On Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 6:33:47 PM UTC-5, wrote:
Any opinions on Ford Escape SUV 2liter as a tow vehicle? I live on the east coast but may want to tow to sailplane destinations out west. Near certain my trailer and glider is under a ton.

I had a 2002 ford Escape 3 liter v6. It had a max tow weight of 3500 pounds with a class 2 trailer hitch receptacle. It towed the Komet trailer with the LS-4 just fine, no issues. Later, I bought a Duo Discus, and trailered that a few times. I towed that 2800 or 2900 pound trailer up the mountain on the way to New Castle, VA. I'm just glad nobody was behind me that time.

On the way to Petersburg, WV, I would gather a fan club behind me. They would all be cheering me on, telling me that I'm number 1. (Well, at least that's how many fingers were extended when they were cheering me on.) (No comment about which finger).

On the highway, the trailer had the habit of making my travel exciting -- the wrong kind of excitement. I could get it up to highway speed, but anything near 75 got more exciting than I liked. So I gathered a fan club behind me, wondering why I couldn't get any higher than 67 on the highway.

I traded in the Escape for a Nissan Frontier, and have been happy with the results.

But for towing a single seat glider, the 6 cylinder version of the Escape was quite adequate. Can't comment on the 4 cylinder version.