vanguy Posted May 2, 2013 I'm looking to get a 2500 High Roof. Trying to figure out which engine I need. I sometimes tow a 16 ft. 6000 lb enclosed trailer full of equipment. All my mileage is local short trips never over 20 miles one way. 75% of miles are without towing the trailer. I currently drive a Chevy Express 3500 Van with a 5.7 liter V8. It tows the trailer with no problems. However it only gets around 12 mpg around town when not towing. I was hoping to be able to use the 4.0 liter V6 in the Nissan 2500 because it says it can tow up to 7000 lbs. It thought maybe I could get a couple more mpg's out of the V6 when I'm not towing which accounts for most of my driving . I'm just wondering if anyone has towed that much weight with the V6 & how well does it tow? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
radin2son Posted May 3, 2013 Towed (dolly) our VW Pasta wagon from Fresno CA to Tucson. We have standard top, comverted to s camper van with V8 and tow package. Averaged a little over 12 mpg on interstate and some 2 lane. Quite a few climbs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
