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Can the 2020 Buick Encore GX tow my trailer?

5,000 lb trailer

No

  • 5,000 lb is 4,000 lb over the 1,000 lb rating.
  • No 2020 Encore GX trim is rated for that.
  • Curb weight 3,025 lb. Rated to pull 0.3 times that.

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Quick weights

2020 Encore GX tow ratings

500500500500500500500500500500rating 1,000 lb1 sourcetrailer 5,000 lbEncore GX · 3,025 lbeach crate = 500 lb×0.3Rating 1,000 lb ÷ curb weight 3,025 lb
One slot per crate of the rating. Red crates are over it. Drag the ring to change the weight.
2020 Buick Encore GX Preferred FWD: numbers drawn
MeasureValue
TrimPreferred FWD
Tow rating1,000 lb
Curb weight3,025 lb
Horsepower137 hp
Torque162 lb-ft
DriveFWD
MSRP$24,100
Trailer5,000 lb
Share of rating500%
Rating ÷ curb weight0.3

Max tow rating: lowest of 120 SUVs (2020).

What this cannot tell you

A rating needs the right hitch, tow package and axle.

People, cargo and tongue weight use payload. Check the door label.

How values are checked