I started out light, probably 800lb: A heavy duty motorcycle trailer, and one motorcycle. I only went 50 miles, averaged 360 Wh/mi, at 55-65 mph.
Love the rear camera, you can truly line up the ball with it. However, the fisheye effect made it look like the bike was leaning over. Still great.
Very easy to hook up trailer once you've removed the plastic panel and installed the receiver per Tesla's almost correct instructions. The safety chain loops are a bit of a pain. You'll want to lay on the ground to do the hookup.
The 7-pin cover door has a heavy spring and points downward. There is not a 4/5 pin hookup or adapter, go buy one if you don't have one.
The receiver height is unusually low, so you will probably want build a ball bar just for your Tesla. I'll set up a 2" drop bar, but flip it upside down so it raises it up. I used a "neutral" bar that I had, which is no drop.
Obviously the Model X has tons of torque, so you don't even feel 800 lbs. I doubt that 5000 lb would slow it down too much.
Minor bugs? Only two. There is very little soundproofing in a Tesla. You will want your rear seats in the Up position, with your subfloor filled with something like pillows? It's really, really noisy.
It doesn't know you've plugged in your trailer, you need to select towing mode if you want to follow instructions which is buried in a nested tree structure, not just a button on your stalk.
While these points sound nit picky, they are not in 2020. Tow vehicles have come a very long way recently. Pretty much all tow vehicles have great rear cameras, 4/5/7 pin connections, built-in electric brake controller, a simple button to turn on and off Tow Mode, and they have sound proofing.
I give it a C for now which is neither good or bad. I'll tow heavier later on.
Love the rear camera, you can truly line up the ball with it. However, the fisheye effect made it look like the bike was leaning over. Still great.
Very easy to hook up trailer once you've removed the plastic panel and installed the receiver per Tesla's almost correct instructions. The safety chain loops are a bit of a pain. You'll want to lay on the ground to do the hookup.
The 7-pin cover door has a heavy spring and points downward. There is not a 4/5 pin hookup or adapter, go buy one if you don't have one.
The receiver height is unusually low, so you will probably want build a ball bar just for your Tesla. I'll set up a 2" drop bar, but flip it upside down so it raises it up. I used a "neutral" bar that I had, which is no drop.
Obviously the Model X has tons of torque, so you don't even feel 800 lbs. I doubt that 5000 lb would slow it down too much.
Minor bugs? Only two. There is very little soundproofing in a Tesla. You will want your rear seats in the Up position, with your subfloor filled with something like pillows? It's really, really noisy.
It doesn't know you've plugged in your trailer, you need to select towing mode if you want to follow instructions which is buried in a nested tree structure, not just a button on your stalk.
While these points sound nit picky, they are not in 2020. Tow vehicles have come a very long way recently. Pretty much all tow vehicles have great rear cameras, 4/5/7 pin connections, built-in electric brake controller, a simple button to turn on and off Tow Mode, and they have sound proofing.
I give it a C for now which is neither good or bad. I'll tow heavier later on.
