 This vehicle is underpowered, and in my opinion, was designed primarily for soccer moms transporting kids to and from the field/mall.  It was not designed for trailer towing.  We tow a 4000# trailer in the warmer months and the vehicle has a very hard time doing it.  In trying to pass a slow moving vehicle let alone just accelerate, the engine makes a lot of noise but nothing happens.  We are well within the towing limits of the vehicle given trailer weight, passenger/cargo weights etc.  We already get bad gas mileage so having a larger engine really wouldn't change things; we would just get more power out.