Towing A Boat, Sleeping In And Going On Adventures With The New Toyota Sienna Hybrid
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- Taking the new (2021-2024) 4 cylinder Sienna Hybrid on a 1500 mile road trip, towing my fishing boat and having fun!
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Thank you very much, I really appreciate it!
Very impressive to see the new sienna xse hauling
@@channyproduction4879 it’s definitely been an impressive vehicle so far!
I have a 22' and now I appreciate it much more after watching this vid! Thank you!
@@kali4niyadood absolutely!
Wow, I actually own a 2013 RX450H AWD (can tow up to 3,500 lbs). Own a Jayco 22' travel trailer that weighs 3,300 dry (unloaded). I've towed it with no issues. I am amazed the Sienna can tow that much!!! My wife likes the new Sienna and this video totally justifies it.
@@DJAdo80 awesome!
Great roadtrip and beautiful views! Happy to see a professional not being great with repairs but also enjoying nature and wildlife! Thanks for your videos, really saved me!
Спасибо Сергей!
Im shocked how the Sienna handled the boat ....... that was fun ...... good vedio
Thank you 😊
Viktor..... Your Lexus mechanic videos are awesome. Glad to see you drive Toyota's as well! Glad to see the boat video, fishing, and dinner. Your wife is beautiful, give her a chance to be a star too. Go slow with the camera when you pan or rotate, slow and smooth is the ticket. Great trip!
Thanks Paul! I’ll pass the compliment to my wife and take your advice for panning slower. We currently own 4 Toyotas, so lots more videos coming 😀
Great video. You both are in tune with everything nature has to offer. ..fish, crabs, shrimp. Nice boat. Thanks for your work on the Lexus videos, Sir!
Thank you for the positive feedback, I appreciate it!
What an awesome video, I had no idea you were good at so many things! Love the direction you took this one.
Thanks Ian, lots more adventures to come!
Very Nice Trip. Looks Like A Lot Of FUN
Thanks Stephen, it was great to get away from it all for a while!
You definitely want to get a good scan tool for, engine rpm, load %, coolant temp, mg1 temp, mg2 temp. if applicable , Hybrid battery temp if its cooled from in the car air monitor or adjust with heat on and windows cracked to allow cool air for the hybrid battery and dissipation of engine heat. A/C off. You may find yourself with your foot to the floor and the rpm almost maxed out going up a grade. Adjust your throttle from 99% to some load or rpm lower up inclines. Even if you are in cool temps add a trans cooler the biggest one that you can fit. It would be well worth it to do a full tans fluid change before trip. When the hybrid battery goes low its all motor. If you you really like your motor do a oil change only road side half way through the trip.
Sounds like a plan!
I thought Victor was the “master mechanic”.
Thanks for posting, AWD is electric, I worry may back up too deep in water caused a problem. I have Woodland, TIA
Depends how deep you go into the water. Getting your tires wet won’t be an issue, but if you submerge past the bottom edge of the doors, you’ll be in trouble. Exterior electrical connectors are highly water resistant, interior ones are not.
@@Viktor_G_Automotive thanks
In a video posted awhile back by the “Car care Nut”, a former Toyota master mechanic, I recall him saying that he would not recommend towing with the Sienna anywhere near it’s 3500lb towing capacity. Here you are towing 4500lb’s a relatively short distance but planning to tow the boat several hundred miles in the future. Your thoughts, concerns? By the way your daughter is very lovely!
Daughter? 😂🤣😅
Hi Paul, I don’t really concern myself with what that Car Nut gentleman has to say. I’ll be monitoring the transmission fluid temperature to make sure it doesn’t overheat.
The lady in the video is my wife and she said she really appreciates your compliment 😀
@@Viktor_G_Automotive car nut? 🤣 you're too funny Vik
@@RicFlair-yn1mm 😀
Can’t wait to see the long towing video!
Thanks Mike, it’ll be interesting to see how the van does!
Cool video man, not gonna lie you’re kinda inspiring me to sell my superduty and haul the sled trailer with my RX haha. Btw I appreciate the S/o to beautiful BC. I’m located in northern BC
Thanks Gavin! I've driven the Stewart-Cassiar Highway and the Alaska Highway several times before on the way to Inuvik and Skagway. Love it up there in Northern BC and always look back at the adventures with fond memories!
What's your opinion on the Cvt transmission while towing?
@@MasterGoku21 I think that if you don’t exceed the towing capacity by too much, it will do just fine long term.
Hey great video! Iam thinking about buying sienna.
Do you know ehats the weight of the boat and trailer ?
@@Initialcomment it was right around 5500 lbs. I decided not to tow it over the mountains with the van after weighing it, but for short distances it was fine.
Have a few questions :)
1. What is the weight of your trailer with boat?
2. What is payload weight?
3. Did you install separate brake controller?
I am planning to go camping with my family next month and RV that I will rent has 2800 lbs and 400 lbs payload weight. Considering if I need a brake controller...
Not a long drive though, 120 kms and mostly flat
The boat and trailer weigh around 5500 lbs.
Myself, wife and gear was around 450 lbs.
The boat trailer has hydraulic surge brakes.
If the RV you are renting has surge brakes, you don’t need a brake controller. If it has electric brakes, you should probably get one so that you are not relying solely on the van to stop everything.
Check with your local jurisdiction regarding how heavy of a trailer you can legally tow without operational trailer brakes.
@@Bruce91795 I’d guess it is around 400 lbs, but I don’t know for sure.
I'm thinking buying toyota sienna in future. I wanna see your video going back to calgary.
I'm doing trip nextweek from winnipeg with acura mdx with camper weight 3500 with load going to vancouver island.
Thanks for the video! Did you end up towing the boat up the Coquihalla? If so, how did it tow?
No, I weighed the boat/trailer combo and it was almost 5500 lbs. The wife said it was too much for her van to pull over the Coq, so I brought it back with the Tundra 😅
I have the same XSE and I want to change the wheels recently. Can I ask the wheel values and brand?
@@yeung4813 hi, they are stock size 18” wheels, RAC brand
Fun times! Is that your wife Vic?
Thanks! Yes, that's my better half :)
Viktor, what kind/size rims do you have on there? I was reading the XSE rims for the AWD model are 18” because the motor in the rear can’t accommodate larger ones?
Hi Brian, they are 18” RAC wheels.
You can put any size wheels/tires on it, as long as they don’t rub, the rear motor doesn’t care about it. The thing can pull a huge boat, it can definitely spin larger wheels 😀
can you do one for the front bumper?
@@cooperjames84 hi, could you be more specific please. Do you want to install a front hitch or a video of front bumper removal or something else?
@@Viktor_G_Automotive front bumper . your videos on sienna is life saver . Thank you
@@cooperjames84 will do if I get a chance in the future, thanks!
Great content .What’s the exact model Seinna do you have ?
Is it AWD?
How much weight can u tow?
It is a 2023 XSE AWD. Rated to tow 3500 lbs, the boat and trailer weighed in right around 5500 lbs. (Do at your own risk 😆)
Hi, I'm curious, is your Sienna awd or fwd? I would like to tow with my fwd but concerned about wheel slippage when pulling the boat & trailer out of the water (especially in unfinished or gravel drives). thank you , in advance.
Mine is AWD. I would not attempt this with a FWD personally, with the weight of the boat trailer on the rear of the van, there’d be limited traction up front
All luggage in top carrier due to full bed inside?
That is correct 😀
is this an AWD???
Yep, I don’t think a FWD could pull the boat out.
My sienna 2022 Trailer fendt 515
Are you saying you towed a Fendt tractor weighing 5500kgs/12000lbs?
I believe that, the Sienna puts out plenty of torque.
Did you make trip back to calgary?
No, I weighed the boat/trailer combo and it was almost 5500 lbs. The wife said it was too much for her van to pull over the Coquihalla, so I brought it back with the Tundra 😅
I did make up coquihalla mt yesterday with acura mdx with camper trailer load I would say around 5500lbs and vehicle weights around fully occupied, no problem going up just one section after the snow shed was 5k rmp but small section.
@@sams7603 nice!
@@Viktor_G_Automotive well I saw 19070 Volkswagen bettle pink one coming down from coquihalla with camper trailer 😆