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Article: The two best mid-size tow cars. (Buick LeSabre and Oldsmobile Eighty Eight) (Evaluation)
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- Trailer Boats
- Article date:
- June 1, 1993
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Buick and Oldsmobile are in a class by themselves with 3000-pound tow ratings
Detroit likes to use the term "fullsize" even for cars smaller than the Chevrolet Caprice and Buick Roadmaster. That's really stretching a sales point. The cars tested here have, until recently, been called "mid-size." To me, that's still reality. So, for this article, I'll call the Buick LeSabre Limited and Oldsmobile Eighty Eight Royale LSS "mid-size" cars, rather than "full-size."
Mid-size cars are usually rated to tow 2000 pounds, 1000 pounds or nothing. A couple of years ago, Buick and Oldsmobile broke that staid tradition, and raised their tow ratings to 3000 pounds. ...