Cadillac Escalade EXT has a high towing capacity for a luxury SUV, at almost 4 tons. This means that it could tow a smaller, lighter weight car as well as a small boat. No matter the towing capacity of the car, the hitch attached to it should be able to tow the weight. More Reference Links: http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-parts/towing/towing-capacity/vehicle/towing-capacity-chart.htm
