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Old 06-29-2024, 06:04 AM
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Hi all, I’m shopping for a towbar for my 2018 2.2 AWD auto, will a 2013 towbar fit please?
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The compatibility of a tow bar between a 2013 and a 2018 Mazda CX-5 depends on the specific tow bar model and the trim level of your vehicle.
 
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Old 06-30-2024, 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Aiden1971
Hi all, I’m shopping for a towbar for my 2018 2.2 AWD auto, will a 2013 towbar fit please?
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I've never heard of anybody flat towing an AWD rather than 4wd vehicle successfully. How do you plan to disengage the driveline to avoid destroying your transmission?
 
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Old 06-30-2024, 01:09 PM
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I've never heard of anybody flat towing an AWD rather than 4wd vehicle successfully. How do you plan to disengage the driveline to avoid destroying your transmission?
towing a caravan bud
 
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If you are towing a caravan (a camper in US as Grouch posted), then you are talking about a trailer hitch/receiver, not a tow bar.
A tow bar is something attached to a vehicle so it can be towed behind another vehicle.
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A caravan/camper or any trailer already has the towing tongue mechanism built in.
That said it depends on which brand you have as some will fit 2013 & 2018 and some won't.
Best to check your brands website on fitment.
The Mazda CX-5 can't tow a lot of weight (depending on engine 2,000 - 3,500lbs or 907 to 1587 kilos) so make sure your caravan is withing those limits
 

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Old 06-30-2024, 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Aiden1971
towing a caravan bud

This is a CX-5 forum section. Are you towing a Caravan with your CX-5? Where are you located? If you're in Britain, you need to say so. Britain and the U.S. are separated by a common language. Here, a Caravan is a Dodge minivan. In Britain, it's what we in the U.S. call a camper.

If you mean the thing in back to tow with, that is a hitch receiver. You can get either a Class II or Class III receiver. I looked one up on Ebay for my 2016 and the part will fit 2013 to 2023 models.
 
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