Vertical load limit vs. tongue weight limit

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Wes [Cybertruck Lead Engineer + Reliability, Test, and Analysis for all Tesla vehicles.]

Wanted to answer tow hitch accessory questions with a few examples. There are many different accessories, but the relationship is clear.
To simplify it, when you increase the distance away from the hitch the load capability goes down. The 11,000lb tow rating isn't absolute.
You can think of it as holding a heavy weight against your chest, it's much harder to hold that same weight with your arms outstretched.
This is now updated in the owners manual online and in-vehicle to make it easy to find and clearly explains with more text and diagrams.

Tesla Cybertruck Vertical load limit vs. tongue weight limit Hitch weight pict new (1)

Tesla Cybertruck Vertical load limit vs. tongue weight limit Hitch weight pict new (2)
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Nice, all of the new numbers provided in the examples are higher than the originally stated 160lbs.
 
 








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